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Lady Haynes sworn in as Senator
Barbados’ newest Independent Senator, Carol Lady Haynes, has vowed to honour and uphold the 300-year-old tradition of parliamentary representation in Barbados. The widow of late St Michael South...
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Mom to get help in search for missing son
Pamela Holford’s plea to Barbadians to help her find her missing son Sidneato Holford is being answered. People touched by the appeal she made in an interview with Barbados TODAY have organized a...
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Marilyn’s strong stance
For the past 45 years under a succession of leaders, the National Organisation of Women (NOW) has effectively championed the cause of a better deal for Barbadian women. Marilyn Rice-Bowen, one of the...
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CLOSE CALL
The mother of a nine-year-old boy, who was shot in Swan Street, the City, last Saturday, is appealing to the public to help her find the perpetrator who almost took her son’s life. As police...
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Pastor appeals for lasting peace in Britton’s Hill
A well-known pastor today appealed to residents in the Britton’s Hill, St Michael community to end the violence and to ensure that there is a lasting peace in the sub-urban community. Delivering a...
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Hard lesson
The Learning Centre, a private school catering to the needs of children with disabilities, is facing the possibility of closure because critical Government financial support is not coming in as before....
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Concert to fund kidney dialysis unit at QEH
A major fundraising concert is planned for next month to support the heavily-used kidney dialysis unit at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The announcement today coincided with the observance of World...
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Fire at Halls Road
An elderly resident of Halls Road, St Michael had to be rushed to hospital by ambulance after she was rescued from her burning house this evening. The fire, which started just before 5 p.m., destroyed...
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DADDY GONE
A grieving son tonight is demanding answers about the tragic death of his father. With tears streaming down his face and two bullet wounds in his back, Junior Knight is questioning why his 57-year-old...
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Mum of eight cries out
A St Michael mother is appealing to the public for help with feeding, clothing and providing a better shelter for her eight children. Harriett Hackett, 44, is struggling even to send them to school....
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To mum Harriett’s rescue
The chairman of a local construction company is stepping forward to assist a family in dire need, and whose plight was highlighted in yesterday’s edition of Barbados TODAY. This morning Anthony...
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Mum wants answers
A Christ Church mother is claiming that her son, who is an inmate at Her Majesty’s Prison Dodds, has been badly beaten by prison wardens. Elfreda Lily Polin said her 26-year-old son Jamar, who is...
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Barbadian consumers can look forward to paying reduced light bills as the Barbados Light and Power (BL&P) projects lower energy costs as it moves towards greater use of renewable energy. This is...
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Dash Valley community in the dark following electrical incident
An electrical incident in Dash Valley, St George left the community without power today and a woman seeking medical attention. The woman, who has not been identified, was reportedly taken by surprise...
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Maloney wants tight rein on public sector wage bill
Government must establish a policy where the size of the public service does not exceed a level that would cause more than 45 per cent of Government revenue to go towards meeting salaries and wages....
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Barbadians, who utilize private waste collection companies for disposal of their garbage, could soon be paying more for these services from April 1. However, members of the Private Waste Haulers...
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Hurting Justina seeking help with $30,000 op
Eighteen-year-old Justina Sobers eats ice cream every day! And it is not because she wants to; she is forced to. Justina cannot eat solid foods. And the fat in the ice cream, along with other dietary...
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Griffith: Teachers not being fair
A former secondary school principal is baffled by a request from the Barbados Secondary Teachers Union (BSTU) for its members to start receiving pay to correct Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC)...
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Pluses from Sargassum
As this month marks a year since the Sargassum seaweed has returned to the shores of Barbados and other Eastern Caribbean countries, a university professor is predicting that it may be here...
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GRIEVING SOULS
While the family of Selwyn Knight who was shot and killed by an off-duty police officer awaits word from the Director of Public Prosecutions, a Government minister is warning authorities that they...
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