Acting Chief Probation Officer Denise Agard says the probation department is not adequately staffed to deal with an increase in sexual and sex-related cases before the law courts. The mounting …
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Abrahams says no attempt to hide case of teacher charged with indecent assault
by Anesta Henryby Anesta HenryMinister of Home Affairs and Information Wilfred Abrahams has denied any attempted cover-up by the Government in the case of a teacher accused of indecently assaulting an 11-year-old boy, and …
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By Sheria Brathwaite The Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) is hopeful that the Ministry of Education can find a place for the more than 20 primary school teachers who lost …
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By Jenique Belgrave and Emmanuel Joseph With local met officials warning that the current hot conditions will continue until near the end of the year, representatives of the medical and …
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Special envoy on reparations disappointed reparations initiative bypassed his office
Special Envoy to the Prime Minister’s Office with responsibility for reparations and economic enfranchisement Trevor Prescod is not happy that a recent $18 million reparations initiative is proceeding without any …
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The demand for reparations for the brutality of slavery committed against Africans has been a very long process but there appears to be light at the end of the tunnel. …
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Hartley Dottin, the young Lieutenant who raised the National Flag as Barbados became an independent country on the night of November 29 has died. He was 85 years old. …
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With only a week to go before the start of the new school term, the burden on some parents and guardians to provide school bags for their children has been …
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The Barbados Alliance to End Homelessness (BAEH) will be extending its reach across the region, as the work of its Founder and President Kemar Saffrey continues to garner attention in …
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BEPPA to propose volume discount to get cheaper feed for farmers
By Sheria Brathwaite The Barbados Egg and Poultry Producers Association (BEPPA) will soon be putting forward a proposal to Pinnacle Feeds to help 100 small farmers grapple with feed costs. …