DeathLocal NewsNews UPDATE: Irving Burgie dies by Barbados Today 01/12/2019 written by Barbados Today 1 min read US composer Irving Burgie, who helped to popularise Caribbean music with hit songs like Day-O, has died aged 95. His death was confirmed on Saturday by Prime Minister Mia Mottley, … Continue Reading 01/12/2019 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
DeathLocal NewsNews Independence celebrations marred by triple homicide by Barbados Today 30/11/2019 by Barbados Today 30/11/2019 Barbadians awoke Saturday to news of a triple homicide in St Andrew. Attorney General Dale Marshall says news of the deaths dampened the celebrations marking the 53rdย Anniversary of Independence. โToday … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
DeathLocal NewsNews Irving Burgie dies by Barbados Today 30/11/2019 by Barbados Today 30/11/2019 Irving Burgie, the songwriter and composer who wrote the lyrics for the national anthem of Barbados, has died. Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced Burgie’s death as she was about to … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
DeathLocal NewsNews Grieving mom says Mark Gill was a โgood guyโ by Barbados Today 23/11/2019 by Barbados Today 23/11/2019 Margaret Gill, the grieving mother of 27-year-old Mark Gill who lost his life in a vehicle accident just after midnight, has described her only child as a โgood guyโ who … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
DeathLocal NewsNews Road fatality on Mighty Grynner Highway by Barbados Today 23/11/2019 by Barbados Today 23/11/2019 Police are investigating a ย road traffic collision, which occurred just after midnight on Saturday along the Mighty Grynner Highway, St Michael. The collision has resulted in the death of one … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CrimeDeathLocal NewsNews Optimist International responds to school stabbing by Barbados Today 09/11/2019 by Barbados Today 09/11/2019 Optimist International has issued the following statement in response to Friday’s incident at the Frederick Smith Secondary School that resulted in the death of a 16-year-old student. Full Statement A … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
DeathLocal NewsNews PM’s statement on the passing of Photojournalist Antonio Miller by Barbados Today 03/11/2019 by Barbados Today 03/11/2019 [On Friday], I awoke to the very sad news that my friend, veteran news photographer, Antonio Miller had passed away. The news was particularly painful because just one day earlier … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
DeathLocal NewsNews Mom prepares to bury second child in three months by Barbados Today 13/10/2019 by Barbados Today 13/10/2019 Just three months after losing her 40-year-old daughter, Valerie Griffith is preparing to bury her son, the lone casualty of a 24-hour spate of gun attacks in a section of … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
DeathLocal NewsNewsRegional Lady Lois Ramphal, wife of Sir Shridath passes away by Barbados Today 21/09/2019 by Barbados Today 21/09/2019 Lady Lois Ramphal, wife of Sir Shridath, has died. The Government and people of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana extend deepest condolences to Sir Shridath Ramphal on the passing of … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
DeathLocal NewsNews Decomposed bodies of two women found in Christ Church by Barbados Today 07/09/2019 by Barbados Today 07/09/2019 The decomposed bodies believed to be those of an elderly woman and her daughter, in her 50s, were discovered in Christ Church on Saturday, police say. Investigators say that around … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
