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Breaking stories and community coverage from across Barbados.
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The Employment Rights Tribunal (ERT) dismissed the unfair dismissal case of former employee Keith Alleyne after a unanimous decision by the three-member panel, according to a statement by the ERT.
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By Marlon Madden reports on the concerns expressed by Minister Kirk Humphrey about the delays in providing back-to-school assistance to needy children in Barbados, blaming a "broken" system that does not adequately cater to the most vulnerable.
Investigations into the death of a worker on a construction site are underway after he was electrocuted while handling a metal object being hoisted by a crane. Tragically, despite receiving medical treatment, he did not survive the incident.
Police are investigating the death of a 46-year-old man who was electrocuted while working on a building in Salters, St. George. The man, identified as Patrick Jones, was taken to the hospital but died during treatment.
Monique Best, a food vendor at Oistins Bay Garden in Barbados, has returned to her kiosk after a dispute with the National Conservation Commission.
