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Five visually-impaired people today recounted the horrors of being at Sheraton Mall the day a man was shot dead.Kerryann Ifill, Granville Carter, Constantine Maloney, Rudiyard Welch and Alinda Brathwaite, who are all blind, took to the witness stand in the No. 3 Supreme Court to give evidence as the murder trial of Hakeem Roberto Stuart continued.Stuart, 24, of Shelbourne Gap, St Lawrence, Christ Church, is accused of murdering Damian Trotman on March 31, 2019.Ifill, a former President of the Barbados Senate and president of the Barbados Council for the Disabled, told the court she was at the ...

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The Barbados Senate now has its full slate of 21 senators. This morning, President The Most Honourable Dame Sandra Mason swore-in Dr Chelston Brathwaite and Dr Kristina Hinds at State House, filling the two vacant seats. Immediately after the swearing-in, both Hinds and Brathwaite made it clear that they intend to be independent. “I see myself fitting into the role of a Senator first, who brings constructive analysis of challenges, …

On the premise that “if you are old enough to vote, you must be old enough to serve”, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley on Monday evening signalled the intention to appoint 18-year-old former Queen’s College student Khaleel Kothdiwala as a Senator in the new Barbados Cabinet. However, by virtue of his age, the 2021 Barbados Scholar is currently unable to do so, prompting the need for a Constitutional amendment. Mottley …