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Breaking stories and community coverage from across Barbados.
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Barbados Meteorological Services is monitoring a tropical system in the Central Tropical Atlantic. No warnings for Barbados. Potential impacts include light winds, localized activity, and heat stress. Stay updated for further developments.
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Rapper Travis Scott arrested in Paris after altercation with bodyguard at George V hotel. French authorities investigating unspecified violence. Scott, a Grammy nominee, faces legal issues from past incidents.
Three individuals remanded to Dodds on firearms charges in Barbados. Celia Alicia Taylor, Jamar Emmanuel Polin, and Rodney Romario Rogers face multiple charges related to possession of ammunition and firearms without valid permits.
Barbados faces challenges in meeting UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, with 45.3% targets achieved. Minister emphasizes need for renewed commitment and strategy revision amid global hunger rise and COVID-19 impact.
Minister Colin Jordan emphasizes the economic impact of breastfeeding on workers' productivity and overall well-being. Supporting breastfeeding benefits mothers, children, communities, and national development.
