Law enforcement officials are waiting on an autopsy report to determine whether a serious bodily harm charge against accused Taurean Jamal Pile should be upgraded.It was mainly for that reason that Police Constable Ralph Rollock objected to bail being granted to the 35-year-old security officer from Skeete’s Road, Jackmans, St Michael.Pile appeared in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Kim Butcher, accused of causing serious bodily harm to Orlando Maughan on August 23 with intent to maim, disfigure or disable him. He could not plead to the indictable charge.“This particular complainant has passed away and we are waiting for the results of an autopsy in order to make certain decisions in relation to this matter. The prosecution is objecting to bail on that particular premise,” Constable Rollock told the magistrate.
The Barbados Water Authority (BWA) will be making an eight-inch connection to the water main at Apes Hill tomorrow, Wednesday, July 13, and it will impact residents and businesses in the area.
The scheduled work is set for between 9am and 6pm
Residents of Lower Estate, St George are hoping and praying that before the end of this year, government keeps its promise to give them some much needed, long overdue relief from toxic odours coming from a dump in their immediate environs.Residents in that area have, for a long time, complained about the pungent scent emanating from the dump which was operated by waste hauler Anderson Cherry. They lamented that the unpleasant smell has caused several of them to battle health problems.During the St George Speaks town hall meeting last Thursday, Deputy Chief Environmental Officer Ronald Chapman announced that the initial planning for a large-scale clean-up operation had been completed, but explained that authorities were now waiting on the arrival of specialised equipment to get the job done. Chapman said that the Ministry of Health and Wellness has ordered and paid for air sampling equipment which he said had to be custom-made and should be on island in two months. He said once the wo
The Barbados Police Service is seeking the assistance of the public in locating Kriskoff Redonnie Temar Puckerin whose last known address is Skeete’s Road, Jackmans, St Michael. Police said Puckerin is wanted in connection with escaping from lawful custody at District ‘A’ Police Station Puckerin is approximately 5 feet 9 inches tall, has a dark complexion and is slim. He has an “unkempt hairstyle, an oval-shaped face and a tattoo …
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