Police are investigating the circumstances of the death of a 70-year-old male in a two car collision at My Lord’s Hill. The investigations are to determine whether the elderly man died as a result of the crash, or whether he suffered a medical episode that caused him to run into the back of the car […]
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Work to upgrade the road surface of Highway 7 begins on Monday. The Ministry of Transport and Works says the work comprises milling, which is the removal of existing asphalt, and paving. This will be done in sections starting with Phase One from Skeetes Road to the vicinity of Rockley Terrace. Work is expected to […]
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A 17-year-old male is the latest in the recent spate of suicides. Briefing Starcom Network News, Police Communications and Public Affairs Officer, Inspector Rodney Inniss said the body was found at a residence located along Chelsea Road, St. Michael. Police Communications and Public Affairs Officer, Inspector Rodney Inniss
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Insurance companies are growing increasingly concerned about the high rate of traffic accidents and believe a lot of it is due to negligence President of the General Insurance Association of Barbados, Randy Graham, was speaking to Starcom Network News against the background of a series of accidents over the past week including a car overturning […]
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Chief Agricultural Officer, Keeley Holder wants coconut vendors to stop dumping their shells illegally across the island. Her comments came on the side-lines of a symposium at the University of the West Indies Cave hill campus where a number of stakeholders met to discuss improving the coconut industry. Ms. Holder is encouraging coconut vendors to […]
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A utility pole crashed down on two vehicles at the Pine, St. Michael today after a passing Sanitation Service Authority truck hooked overhead lines and pulled them and the pole down. An elderly man who was sitting in one of the vehicles narrowly escaped serious injury when the pole landed on top of his van. […]
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Classes have been suspended for the day at the Luther Thorne Memorial School due to the absence of a large number of the teaching staff. Parents were this morning rushing to collect their children from the school at Wildey, St. Michael after being informed that there would be no classes. Some of the parents complained […]
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A parents’ rights advocate believes that the Ministry of Education has not adequately consulted with parents on its proposed plans for education reform. This concern was raised by spokesperson and coordinator of the Group of Concerned Parents, Paula-Anne Moore, at the latest of the ministry’s public consultations on education transformation. She doesn’t believe that enough […]
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Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has been named in the inaugural list of TIME Magazine’s 100 most influential leaders driving climate action. The prominent magazine highlighted Ms. Mottley as one of world’s most vocal advocates on behalf of vulnerable countries facing permanent loss or damage from climate change. It hailed her role in the […]
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A FLASH-FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR BARBADOS Effective16th November 2023 1:07 pmExpires16th November 2023 6:00 pm DescriptionThis alert message is valid from 1:00 pm Thursday 16th November 2023 and will be UPDATED/TERMINATED at 6:00 pm Thursday 16th November 2023 or sooner if conditions warrant. A flash-flood warning is issued when rapid flooding due to […]
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