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Greenland definitely not for garbage, Barbados Today 2011-04-05 by Shawn Cumberbatch
Not one ounce of garbage will be heading to Greenland, St. Andrew.Minister of the Environment Denis Kellman revealed today that Government was looking to conclude an alternative use(s) plan for the controversial site, originally earmarked as the replacement landfill for […]

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Thanksgiving in America reminds me of Harvest Sunday in Barbados. I can still remember the planters and small-holders bringing the best of the crops. I can see the tall bundles of sugar cane next to the altar … the huge yams …
Here in America, we are losing that close relationship with the soil, but yet […]

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I was shocked by the news that Barbados Prime Minister David Thompson had tragically succumbed to pancreatic cancer. With the recent advances in treating cancer, I was hopeful that this relatively young man would pull through. Sadly I learned that pancreatic cancer is a deadly form of cancer, and he did not survive.
Mr. Thompson’s concern […]

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In Barbados, Court Marshals are officers of the Court Process Office. When an officer of the court threatens a person in custody it is cause for concern.
Yesterday, September 24, 2010, a Barbados newspaper, the Nation,  carried an article on a wrongful arrest. (See Story Carried in Nation below.) This article prompted […]

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Nation News - Friday, June 18: PHONE BUG?
AN AFFIDAVIT before the Supreme Court, calling for judicial review of an internal disciplinary police matter, has accused Commissioner of Police Darwin Dottin of authorising unlawful recordings of telephone conversations (wiretapping).
The allegation was one of several accusations lodged by suspended Inspector of Police Anderson Bowen, and the affidavit […]

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Barbados Downgraded to “Tier 2 Watch List”
Last year, the Trafficking in Persons Report 2009 placed Barbados on the “Tier 2 List“,  i.e. countries who do not fully comply with TVPA [Trafficking Victims Protection Act] standards, but are making a significant effort. ([2009] Sex Slave Trafficking: US Report Criticizes Barbados Govt.)
This year Barbados is on the […]

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Barbados Nation News, Jun 16, 2010 - WIBISCO suing Sagicor, NIB
WEST INDIA BISCUIT Company Limited (WIBISCO) has slapped Sagicor Financial Corporation and the National Insurance Board with a civil suit over the sale of Sagicor’s shares to the NIB in a private placement last December.
According to the claim form filed in the Supreme Court last […]

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ABC News, June 9, 2010
Former lawyer Scott Rothstein was sentenced to 50 years in federal prison Wednesday for using his Fort Lauderdale law firm to run a $1.2 billion Bernie Madoff-style Ponzi scheme that brought him yachts and sports cars and allowed him to make sizable contributions to Florida politicians.
I would love to know what […]

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I have heard that Barbados Prime Minister is very ill. I have been trying to find out what he is suffering from, but to no avail. Judging from reports, it appears to be something serious.
I wish him a speedy recovery.

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This story is a few days old, but it is relevant to both Americans and Barbadians.
CBS4 - May 20, 2010 - Government Warning: Don’t Drink The Water (Falls Area Wells Contaminated With Pesticide)
THE FALLS (CBS4) ? In a neighborhood of nice homes in The Falls area of Southwest Miami-Dade, beneath the blooming Poinciana […]

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