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Floyd Allan Leacock, a man described by psychiatrists as schizophrenic and who has defaulted on his treatment several times, pleaded guilty yesterday to the unlawful killing of an elderly man in 2019. The 51-year-old killer of Clifton Hill, St Thomas, whom psychiatrists also determined was fit to plead, denied murdering Patrick Barker, 74, but pleaded guilty to manslaughter when he appeared before Justice Randall Worrell in the No. 2 Supreme …

By Marlon Madden Just off Highway 3 in Walkes Spring, St Thomas is a company that specialises in producing and bottling water in a sustainable way. Eco Skywater pulls water from the atmosphere – extracting water molecules from humid ambient air – using off-grid technology, places it in bottles that are compostable or reusable, and makes them available to homes and businesses. Kyle

The Barbados Water Authority (BWA) will be replacing a damaged pipeline at its Golden Ridge station on Friday. As a result, customers in parts of St Andrew, St Thomas and St Joseph may be affected by water outage or low water pressure. Tankers will be dispatched to assist residents while the work is being conducted. In St Andrew: Turner’s Hall, Gregg Farm, Apes Hill, Church Gap, Hillaby, White Hill, Bruce …

Stephen Marshall, the son of well-known gospel artiste Sister Magrita Marshall, fell to his death yesterday while picking coconuts. Around 10:05 a.m. police received a report that Marshall, 54, of Quakers Road, Belmont Road, St Michael, fell when the trunk of the tree he was picking coconuts from in Walkes Spring, St Thomas, broke. His co-worker Anthony Price said he was devastated by what happened. “Stephen was climbing the tree …

Police are at the scene of an unnatural death at Walkes Spring, St Thomas. It was reported after 10 a.m. today that a man was picking coconuts when the tree trunk broke and he fell. Police said the man is reportedly in his 50s and is a coconut vendor. Investigations are ongoing. (PR)

Police are at the scene of a unnatural death of a man in his 50s at Walkes Spring, St Thomas.  It was reported about 10:05 am today, Friday, January 28, 2022, that a man was picking coconuts from a tree when the tree trunk broke and

A man who died after he fell today has been identified as 54-year-old Stephen Marshall of Quakers Road, Belmont Road, St Michael. Police said it was reported after 10 a.m. today that a man was harvesting coconuts when the tree trunk broke and he fell at Walkes Spring, St Thomas. Anthony Price, who was assisting with the harvesting of the coconuts, told Nation News he was devastated. (KG)

Carlos Atwell The family of Shamar Lynch is in mourning. Seated left is his mother, Sonia Lynch. (Picture by Lennox Devonish.) Social Share The distraught mother of slain Shamar Antonio Lynch said only Jesus could be better to her than he was. Surrounded by family in her Walkes Spring, St Thomas home yesterday, Sonia Lynch remembered a man who loved sports and his family. Police reported that Shamar was liming at St Ann’s Road, Pinelands, St Michael, around 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday nig...

Article by Social Share A man who succumbed to gunshot wounds at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) on Wednesday night has been identified as Shamar Antonio Lynch, 31, of Walkes Spring, St Thomas. Police say Lynch was shot at St Ann’s Road, Pinelands, St Michael around 10:38 p.m. When patrols responded to the area, one unit encountered the injured man about to be taken to the QEH in a private car and police escorted the vehicle to the hospital. However, within moments of arriving, the v...