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Off to mental
A middle-aged man who broke into the headquarters of the Barbados Table Tennis Association, stole a bottle of disinfectant and dishwashing liquid, and also damaged a drink machine on the premises, was...
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FAREWELL DEVON
They were there to celebrate and give thanks for the life of someone who brought them so much joy and laughter, someone taken away so young by the unforgiving sea. The choruses blended and the...
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Cleared
After weeks of industrial action by Customs officers and demands for reconsideration of Government’s decision, there will be a transition of the Customs and Excise Department to the Barbados Revenue...
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Fire damages kids store
Local children’s retail store Krackerjack Kidz suffered minor damage after fire broke out at the Cane Wood, St Michael branch this evening. The only employee present at the scene, Barbara Rice, told...
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Man pleads guilty to robbery and assault
After the court hears from the complainant in a robbery case on August 12, acting Magistrate Elwood Watts will determine the fate of Ryan St Abeean Jean-Marie. Jean-Marie, a 26-year-old caretaker of...
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Body of St Phillip man found
Police are reporting that the body of missing man, Vincent Henry Layne, was found this morning in an area near Bushy Park. Layne, 66, of Farm Road St Phillip, reportedly left his home between 8:00 and...
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One bus destroyed in bush fire
Quick action by members of the Fire Service averted disaster at the Mangrove depot of the Barbados Transport Board. A bush fire which started just outside the depot, quickly spread to the compound....
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Family and friends mourn Layne’s death
Grieving family and friends of 66-year-old Vincent Layne gathered at Bushy Park, St Philip as lawmen confirmed they had discovered his body. Sixty-six-year-old Layne was reported missing by police...
View ArticleTwo remanded for Kadooment Day stabbing
Two men from Codrington Hill, St Michael, have been remanded to HMP Dodds after appearing in the District A Magistrates Court on charges of wounding with intent, in relation to the stabbing of Arnold...
View ArticleGuyanese national on drugs charges
A 27-year-old Guyanese woman was charged with four drugs-related offences after she was arrested on her arrival at the Grantley Adams International Airport on Wednesday. Tomika Onessa Gonsalves was...
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Sad ending
The voice of one of Barbados’ most prominent small farmers, social commentator and talk show contributor Vincent Layne has been silenced forever. The body of the 66-year-old St Philip man was found in...
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Teacher shot dead
A primary school teacher died tonight at Bedford Lane, Bush Hall, St Michael following a shooting, which left one other man injured. The scene in Bedford Lane, Bush Hall, St Michael. Dwight Holder died...
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UNCERTAIN
There is still a possibility that the Custom and Excise Department will not be absorbed into the Barbados Revenue Authority (BRA) if Customs workers determine they do not want to be part of the revenue...
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Andrews: I wanted to be heard
On Wednesday, he refused to give his name and address to a constable who was reporting him. However, even though Public Service Vehicle (PSV) driver James Anthony Andrews thought he was being reported...
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No bail for Daniel
The driver of the ZR van which overturned close to the River bus stand two months ago, remains on remand. Matthew Ricardo Daniel, 40, of Licorish Village, My Lords Hill, St Michael reappeared in the...
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Waking the town
The Barbados Tourism Product Authority (BTPA) will be embarking on its first project since its formation in September, 2014. Today, BTPA chief executive officer Dr Kerry Hall announced that the...
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Tourist hot spot call . . .
There is a call for Speightstown to be made into a tourist hot spot. Operator of the famous restaurant Fisherman’s Pub, Clement Armstrong, issued the call today following the announcement that the...
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Tough conditions in St Andrew district
The people of White Hill and Hillaby, St Andrew say they have had to suffer the twin inconveniences of dry taps and an impassable road, making life in the northern parish uncomfortable. A massive...
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Sugar jobs coming, says DaSilva
A settlement is expected tomorrow in a dispute between residents of an Andrews, St Joseph community and the contractors hired to demolish the former Andrews Sugar Factory to make way for a new...
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A drag
The Social Partnership has been urged to create and implement strategies that will help improve productivity among the workforce. Governor of the Central Bank of BarbadosDr DeLisle Worrell made the...
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