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St Lucian to answer for over $50,000 worth of drugs
A 40-year-old St Lucian national is due to appear in the District ‘B’ Magistrates’ Court today after he was nabbed at the Grantley Adams International Airport on arrival from Castries last Tuesday....
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89 appointed at NHC
The National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) says it has been formally notified by Government of the permanent appointment of 89 officers at the National Housing Corporation (NHC). The news comes amid...
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LIAT pilot tests negative for alcohol use
Regional airline LIAT has strongly refuted a recent claim made by a passenger onboard a St Vincent flight that one of its pilots was operating under the influence of alcohol. Prior to departure from...
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UPDATE-Five firearms discovered in food barrel
A 29-year-old woman has been remanded to jail after she was nabbed at the Bridgetown Port last Thursday on two firearm offences. Skye Yasmin Lecreta Murray of Perry Gap, Roebuck Street, St Michael...
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Two female drivers injured in Lancaster collision
At this hour, police are on the scene of a collision at Lancaster, St James in which the two drivers were injured. The accident involved a silver Grand Vitara and a silver Nissan March motor car, both...
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UPDATE-Three hurt in Lancaster crash
Two drivers and a six-year-old boy were injured in a collision at Lancaster, St James this afternoon. The accident, which occurred around 1:10 p.m., involved a silver Grand Vitara and a silver Nissan...
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St George businessman shot by home intruder
Police are investigating an aggravated burglary, which occurred at the Ellerton, St George home of 31-year-old Duane Andre Barrow early this morning. It was around 2:50 a.m. when Barrow encountered...
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UPDATE-St Lucian caught with drugs in his underwear
A St Lucian national, who was nabbed at the airport here last week with a kilogramme of powdered cocaine concealed in his underwear and later passed out 14 taped packages of the illegal drug, now...
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‘There will never be another Vibert Lowe’
Instead of mourning the death of outspoken pastor, educator and mentor Bishop Vibert Lowe, those attending his funeral service at Abundant Life Assembly at the weekend joyously celebrated his life and...
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Well done DJ Puffy – Lashley
Minister of Culture Stephen Lashley has congratulated Barbadian disc jockey Andre DJ Puffy Parris who recently won the 2016 Red Bull Thre3style World Championship in Chile. “I really want to...
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Media man to head up ACCA Caribbean
Veteran journalist Orin Gordon has been appointed as the new Caribbean head for the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). Gordon assumes the leadership with immediate effect and...
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Sealy should shut up on Hyatt issue – Comissiong
Minister of Tourism Richard Sealy should stop “shooting off his mouth” on the Hyatt Hotel issue, social activist David Comissiong is warning. In a damning letter to the media Monday afternoon,...
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Caught on camera
Theft at local retail outlets is costing businesses as much as two per cent of their bottom line, which is passed on to consumers, it emerged Monday. President of the Barbados Chamber of Commerce and...
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Opposition to probe NHC appointments
The Opposition Barbados Labour Party (BLP) is pledging to leave no stone unturned in an investigation into 89 recent appointments at the National Housing Corporation (NHC). Shadow Minister of Housing...
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Illegal move
A proposal by the Freundel Stuart administration to hire tour coaches to assist the state-run Transport Board in transporting passengers during peak periods has been branded as illegal. Chairman of the...
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ILO concerned about joblessness
The unemployment rate in the Caribbean and Latin America jumped to 8.1 per cent in 2016 to 23 million, the highest in a decade, according to the 2016 Labour Overview of Latin America and the Caribbean...
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At odds
Minister of Health John Boyce is distancing himself from statements by fellow senior Democratic Labour Party (DLP) legislators, Minister of Industry and Commerce Donville Inniss and Parliamentary...
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Airport workers to get back pay for Christmas
Workers at Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) can expect to receive their outstanding back pay in time for Christmas. However, they will have to wait until next year to enjoy any further...
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Official wants urgent attention to potholes
A road safety advocate is calling on the authorities to urgently repair the increasing number of potholes on the country’s roads, warning that they are safety hazards. President of the Barbados Road...
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Supporting our heritage
The Barbados Museum and Historical Society (BMHS) yesterday received a financial boost from drinks manufacturer Banks Holdings Limited (BHL) to help achieve its goals. Under its corporate social...
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