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Fatal hit-and-run at Long Bay

Police are probing a fatal hit and run that occurred along Long Bay main road, St Philip in the early hours of Saturday. Lawmen said they were informed via a telephone...

‘Ease on the way’ for St Joseph commuters

Government is on the job when it comes to long-standing complaints from residents of St Joseph on fixing...

BAAP: We want more men

The Barbados Association of Administrative Professionals (BAAP) is seeking to add more men to its ranks. President Janet Sealey...

Overwhelming response to Reggae weekend

All systems are in place for the staging of the inaugural Barbados Reggae Weekend at the National Botanical...

Group says it’s ‘under threat’

Social Activist Marcia Weekes and a number of members of her pressure group, including Caswell Franklyn, Glyne Murray...

REMEMBERING TOM: Across the Caribbean and the world

The following are some of the tributes paid to by former Prime Minister Tom Adams on his death in March 1985. Edward Seaga, Prime Minister...

REMEMBERING TOM: A prime minister’s words 2

The following are excerpts from speeches made by former Prime Minister Tom Adams.On Maurice Bishop – November 1980: “It is time that the Government...

Two houses damaged in fire

ONE HOUSE WAS extensively damaged and another suffered minor soot damage in a fire at Jessamy Avenue, Bayland , St Michael this afternoon.Residents of...

Digicel concerned about Flow deal

DIGICEL HAS EXPRESSED concern over the proposed acquisition of Columbus International Inc. by Cable and Wireless Communications Plc (CWC).  In a release issued shortly after...

REMEMBERING TOM: A prime minister’s words

The following are excerpts from speeches made by former Prime Minister Tom Adams.In the House of Assembly – January  1977: “Neither did I say...

Teen shot in The Pine

A SEVENTEEN-YEAR old youth is currently undergoing medical care at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital after sustaining a gunshot wound to his abdomen.According to acting...