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Shemar’s sister relieved
“I feel better now. I am relieved because I saw a lot of things on the Internet that I really didn’t like,” was the reaction from Shemar’s sister Keandra Weekes to news of today’s post mortem result....
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New storm forecast released
As the 2015 Atlantic season got off to a quiet start yesterday, Acting Director of the Department of Emergency Management (DEM) Kerry Hinds urged residents to be prepared despite predictions of below...
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Health demons
Prime Minister Freundel Stuart is worried that too much of the country’s health care spending is on treating Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and has suggested that the focus should be on preventative...
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Lashley pushing City heritage
Barbadians need to be more aware of the rich cultural history that they have, and the UNESCO designation of our Historic Bridgetown And Its Garrison, says Minister of Culture Stephen Lashley. The...
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A Jamaican man and woman are set to appear in the District ‘B’ Magistrates court today to answer drug related charges. Hooden Mykini Blackwood, 31, and businesswoman Tamika Latoya Fearon, 36, are each...
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‘Grave’ matter
“The worst thing you could ever do is to rob the dead!” That was how Magistrate Laurie-Ann Smith-Bovell expressed her disgust when a Duncans, St Philip man appeared before her in the District ‘B’...
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Concern for workers at Customs and Mental
Representatives of the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) are due to meet today with officials of Government’s Personnel Administration Division to discuss the matter of outstanding appointments...
View ArticleOut of step
Authorities at the Barbados Investment and Development Corporation (BIDC) have seemingly contravened Barbados’ laws in forcing 13 of its employees into compulsorily retirement. Last week at a meeting...
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BRA EFFECT
Bandleaders, tent managers and party promoters have not escaped the reach of the Barbados Revenue Authority (BRA) again this Crop Over. These seasoned Crop Over entrepreneurs are crying out, saying...
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Shut it down!
If opposition Senator Wilfred Abrahams was involved in trade unionism and had his way, “the whole of Barbados will be shut down all like now”. Abrahams was speaking on Sunday at a Barbados Labour Party...
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Don’t expect any relief, warns Weir
An aspiring Opposition politician is telling Barbadian residents and small businesses not to expect any relief in the Government’s forthcoming budget. In fact, Barbados Labour Party (BLP) candidate for...
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‘Bizzy’ and Sir David to be conferred with honorary degrees
Former Chief Justice Sir David Simmons and leading businessman Ralph “Bizzy” Williams are among outstanding Caribbean nationals who will be awarded honorary degrees by the University of the West Indies...
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$100,000 to school music
Students in some of the island’s schools will soon be better honing their skills in instrumental music through a donation to the National Youth Symphony Orchestra’s Music In Schools Programme. The...
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$3 million to restore Carnegie Library
It will take approximately $3 million to restore the old Carnegie Library. Word of this from chairman of the Preservation Task Force and Preservation Trust Sir Henry Fraser, who said he was still...
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Three wanted by police
Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating three men wanted in connection with separate serious criminal matters. They are Jason Cecil Spencer, alias ‘Punkie’, ‘Punk’ or ‘Sam’; Tre Kemar...
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Two car smash-up
A two-car smash-up at Sion Hill, St James left a house severely damaged this evening. One of the vehicles ploughed into the unoccupied, wooden structure, destroying the garage. The two drivers, the...
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Fire in Tudor Street
Major disaster was averted in the City early this afternoon after fire broke out in a three- storey building on Tudor Street. There were no reports of injuries. However, a store was damaged, mostly on...
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Babb admits to assaulting ex-girlfriend
Anderson Patterson Babb admitted assaulting the mother of his nine-month-old child last week when he appeared in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court today. The 35-year-old driver who resides at Dobson...
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‘God saved me’
Fisherman Noel Armstrong, who was missing at sea for six days before being found adrift off the Grenadines island of Mustique and rescued by two Vincentian fishermen, arrived home by plane this...
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No way out for Worrell
Either way, Samuel Stephen Kenny Worrell was going to HMP Dodds. When the 5th Avenue Brandons, St Michael resident appeared in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court, he pleaded not guilty to assaulting...
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