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Breaking stories and community coverage from across Barbados.
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Police seek 19-year-old Rashad Kangalee, who escaped custody at Queen Elizabeth Hospital without force. Public urged to report any sightings or information on his whereabouts to authorities.
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U.S. government seizes luxury jet used by Venezuelan President Maduro, alleging illegal purchase and smuggling in violation of sanctions and export laws. Plane seized in Dominican Republic, transferred to Florida.
US seizes Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's $13m plane in the Dominican Republic, alleging illegal purchase and smuggling to Florida. Venezuela denounces act as "piracy", US cites export control violations.
Residents in Collymore Rock, St Michael urge the National Housing Corporation to clear government-owned land behind their properties, neglected for nearly a decade, overgrown with trees and bushes. Concerns raised over partial grass cutting efforts.
Prime Minister Andrew Holness and Education Minister Fayval Williams join students on the first day of school in the Corporate Area, accompanied by other officials, taking a JUTC bus to Jamaica College.
