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Two field auditors of the National Signage and Street Infrastructure Project assessing a location sign in Mapp Hill, St. Michael. (Ministry of Transport and ...

Premier League juggernauts Weymouth Wales and Paradise will clash in the first-round of the 2023 Barbados Football Association (BFA) Champions Cup knockout competition after being drawn against each other this morning at the Wildey Turf. It’s a highly anticipated fixture, featuring two of the island’s top clubs and will set the scene for what promises to be a mouth-watering tournament. It means that midfielder Ackeel Applewhaite on a season-long loan …

Barbados’ latest centenarian could not contain her excitement as she celebrated her 100th birthday in the company of friends and family. Daphne Weekes, affectionately known as “Daff”, received a virtual visit and gifts from President Dame Sa

Barbados’ latest centenarian could not contain her excitement as she celebrated her milestone in the company of friends and family. Daphne Weekes, affectionately known as “Daff”, received a virtual visit and gifts from President Dame Sandra Mason on Sunday, February 27, during the celebrations at Mapp Hill, St Michael. The affable centenarian thanked God for her longevity, adding: “I feel very good and I am determined to hold out to …

A St Michael man has been fined $25,000 for having an illegal firearm and ammunition, 10 years after committing the offence.The fines were imposed on Kiplyn Hallam Ifill by Justice Pamela Beckles in the No. 5 Supreme Court on Monday.Ifill, a resident of Mapp Hill, had previously pleaded guilty to having a .32 H&R Magnum firearm and six rounds of ammunition on June 22, 2010.

Firearm offences are serious crimes which need to be visited with severe penalties. So said Justice Pamela Beckles as she ordered self-confessed gunman Kiplyn Hallam Ifill to pay a total of $25 000 in fines. On Monday, Ifill, of Mapp Hill, St Michael, was back in the No. 5 Supreme Court, where he had pleaded guilty to having a .32-calibre H&R Magnum firearm and six rounds of ammunition on June …

Alleged bank robber says he is innocent of indictable charge Article by June 26, 2021 Another man has been charged in connection with last month’s robbery at the Wildey branch of CIBC First Caribbean International Bank. Teriq Kaareem Linton, of Cherry Avenue, Lower Burney, St Michael is the third person to be charged by police in connection with the incident. Unlike his co-accused, Linton was remanded to HMP Dodds following a failed application for bail before Magistrate M...

by Denyce Blackman Pre-COVID-19, many people may have considered digital communication work as “skills for the future”. But with a hand now forced by the current pandemic, they have undeniably proven to be the skillset of the present. This is one of the main reasons successful entrepreneur Ian “Wize” Grazette is about to launch his digital media company The Junction in Barbados. He believes this venture comes at a prime time for those who want to hone their digital creative skills. “G...

Fogging schedule for January 25 to 29 Article by January 23, 2021 The Vector Control Unit of the Ministry of Health and Wellness will continue its mosquito eradication efforts next week, focusing on the parishes of St Michael and Christ Church. On Monday, January 25, the fogging team will spray Sargeant’s Village, Bartlett Road, Sargeant’s Village Tenantry Road, Browne’s Road, Smith Road, and environs. The areas to be fogged on Tuesday, January 26, are: Mapp Hill, Lowe...