Daily Archives: August 24, 2009

Emergency Blood Donation Call in Barbados – AB+ Especially Needed – Please help ‘Louise’

Barbados Free Press picked up on this article from Ian Bourne’s The Bajan Reporter blog… (Patient’s name changed to protect the innocent, but charity people at bottom of note use their actual contacts and names) I have a very big … Continue reading

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Barbados Police Allow Thieves To Take Home Stolen Fish – No Charges

GRAEME HALL NATURE SANCTUARY, INC. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bridgetown, Barbados MONDAY, August 24, 2009 Email Contact:               news@graemehall.com Archives and Art:          www.graemehall.com/reference.htm Poachers Caught and Released by Police On Saturday, August 15, 2009, a group of about 15 fisherman were found … Continue reading

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Are CCTV Video Cameras Effective In Solving Crimes?

Barbados politicians and senior police officers have often been heard talking about installing Closed Circuit Television Cameras (CCTV) as as method of deterring and solving crimes. Half the time the politicians talk about CCTV though, I get the impression that … Continue reading

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Barbados Newspaper Editor Threatened by Senior Advisor to Prime Minister David Thompson – Police Investigation Launched

Mr. Hartley Henry, the senior political advisor to Barbados Prime Minister David Thompson and, many say, the primary engineer of the DLP’s election victory in the 2007/2008 campaign, is under police investigation for alleged threats to the editor of the … Continue reading

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