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The death of 26-year-old Zekie Williams has left a deep hole in the hearts of his mother Dana Williams and elder brother Zeico Williams. He was travelling on the back tray of a 4x4 around 4 p.m. last Saturday on Rices Main Road, at its junction with Cave Land Road, St Philip, when it was involved in a collision with a truck. Zekie was taken by ambulance to the Queen …

July 1, 2021 Even though the Bajefit program continues to attract many participants across the length and breadth of Barbados, coordinator Adrian Donovan said the inclement weather had resulted in a few sessions being rained out. The longstanding administrator said that despite the bad weather conditions affecting Barbados, organisers will continue to ensure that members of the public can enjoy these sessions where possible Donovan spoke after Tuesday’s session conducted by National...

May 13, 2021 The Barbados Government has stepped in to address cries from some sections of the public to close access to that area of Brighton Beach, off Spring Garden, St Michael popularly known as The Hot Pot. The state’s intervention followed pleas from several Barbadians including the father of the latest person to die from drowning while bathing in the vicinity of the popular bathing spot. A “danger” sign has existed for sometime now, warning members of the public “Do not...

May 13, 2021 It was a most distressing experience to listen to the father of our latest downing victim, plead for “something to be done” about the popular Hot Pot near Brighton, St Michael. The death of 21-yer-old Jovonni Andre Jalani Moise, of Dash Valley, St George on Mother’s Day, made the tragic occurrence even more traumatic for his mother and entire household. It cast a pall on celebrations across the island as the population began its slow emergence from the COVID-19 in...

Get the Apps Home / Top Featured Article / Drowning victim remembered as respectful, cool and quiet by those who knew him best Drowning victim remembered as respectful, cool and quiet by those who knew him best Article by May 11, 2021 The tragic drowning of Jovonni Moise has rocked the foundations of a close-knit friends circle, whose members made a fateful stop at the Hot Pot near Brighton Beach, St Michael on Sunday, where the young man disappeared. Even more devastating...

Article by Social Share THE HOT POT has claimed another life and a grieving man is calling for something to finally be done about it. The area of Brighton Beach, St Michael, is popular for its warm waters due to the nearby outflow drains. However, many people have lost their lives there over the years. “That beach can’t be safe; too many people have lost their lives there. I know the Prime Minister cares about the citizens, so she has to step in and do something,” St Clair King appe...

Article by Social Share The man who reportedly went missing while swimming at Brighton, St Michael today has been identified as 21-year-old Javonne Andre Jalani Moise of Dash Valley, St George. Police said Moise is approximately 5’8″ tall, “his hair is plaited in a corn row style, and he was bareback”. At the time Moise was wearing a yellow and red beach shorts. A search which was being conducted by the Police Marine Unit and the Barbados Coast Guard was postponed at 6:40 p.m. due...

Social Share The body of Javonne Moise was recovered about 8:20 a.m. today. It washed ashore about 50 metres north of the search area where he was last seen. The 21-year-old of Dash Valley, St George went missing while swimming at Brighton, St Michael on Sunday. The Police Marine Unit and Barbados Coast Guard started a search for the missing man, but it was postponed around 6:40 p.m. due to poor lighting conditions. The search resumed this morning. (PR/SAT) LAST NEWS

Search for Jovoni Moise postponed due to poor lighting Article by May 9, 2021 The search for a man  who went missing while swimming at Brighton Beach this afternoon has been postponed. The missing man has been identified as Jovoni Andre Jalani Moise, 21, of Dash Valley, St George. Police say that around 4:15 p.m., a group of five young men went to the beach and two of them were in the water swimming when one of them got into difficulties and disappeared under the water. Moi...

Social Share Cotton harvesting in Barbados will be further delayed due to the period of national pause, from February 3 to 17. Word of this has come from Agronomist at the Barbados Agricultural Management Company (BAMC), Nyah Nyhathu, who said that the delay to the start of cotton picking on January 22 at Searles Farm, Newton, Christ Church, was as a result of recent heavy rainfall. In expressing regret at the extended delay, Nyhathu noted that all individuals who had registered to pick cott...