DJ PUFFY CALLS FOR PEACE
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4.0 quake off Bdos
A 4.0 magnitude earthquake has been recorded off Barbados. According to the UWI, Seismic Research Centre in Trinidad, the quake occurred at 2:10 p.m. and was centered 85 kilometers north-east of Barbados at a depth of ten kilometers. There has been no indication the quake was felt here.
Warning to debushing workers
A government minister complains that some of the people hired under government’s debushing program want the money but don’t want to do the work. Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs, Kirk Humphrey, flagged the issue as the House of Assembly debated the Report of the Joint Select Committee on the Social Sector and the […]
Chief Justice wants more resources for judiciary
Barbados’ Chief Justice is urging the government to increase funding for the judiciary to support improvements in the court system, including clearing the backlog of criminal cases. Speaking during the second day of a Court Symposium, Chief Justice Leslie Haynes, stressed the need to establish clear principles for judicial funding to ensure the system operates […]