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Former drug user stays clean
At the beginning of this year, a former drug user made a New Year’s resolution to stop smoking and has kept that vow to date. Appearing in the Drug Treatment Court this evening, attorney-at-law Leslie...
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Conductor gets community service
A minivan conductor who could not pay a $1 000 fine forthwith, was given 220 hours of community service instead. The fine was imposed on Derry Griffith of Waterloo Gardens, St. Michael by Magistrate...
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Elderly man injured in incident
An elderly man was injured after being struck by a taxi this morning just outside the Bridgetown Fisheries Complex. When a Barbados TODAY team arrived on the scene, the driver of the vehicle was not...
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Fire at Warrens office complex
Quick action by fire officials averted disaster at the Government complex in Warrens this afternoon. The fire occurred in the east wing of the building, which houses several departments including the...
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Give the public the true picture and avoid questioning the decision taken by Director of Public Prosecution Charles Leacock to discontinue the burglary case against veteran journalist Timothy Slinger...
View ArticleBarbados Cares for Dominica
Thirty-one entertainment groups have come together to form the group Barbados Cares in an effort to raise money for storm-ravaged Dominica. The group has planned three events from September 25 to 27...
View ArticleNot so secure
Businesses and institutions which depend on the island’s largest security services company could be forced to search elsewhere for their security. Workers at G4S Secure Solutions (Barbados) Ltd have...
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There were no injuries; there was no extensive damage, but a fire this afternoon at the Warrens Office Complex which houses several Government offices, left occupants alarmed because the warning system...
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Shaking likely here to stay
Top Caribbean seismologist Dr Joan Latchman has warned Barbadians that the time had come to “stop thinking that they are immune to earthquakes”. Dr Latchman, who is based at the University of the West...
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Insurance fund may not be adequate
The world’s first regional insurance fund may just not be enough to cover damage to Caribbean countries caused by natural disasters. CARICOM Chairman Freundel Stuart has admitted that while the...
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Costly damage
An unemployed St Michael man today admitted damaging his neighbour’s car and also using threatening words towards him on August 18 and 23 respectively. Paul Shurland Sandiford of 1st Avenue Gills Gap,...
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‘Bush tea’ not the cause of positive drug test
The ‘bush tea’ which an old lady gave him was not the reason why he tested positive for drug use earlier this month. That was the story which a participant in the Drug Treatment Court gave initially,...
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Big crowd
“I love you mum!” “I love you sweetie.” This exchange occurred today between one of the eight men accused of the Dwight Holder murder and his mother when they reappeared in the District ‘A’...
View ArticleBank withdrawal
The Central Bank of Barbados (CBB) has been lambasted by the Barbados Workers Union (BWU) for what it calls “blatant disrespect” after the bank’s management refused to meet with union officials to...
View ArticleProper Yuletide
Christmas may be more than three months away, but the assurance has already been given that there will be enough chicken, pork, ham and turkey to satisfy the cravings of Barbadians. Chief Executive...
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Extreme makeover
Patients and staff of the Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) now have a renovated facility, equipped with modern technology, in which to operate. During the past...
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Former ZR driver pleads guilty to 30 offences
If Kodi Jones had continued his occupation as a ZR driver he probably would have racked up more traffic violations, as well as some jail time. In fact, District ‘A’ Traffic Court Magistrate Graveney...
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‘Labour officers not respected’
Veteran trade unionist Sir Roy Trotman has charged that Government has shown scant regard for the skills of labour officers, forcing these officers leave the Labour Department. The 44-year veteran who...
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Primary schools go photovoltaic
Four primary schools here are on their way towards reducing their energy costs by up to 40 per cent with the installation of environmentally- friendly power alternatives. Minister of State in the...
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24/7 365 society still a Govt priority
Minister of Industry, International Business, Commerce and Small Business Development Donville Inniss has not given up on the idea of 24-hour workday, stressing today that the introduction of...
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