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Woman admits to having weed
A 23-year-old woman from St Michael recently pleaded guilty to possession of $170 worth of cannabis. According to police prosecutor Sergeant Neville Watson, Ashley Jamila Hewitt of Dukes Alley, Nelson...
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Legal pay day
Government’s legal aid scheme remains under significant financial stress, but attorneys have started to receive outstanding legal aid fees. President of the Barbados Bar Association Liesel Weekes could...
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Privatization not off the table, says Sinckler
Government has not shut the door on privatization, but some services will remain under the control of the State no matter what, Barbadians have been assured. Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler stated...
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Franklyn: Disband Social Partnership
The social partnership is being painted as a sinister scheme that is bad for workers and designed to keep them in check. General Secretary of the Unity Workers’ Union Caswell Franklyn said yesterday...
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Bar association offers free advice
The Barbados Bar Association is to launch a series of free legal clinics this weekend, aimed at assisting people who cannot afford legal advice. The clinics will involve a combination of about eight...
View ArticleNHC supervisor walks from threat charge
A National Housing Corporation (NHC) supervisor who was accused of threatening a co-worker was allowed to walk free when he appeared in the No. 2 District ‘A’ Magistrates Court on Tuesday. Winston...
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Electorate caught between ‘devil and deep blue sea’, says Agard
Independent Member of Parliament Dr Maria Agard has poured cold water on suggestion by Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler that morality is going to play a major role in determining the outcome of the...
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Tax ATVs
Member of Parliament for St Michael West Central James Paul Tuesday called for the imposition of taxes on users of all terrain vehicles (ATVs) who engage in motor racing, warning that they were harming...
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Paul wants answers from UWI on donated land
Questions were raised in Parliament today about a gift of 40 acres of land at Dukes Plantation, St Thomas given to the University of the West Indies (UWI) four years ago, and whether the learning...
View ArticleCommunity service for drug offender
A 23-year-old man has three months to complete 80 hours of community service. Andre Ramon Blackman of Rock Hall, St Judes, St George pleaded guilty in the No. 2 District ‘A’ Court presided by...
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Develop green economy – Hinkson
Government is being advised to give serious consideration to developing a green economy as a means of reenergizing the economy and reducing unemployment. Member of Parliament for St James North Edmund...
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Strict conditions for first-time offender
A first-time offender Tuesday told a Bridgetown magistrate he was not guilty of three charges brought against him. D’Nairo Shaquille Greaves, 22, of Free Hill, Black Rock, St Michael is accused of...
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Fire destroys house at Howells Cross Road, St Michael.
Fire and police officials are on the scene of a fire at Howells Cross Road, St Michael. Barbados TODAY understands the blaze, which started just after midday, destroyed one home and damaged two...
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Strike on
The National Union of Public Workers will embark on industrial action tomorrow, but it remains mum on who will be involved, what form the action will take and how business at Government offices will be...
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Notice of road closure
The Ministry of Transport and Works advises the public that Reed Street in Bridgetown will be closed from Thursday, November 3, for approximately one week to facilitate repairs. The crew will be...
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Fire affects three homes in The Ivy
Fire of unknown origin today destroyed an abandoned house at #2 Skeetes Road, The Ivy, St Michael and also caused significant damage to a home next door, which was occupied by Fabian Moseley and his...
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Compensate them!
Government should be made to foot the relocation bill for vendors in the River Bus Terminal who were ordered by the Ministry of Transport & Works to pack up and leave within ten days, says...
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Visa hoax
The United States Embassy to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean says contrary to rumours, its visa requirements for Barbadians seeking to enter the US have not changed. Today, Barbados TODAY was...
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Mending fences?
After stripping the roundabout at Lears, St Michael of all his company markings earlier this year in frustration over the actions of the Chief Town Planner Mark Cummins, it seems as though businessman...
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Unsung heroes
One is a hundred years old. Another, an exceptional mother. Then there is the durable musician. Add to that four outstanding sports sisters and get a sample of the mix of St Michael South’s unsung...
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