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Caribbean Wellness Day focuses on elderly
Barbados joins the rest of the region in observing Caribbean Wellness Day today, with the focus on the ageing population. Among events planned for the day are a variety of workout sessions hosted by...
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Minister wants improvements in elderly care
Health Minister John Boyce has called for an improvement in services offered to the elderly by nursing home owners. Addressing a seminar on the Care of the Elderly at the headquarters of Pan American...
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Raising the bar
Local bartenders are taking steps to raise the standards of their profession through a series of training programmes for new and practicing bartenders. The Art of Bartending Seminars, which will be...
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Bridgetown gets moving
Passers-by and fitness enthusiasts got to participate in a series of work out sessions hosted by the National Task Force on Physical Activity and Exercise at Independence Square in Bridgetown today, as...
View ArticleMan charged with Eversley’s murder
Police have formally arrested an charged a St Michael man in connection with the murder of Melanise Eversley. Trevor Linus Baptiste, 35, of Cutting Road, Haggatt Hall, St. Michael has been charged with...
View ArticleTwo Guyanese facing eight drug charges
Two Guyanese nationals have been slapped with eight drug charges after being caught with drugs aboard their fishing vessel. Coco Ibert Prophett, 29, and Paul Fraser, 42, have been charged with...
View ArticleMan dies after being stabbed
A man who was stabbed during an altercation yesterday has succumbed to his injuries. As a result, police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the unnatural death of Wade Bridgeman, 56, of...
View ArticleEight men charged in connection with robberies
A juvenile is among a group of men who have been charged with a spate of robberies which occured between July and September of this year. They are Jamar Darnelle Mottley, 27, of Dayrells Road, Christ...
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Fun Time at Codrington
Vengeance Falls Band during their performance Codrington College’s all-day fair yesterday stretched into the evening, providing delights and entertainment for visitors to the St John grounds. Held...
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Remanded
Murder accused Trevor Linus Baptiste appeared at the District ‘B” Magistrates court today in connection with the death of 60-year-old Melanise Eversley. The 35-year-old of Cutting Road, Haggatt Hall,...
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Murder accused remanded
27-year-old coconut vendor James Matthew Watson, today appeared in the District ‘A’ Magistrate’s court, charged with the murder of Wade Bridgeman last Saturday. Watson of St. Davids, Christ Church, was...
View ArticleCall of the bars
They are among the oldest businesses in Barbados but local rum shops are now said to be struggling to stay open. Founder of the Bajan Association of Rum Shops (BARS) Franklyn Parris told Barbados TODAY...
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PM says Cahill won’t happen by stealth
Any solutions arrived at in relation to waste management in Barbados will not be taken by stealth or under the cover of night. Prime Minister Freundel Stuart gave Barbadians this assurance last night...
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School meals staff on work-to-rule
Kitchen workers of the Barbados school meals programme today began a work-to-rule, warning that that their action could affect timely delivery of food for pupils. The National Union of Public Workers...
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Coconut vendor charged with murder
A 27-year-old coconut vendor appeared in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court yesterday, charged with murdering car washer Wade Bridgeman last Saturday. James Matthew Watson of St David’s, Christ Church...
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Baptiste off to Dodds
The man accused of taking the life of 60-year-old Melanise Eversley was remanded to HMP Dodds following his first court appearance yesterday. Trevor Linus Baptiste, 35, of Cutting Road, Haggatt Hall,...
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Prime Minister Freundel Stuart has assured Barbadians that Government intends to confront the worrying problem of child abuse “head-on” and would no longer allow the situation to continue. In an...
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Plan to reduce case backlog approved
The appointment of three new judges, the removal from the computer system of discontinued cases that still register as active and the abolishment of preliminary inquiries are three new measures to...
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No deal
Mere hours after returning to work this morning, employees at the Central Bank of Barbados are back off the job again. That’s because talks between the Barbados Workers Union and the Central Bank to...
View ArticleFirearm and ammunition recovered
Police have recovered a firearm which they believe was stolen from A&C Security Services Limited. The firm located in Barbarees Hill, St Michael was robbed of a number of guns and ammunition on...
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