Maria Bradshaw
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Family seeking justice six years after mother’s death (opens the original)
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Three brothers have vowed to continue their six-year battle for accountability after their elderly mother was crushed to death by a ship-refuelling truck while disembarking a luxury Caribbean cruise in Barbados. Janet Purkess, an 87-year-old British national, died on January 25, 2020, at the Bridgetown Port. She had just walked off the MV Saga Sapphire onto Break Water South Road when she was involved in a collision with a reversing 30-tonne crane truck. Despite the tragedy occurring six years a
Mother appeals for child’s release (opens the original)
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The mother of a teen at the Government Industrial School (GIS) and authorities look to be on a collision course over claims that the child is being “tortured” there. Newly appointed GIS chairman Reverend Ezra Parris and Minister of Home Affairs Gregory Nicholls denied knowledge of the turmoil described by the 38-year-old mother, who has been appealing for her daughter to be released. The mother detailed a series of allegations regarding her daughter’s treatment since her arrival at the school la
Biologist still sees Hot Pot danger (opens the original)
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Three decades after the worst drowning tragedy in Barbados’ history, the island’s top marine biologist is repeating the exact same warning about the Hot Pot that he shared then – stay out of the water. Following the tragic drowning death of 61-year-old Leroy Johnson last Saturday, Dr Leo Brewster, director of the Coastal Zone Management Unit (CZMU), pulled no punches about the notoriously dangerous Brighton, St Michael inlet. “It should not be used as a swimming location,” Brewster firmly told a
COB suspends CEO (opens the original)
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Steve Belle, the long-standing chief executive officer (CEO) of the City of Bridgetown Credit Union (COB), has been suspended pending an internal investigation. Reliable sources said Belle was temporarily relieved of his duties by the new board of directors following their first meeting yesterday. The MIDWEEK NATION reached out to COB president Peter Earle via his cellphone and on WhatsApp but up to press time no response was forthcoming. However, when contacted, Belle, who was in charge of one
Woman appeals for house relief (opens the original)
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The view from Margaret Carter’s house is not one that makes her happy. Every day she has to look at her ex-husband’s comfortable home next door while their once marital home where she resides is falling to pieces. And while Government rebuilt the house which her former husband Granville Carter lives in at Silver Hill Village, Christ Church, after it was destroyed during Hurricane Beryl in 2024, Margaret is questioning why the house she occupies was not given the same attention since she had made
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