Celebrating the Life of Jean Stewart Holder DAVID CRICHLOW: My condolences to Sis Claudia Clarke and family of the passing of Her Brother and the Holder family. May He Rest In Peace And Rise In Glory. Ann Payne Sincere condolences to the family, from the management and staff of Steamatic Barbados Ltd and Pure Cleaning […]
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BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | FEB 8, 2022 | TOP STORIES (Stock Photo) Today, I pause to pay tribute to a Barbadian who has contributed immensely to the robustness that characterizes our current politics. Whether or not you supported his political stance, it cannot be denied that Dr. Don Blackman’s brand of politics in the […]
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Barbadian Lou “Jiggs” Kirton, One Of The Well-Known Singers Emerging From The 1970s And 1980s, Has Died. VIEW IMAGES FROM HIS FUNERAL…. FROM INTERNET IMAGES ….. MAY HE REST IN PEACE….
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BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | JAN 26, 2022 | TOP STORIES Dr. Jean Holder (left) receiving the Governor General’s Lifetime Award for his contribution to NIFCA from then Governor General Sir Clifford Husbands. (GP) Today, for the second time in two years, I find myself saying farewell to Dr. Jean Holder, except that this time […]
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Barbadian Lou “Jiggs” Kirton, one of the well-known singers emerging from the 1970s and 1980s, has died. The 73-year-old who lived in the United States is best remembered for his soulful I Can’t Live Without and rhythmic Talk to Me, but was one of the original members and the lead singer of The Invitations (replacing […]
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BY MELISSA ROLLOCK | DEC 24, 2021 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES A 68-year-old unvaccinated man is the latest COVID-19 casualty. He passed away at the Harrison’s Point Isolation Facility on Thursday, December 23. The death toll from the virus has reached 260. Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel The Most Honourable Jeffrey […]
Continue Reading7 hrs ago Joe Biden has visited the graves of his first wife and infant daughter, as he marks 49 years since they were killed in a car crash.© Associated Press Joe Biden at the grave of his late wife and daughter, who died 49 years ago. Pic: AP The US president visited St Joseph on […]
Continue ReadingJessica Abrahams, Our Foreign Staff 16 hrs ago At least 50 people are “likely” to have been killed in a devastating outbreak of tornadoes that ripped through Kentucky and other U.S. states late Friday and early Saturday, according to Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear.© REUTERS Damage at Amazon warehouse after tornado in Edwardsville, Illinois – REUTERS Beshear said […]
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BY MELISSA ROLLOCK | NOV 25, 2021 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES (Stock Image) Three Barbadians succumbed to COVID-19 between Wednesday, November 24, and today, Thursday, November 25. A 91-year-old woman lost her battle with the virus yesterday, at the Harrison’s Point Isolation Facility. She was unvaccinated. Two men, aged 78 and 94, died today […]
Continue ReadingTelegraph Obituaries 9 hrs agoLikeComments|1Ministers defy Tory rebellion to push through social care cap amendmentITV I’m A Celebrity: Fans all spot show’s first ‘romance’ and it’s not what anyone… Dan Burton, who has died in a flying accident aged 54, was a pioneering deep sea underwater photographer and cameraman who later took to the skies to […]
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