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Investors uneasy about Barbados’ growing debt
Barbados’ worsening debt situation, which has been the primary cause of several recent downgrades, has local investors uneasy, says Fund Manager Roger Cave. Cave, who is the investment manager for...
View ArticleElderly man accused of assault
An 80-year-old was one of two men who appeared before the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court Thursday on separate charges of assault. John Joseph Peter Poulet, of Maresol Beach Apartments, Dover, Christ...
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Too many charities!
A prominent philanthropist is concerned that there is an overabundance of charities in Barbados “falling over each other” for funding. Chairman Jania Geoghegan of the ASPIRE Foundation (Barbados) Inc –...
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Growth formula
With an estimated 66 cents in every dollar currently going towards this island’s fuel import bill, the Barbados Renewable Energy Association (BREA) says there is one sure way for Government to grow the...
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Good old days are gone, NGOs warned
Go out there and generate your own funds! That was the advice today to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from the head of one of the country’s best-known charities. Chief Executive Officer of...
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Health authorities deny social media reports
The Ministry of Health Thursday said there was no unusual rise in cases of respiratory illnesses following a message making the rounds on social media advising of an outbreak on the island. The message...
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Breakthrough in Coverley burglaries
Police have made a breakthrough in a recent spate of burglaries occurring in Coverley, Christ Church. They have arrested and charged 22-year-old Darian Romario Theo Best of Lead Vale in the parish with...
View ArticleiPad costs Brathwaite three months in jail
Andre Glenroy Brathwaite of Mangrove, St Philip was recently sentenced to three months behind bars at HMP Dodds on a theft charge. The 34-year-old pleaded guilty back in September to stealing an iPad...
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Police investigating shooting incidents
Police are conducting investigations into two shooting incidents which occurred on Thursday. The first incident occurred around 8:45 a.m. at Sargent Village, Tenantry Road, Christ Church, where two...
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St George man missing
Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 64-year-old Cedric Leon Campbell of Solisbury, St George. He was last seen around 7 a.m. on Wednesday, November 2. At the time he was wearing a...
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Charnocks residents cry out for water waste
Residents of #1 Charnocks, Christ Church say they have been appealing to the Barbados Water Authority (BWA) for nearly three months now to fix a burst pipe in the area. However, much to their dismay...
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Financial boost for justice system
Barbados has received some financial assistance from Global Affairs Canada to improve the way business is done in the judicial sector. In comes in the form of a $33 million Memorandum of Understanding...
View ArticlePlatinum move
Two years after acquiring the popular Honda dealership and setting up shop on Bay Street, franchise holder Platinum Motors Inc. has officially moved its operations to a new home in Fontabelle, St...
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Man shot in Speightstown
Police are investigating a shooting incident which occurred just before noon in Speightstown, St Peter. Lawmen say 39-year-old Ricardo Vincent Corbin of Date Tree Hill in the same parish received a...
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UWI fully on board for Golden Jubilee
The University of the West Indies is not about to be left out of this island’s Golden Jubilee. This evening, Principal Professor Eudine Barriteau flicked the switch at the Cave Hill campus, which has...
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50th wishes
The President of the Senate Kerryann Ifill has issued a 50th anniversary wish list on behalf of members of the disabled community. Topping that list is legal protection for persons with disabilities,...
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For the children
The Sandy Lane Charitable Trust is venturing into yet another major project to help the island’s children, particularly those born with brain disorders. It has committed a significant sum of money to...
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Help needed
The cash-strapped Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) today announced that it would be going after philanthropy in a big way, as businessman Ralph Bizzy Williams came to its immediate rescue with a much...
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Bizzy donates $100,000 to QEH
Businessman Ralph Bizzy Williams wants Barbadians to stop criticizing the state-run Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) and to support it financially. Williams made the emotional appeal today as he made a...
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Don’t test!
The National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) says its president Akanni McDowall is qualified enough to hold a senior position in Government and it is prepared to defend that position if it has to. Late...
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