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A plan to acquire and develop 18 parcels of land in the St Lawrence, Christ Church area has triggered concern among residents of that community and surrounding districts who are worried about how it will affect their homes and businesses.Spokesperson for the St Lawrence, Dover and Maxwell Association Adrian Donovan told Barbados TODAY the situation has prompted a town hall meeting for Saturday, which Member of Parliament for Christ Church South Ralph Thorne has confirmed he will attend.The meeting follows a land acquisition notice published in the newspaper last week.That Government notice, is...

A young woman was given a three-year suspended sentence after she admitted to being the lookout during a burglary.Falicia Shauntell Browne’s sentence was ordered by Justice Laurie-Ann Smith-Bovell when she reappeared in the No. 4 Supreme Court earlier this week.Browne, of Sunrise Drive, Rices, St Philip and co-accused Akeem Griffith had been charged with entering the dwelling house of Everton Evelyn as trespassers between January 5 and 6, 2015 and stealing $27 000 worth of items including four watches, one camera, one hard drive, 20 bed sheet sets, a blender, soap, eight perfume sets, snacks...

Rashad Maynard today described the man who his brother is alleged to have killed as a “nuisance” who drank heavily and became aggressive.In fact, he said on the day his brother Raheim Hinds struck Michael Yearwood with a stone, Yearwood had “straight pulled” a bottle of rum and was armed with a cutlass.Hinds, of Phillip’s Road, Pinelands, St Michael, today pleaded not guilty to murdering Yearwood on March 26, 2015, when his trial got underway in the No.5A Supreme Court.Maynard, who was 15 at the time of the incident, told the court he knew Yearwood as ‘Bishop’ who operated a tire...

Fed up with a fellow ZR driver trying to prevent him from overtaking, Jerad Brathwaite took matters into his own hand.However, his actions landed him in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, where he admitted to slapping the complainant out of frustration.Brathwaite, of Brereton Village, St Philip, pleaded guilty to assaulting Chad Bishop on September 13, 2022, when the charge was read to him by Chief Magistrate Ian Weekes.In outlining the facts, prosecutor Sergeant Randolph Boyce said both men ply their trade on the Silver Sands route. On the day in question, the complainant ...

The Ministry of Tourism is in early discussions with key players in regional airlift to enhance Barbados’ connectivity with neighbouring Caribbean islands.Although she did not go into details about the talks between Barbados and regional aviation administrators, Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa Cummins told Barbados TODAY that Government was interested in exploring airlift possibilities with the Cayman Islands and the International Air Transport Association (IATA).She shared Barbados’ goal to enhance intra-regional travel during her remarks in a panel discussio...