The Minister of Home Affairs has apologized for two chaotic days of delays and long queues at post offices as thousands sought to redeem National Insurance Scheme pension and benefit …
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Ex-principal, unveiling online tests, urges ‘11-Plus’ go on
by Anesta Henryby Anesta HenryVeteran educator Jeff Broomes is appealing to Government not to postpone this year’s Barbados Secondary Schools’ Entrance Examination (BSSEE) because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Detailing a project which would allow …
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Farmer Selvin Kingsley Maynard who was discovered growing illegal herb at his residence has been placed on a bond for the next six months. If the 56-year-old first-time offender from …
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Legal counsel Arthur Holder has described as “malicious” a 2016 indictable charge leveled against a 30-year-old man, saying that the complainant in the matter had informed police that his client …
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Robert DaCosta Walker today tried to convince a Bridgetown magistrate to grant him bail because he “ain’t went nowhere and rob nobody,” and was the “most perfect husband”. His application …
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#BTEditorial – Call Trump’s withdrawal of WHO funding what it is – an act of evil
It would be hard to dispute that before January of this year, most Americans had never heard of the World Health Organisation. What is distressingly ironic is that the WHO, …
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SOURCE: CMC: A shipment of medical supplies to help the British Virgin Islands territory fight the COVID-19 pandemic, has been released by the United States. This was revealed by the …
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The new alphabetic-based shopping system applies to gas stations, COVID-19 Czar Richard Carter confirmed today. Members of the public have expressed concern that they have not been able to fill …
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Primary and secondary school students who are having challenges coping with the COVID-19 pandemic may access the services of a trained counsellor. This resource was available from Wednesday, April 15, …
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A new system of shopping aimed at reducing numbers at supermarkets, fish markets, banks, and hardware stores appears to have yielded the same results that policymakers were hoping to avoid. …