Thieves awaiting sentencing after stealing from retired soldier
OMARIE SCRUBB (left) and Antonio Alleyne (right) Social Share TWO EMPLOYEES of a security company sent to install a security system at the home of an elderly retired soldier are in prison awaiting sentencing for stealing a quantity of items from this soldier’s home.
The most hurtful part of the whole ordeal for 74-year-old Norris Fraser, was that the young men were supposed to be taking steps to protect his home, but it turns out “they end up to be the thieves, the culprits.”
“…and I trusted them! And not in my wildest dreams would I have thought that they would have done something like that,” he commented at the Kingstown Magistrate’s Court on March 24.
Tyrese Knight honing skills in Qatar
Article by March 2, 2021
Barbados’ top table tennis player Tyrese Knight has landed a spot to compete against some of the world’s best when the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) high-performance camp commences tomorrow March 3 and runs until the 13th in Doha Qatar
The 21-year-old is seeking to make history for Barbados by becoming the first tennis player from the island to qualify for the Olympics.
While in Qatar, Knight, a former Caribbean junior champion will also compete in the Olympic qualifiers starting March 14th and ending the 17th.
Speaking with Barbados TODAY, the former Combermere student said: “Physically I am ready. I was able to go to the gym in Barbados even though it was locked down and trained with my trainer. Mentally I am okay but we will see how it goes when I am playing.