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BREA signs deal with Canadian firm
A local non-governmental organization (NGO) which promotes the development, adoption and implementation of renewable energy initiatives has signed an agreement with a Canadian green energy firm with a...
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When it comes to ownership of the alternative energy sector here, prominent businessman and renewable energy advocate Ralph “Bizzy” Williams wants home drums to beat first. Arguing that Barbados was in...
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Visitors robbed at beach
On Sunday, Shain Ramon Carl Mayers robbed two visiting university students. By Wednesday, he was behind bars at HMP Dodds beginning a three-year sentence. Magistrate Graveney Bannister handed Mayers,...
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‘Walk away from conflict’
Drug Treatment Court Magistrate Pamela Beckles advised a young man this evening to “walk away from conflict”. The advice was given during a follow-up session for participants in the Drug Treatment...
View ArticleBarbados records another fatality
Barbados records its 22nd road fatality for the year. Marion Finn, 65, of Sunset Crest, St James died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital yesterday, six days after she and her husband William were involved...
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Wanted man
Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a suspect who is wanted in connection with a serious criminal matter, which occurred in the Wanstead, St. James area last Friday. The unknown man is...
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Overlooked
After three years of sleepless nights and countless sacrifices, Lorin Warren finally graduated from the Barbados Community College (BCC) at the top of her class with an associate degree in arts...
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Perry’s death comes as a surprise
The death of veteran trade unionist Phil Perry has “floored” the Barbados Secondary Teachers Union (BSTU). Phil Perry Perry, a former English teacher and department head at The Alexandra School died...
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More youth programmes coming
Bothered by a rise in delinquency among the country’s youth, the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports will soon roll out a package of development programmes targeting young people on the island....
View ArticleStandard practice
The insurance industry has expressed concern over the quality of work and the standards employed in the renewable energy sector here, questioning the measures put in place to reduce the risk of major...
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Dad ‘sorry’
A 59-year-old father pleaded guilty today to wounding his son on Monday. Kerwyn Winston Deshong was remanded to HMP Dodds until tomorrow when he comes back to court. The Simmons Land, Fairfield, Tudor...
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Taxi driver remanded to Dodds
Despite his attorney’s best efforts this afternoon, a taxi-driver was remanded to HMP Dodds for the next four weeks. Don O’Neal Smith, 44, was before Magistrate Kristie Cuffy-Sargeant in the District...
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Accused man cries out for doctor
A man accused of indecently assaulting a doctor, cried out that he needed to see one this afternoon when he appeared in a Bridgetown court. Jason Jamal Newton, of West Road, Lodge Hill, St Michael...
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$500 fine for stolen $10 gel
Delano Romero Linton stole a $10 bottle of gel belonging to Beauty Works on Tuesday. Had he known that his fine would be 50 times this amount, the Millers Land, Chapman Lane, St Michael man might have...
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St Lucy are top Parish Ambassadors
Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth Stephen Lashley (third left) presents St Lucy Parish Ambassadors Donniko Griffith (second left) and Donica Cumberbatch (second right) with the winners trophy. They...
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Communities urged to form own neighbourhood watch
Acting Station Sergeant Roland Cobbler (right) and police officer in-charge of community policing in the Northern Division Trevor Griffith (second right), proudly displaying the neighbourhood watch...
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A BLP tell-tale sign
Over the past few months, a bitter internal dispute in Christ Church West has pitted Dr Maria Agard against the executive of her branch. However, as Dr Agard prepared to face the party’s National...
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Maria’s Day
It’s only a matter of time now before Dr Maria Agard knows her fate. A confident looking Dr Agard strutted into the Opposition Barbados Labour Party’s Roebuck Street, St Michael headquarters just...
View ArticleLPG price hike
Effective midnight, consumers will be paying more for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). According to a statement from the Division of Energy, the 100-pound cylinder will now be retailed at $155.55 –– up...
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Dr Agard walks out
Unfair and downright lawlessness! That’s how attorney-at-law Hal Gollop, QC, tonight described efforts by the Barbados Labour Party’s National Council to discipline his client Dr Maria Agard. Dr Agard,...
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