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Prisoner escapes police custody

The Barbados Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance in locating 24-year-old Tyrese Leroy Farrell, alias “Twin”, of Ealing Park South, Christ Church, who escaped lawful custody. Farrell escaped from...

Saffrey: Evictions an increasing cause of homelessness

Evictions are also contributing to the rising level of homelessness, which often goes under the radar, says president...

Kooyman closes for cleaning

The Kooyman Megastore in Kendal Hill, Christ Church, has temporarily shut its doors, resulting in some confusion for...

Longer time for Common Entrance Exam

The Barbados Secondary Schools’ Entrance Examination (BSSEE) isn’t going anywhere for the time being. The Ministry of Education Transformation...

Barbados under flash-flood watch

As a strong tropical wave begins to affect the island, triggering pockets of moderate to heavy showers from...

Another murder-accused released on bail

YET ANOTHER ST LUCY man charged with the April 2014 Nelson Street murder of Charley Dume has been released on bail.Shane Hakeem Omar Babb,...

Conflict in age of consent

THE AGE OF CONSENT is an area of conflict in the minds of young Barbadians, and Child Care Board director Joan Crawford is suggesting...

Banker’s warning

WITH ITS vast potential for development, Barbados must stop settling for ordinary, below-average performances.That was the provocative message which one of Trinidad and Tobago’s...

Ex-boyfriend admits to beating two women

A JEALOUS EX-BOYFRIEND admitted beating two women at Valery, one of whom is in critical condition at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH).When Shakir Akil...

Cassava bread getting a push

CASSAVA BREAD will soon be in a bakery near you if an initiative of the Caribbean Agribusiness Association (CABA) and the Food and Agriculture...

Chokehold

THE IMPOSITION of tariffs as high as 70 per cent on Barbadian products entering some CARICOM markets is hurting the island’s economy and its...