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Breaking stories and community coverage from across Barbados.
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Gregory Junior Simpson, a 35-year-old general worker, is remanded at Dodds Prison after being accused of breaking into an enforcement area and stealing over $52,000 worth of cannabis.
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The Salvation Army resumes its annual Christmas luncheon after a three-year hiatus due to COVID-19, serving 400 people and emphasizing the importance of community and inclusion for the less fortunate.
A Barbadian biotech firm partners with Barbados National Oil Company to set up a pilot biogas service station, using sargassum seaweed, rum wastewater, and manure to create clean fuel.
Former Suriname president Desi Bouterse has been sentenced to a 20-year jail term by the Court of Justice for his involvement in the 1982 murder of 15 men. Four associates also received reduced sentences.
A general worker was remanded to prison after being charged in connection with the theft of drugs from an airport. Additional drug charges were also filed.
