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We need to stop gun flow, says AG
Acknowledging a noticeable increase of illegal firearms on the island, Attorney General and Minister of Home Affairs Adriel Brathwaite suggested today that strengthening areas of weakness in Barbados...
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BIG BULLIES
‘An act of gross discriminatory bullying that will become the modern definition of colonialism’. That is how prominent economist and non-resident Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for...
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BIDC says it acted above board
After ignoring last Friday’s ultimatum issued by the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) to withdraw letters of termination issued to a batch of its workers, the Barbados Industrial and Development...
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Rising tensions
Fresh trouble appears to brewing on the industrial relations front, following last week’s ultimatum issued by the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) to the management of the state-run Barbados...
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We need to take better care of our athletes, says Lashley
This island’s Minister of Sport would like to see national athletes properly compensated for their outstanding contributions. In fact, Stephen Lashley believes that once a sportsperson’s career is...
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Goodbye sis
Prime Minister Freundel Stuart today paused from his official duties to pay final tribute to his beloved sister Allison Harriet Stuart. He was joined by hundreds, including Governor General Sir Elliott...
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Man injured in Hindsbury accident
One man was injured earlier this evening after his motorcycle collided with a car on Hindsbury Road, St Michael. The cyclist complained of pain to his left shoulder. He also sustained bruises to his...
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No seating
Commuters using the Fairchild Street bus terminal will be without seating for the time being. The Ministry of Health has ordered the removal of all benches following persistent complaints by the...
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Calling Jones
The President of the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) Pedro Shepherd says he is now in a quandary following last week’s pronouncements made by Minister of Education Ronald Jones on the use of...
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Queen honours B-Glad leader
For establishing Barbados’ first advocacy group to champion human rights and other issues affecting gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans-gender persons, Donnya Piggott was recognized this week by Britain’s...
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Freundel bids sister Harriet farewell
Prime Minister Freundel Stuart today paused from his official duties to pay final tribute to his beloved sister Allison Harriet Stuart. Prime Minister Stuart lovingly touches the face of his sister...
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Embarrassed!
Shocked, sad and embarrassed! These were some of the emotions the teenaged boy and girl at the centre of the indecent picture printed in the SATURDAY SUN almost two years ago, said they felt after...
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Ex-BAICO employees still awaiting settlement
Even after writing Prime Minister Freundel Stuart, Minister of Labour Dr Esther Byer, the National Insurance Department (NIS) and appearing before the Severance Payment Tribunal, dozens of former...
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Wasted!
Anyone taking a cursory glance at the Regency Cove Hotel along the Hastings, Christ Church main road, immediately recognizes a property badly in need of repairs. The Regency Cove hotel property at...
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Lab merger
The Ministry of Health is merging three of the island’s public health laboratories. The objective is to strengthen existing operations and provide additional services to other Caribbean countries....
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Our men need help, says Willoughby
The Director of the Criminal Justice Research and Planning Unit (CJRPU), Cheryl Willoughby, says based on statistics compiled by her unit, men are not only the main victims of violent crimes in...
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A 24-year-old Surinamese man is to spend the next 18 months in jail here after pleading guilty to drug charges. Guillamo Gilberto Reingoud appeared at the District ‘B’ Magistrates’ Court yesterday to...
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We shouldn’t have to beg for resources, says principal
Complaining that some schools had greater access to resources than others, the principal of one rural primary school today appealed to the Ministry of Education to level the playing field, and to...
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Don’t blame us!
The lead lawyer representing three Nation Publishing Co. Limited employees made an attempt to have the case thrown out today. Alair Shepherd, QC, made the no-case submission on behalf of Publisher...
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PAY UP
The Barbados Workers Union (BWU) today announced its intention to seek pay increases for public and private sector workers in its various bargaining units to compensate for an erosion of their spending...
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