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Handyman turns 100
Hendrick Quarless was known as the jack of all trades in his community and whatever he put his mind to he usually got it done successfully. He was the tailor who outfitted grooms, a baker who prepared...
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‘Healing’ll take time’
Four years after the horrendous and shocking Campus Trendz tragedy, one of those people who played an integral role in offering emotional support to the family members of the six young women who...
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Lip service
A leading advocate against domestic violence today pointed the accusing finger at both the Government and the police, saying the authorities have simply been paying lip service to the plight of...
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Help for laid off workers
Some of the women who were sent home in Government’s retrenchment exercise are getting some help under a Haynesville Community Group and Holder’s Hill Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church joint project....
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NOW head knocks calls for 24 hour work system
While Minister of International Business Donville Inniss pushes for a 24-hour system of work in Barbados to make the island more competitive, the president of the National Organisation of Women (NOW)...
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Record numbers
The second round of the Sagicor Globe-athon has received a greater response from Barbadians, with a record 2,000 plus runners and walkers yesterday showing support for the fight against below the belt...
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Muslims give to charity
Charitable organizations across Barbados continue to see a rise in the number families in need of assistance. After receiving a donation of food hampers from the Barbados Muslim Association (BMA) at...
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Family destroyed
Yesterday morning, Danielle Brathwaite was in the process of planning the 32nd birthday party for her boyfriend Neipaul Trotman. Hours later, she had to rush him to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH)...
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Mother mourns son
Early this afternoon, Allison Denny told Barbados TODAY she was praying that her son Shaquille Oneal Denny, who went missing at sea yesterday afternoon, was still alive, waiting to be rescued. Less...
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Pile-ups no more
Minister of Environment and Drainage Dr Denis Lowe says the garbage collection problems experienced by residents across the island have been brought under control, but has insisted the pile-ups are not...
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Target on Risk Road
Residents of Risk Road, St James are claiming police harassment and are calling on their parliamentary representative Kerrie Symmonds to intervene on their behalf urgently. They claim that over the...
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Mothers want justice
Two mothers, living in two different parishes, are crying out for similar reasons today. Calling in Barbados TODAY to voice their anger and express their frustration, both mothers said they wanted...
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With the introduction of Barbados’ first Hall of Fame for centenarians, a top tourism official is suggesting that these elderly Barbadians should be used to help market the country. Speaking at the...
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Crime worry
While another shooting victim clings to life following a gun attack in the early hours of this morning, the Barbados Christian Council has expressed concern that too many young men appear to be...
View ArticleGrazettes Primary reopening
After a week away from school because of a foul odor, Grazettes Primary School students and teachers should be back in the classrooms tomorrow. That’s according to Deputy Chief Education Officer Karen...
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Guards stage sick out
If security guards at the Barbados Community College (BCC) who staged a sick out today do not report to work tomorrow, the college may have to look at bringing in a private firm to do the job. That was...
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Gun shot victim thankful to be alive
After successfully undergoing surgery to remove a bullet in his back, Dwayne Johnson is thanking God to be alive. He was shot on September 5, when he was involved in an altercation while on a ZR van...
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Ilaro’s gardener retires
McDonald Thornhill is one proud Barbadian today. And he can boast of one deed that few others have done –– perhaps, have never done at all. At 61 and preparing to retire after 42 years of service as a...
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PORT WATCH
Concerned about the recent cases of gun violence and the impact they could have on Barbados’ vital tourism industry, a church leader and Government Senator is calling for intensified searches at the...
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Broomes back to school tomorrow
Controversial principal Jeff Broomes will be at the Parkinson Memorial School tomorrow, for the first time since the start of the school year. Broomes, who was on sick leave before the start of the...
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