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Children and teens drive 40 per cent of national mental health calls, BUT warns
The Barbados Union of Teachers has flagged that children and teenagers now account for 40 per cent of calls to the national mental health …
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Speedeet & Wilar: De Glasses
Speedeet borrows something he shouldn't have. Three days later, a roll of tape and a quiet morning on Pike Street test what friendship really costs.
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Mental-health helpline says 40% of calls now come from children and teenagers
The teachers' union flags a youth mental-health crisis as a national priority. Plus: a Bank Hall fire-death case advances in court, and Bridgetown's May Day rally puts worker empowerment back on the table.
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Speedeet & Wilar: De Great Mango War
A julie mango falls on the wrong side of the fence. Speedeet says finders keepers. Wilar says actually, that's not how trees work. Pike Street has seen worse arguments — but not many.
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Opposition Flags Debt Pressure Despite Twenty Quarters of Growth as Barbados Prepares IMF Standby Talks
DLP raises economic risks alarm as Barbados approaches IMF standby talks with US$72 million in obligations due. Plus: May Day messaging, citizen-owned solar plant, and a youth mental-health alert.
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Children Are 40 Percent of Mental Health Line Calls in Barbados
Children and teenagers account for 40 percent of calls to Barbados's national mental health line, according to data from the Barbados Union of Teachers.
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Speedeet & Wilar: De Mango Tree War
Everybody on Pike Street know dat de BEST julie mango tree belong to Miss Doreen. Everybody also know dat Miss Doreen does guard dem mango …
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Speedeet & Wilar: De Mash Costume Crisis
Speedeet and Wilar try to figure out Mashramani costumes on a budget of exactly zero dollars. Wilar has a plan. Speedeet has doubts. Miss …
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Speedeet & Wilar: De Hospital Cat Hunt
Speedeet brother Derek get bite by carpet labaria at Tumatumari and end up in Georgetown Hospital. But while de family visiting, Speedeet …
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Speedeet & Wilar: De Solar Panel Mix-Up
Speedeet cousin from Rupununi come to visit and bring story about the government solar panels. But Wilar grandmother got she own ideas about 'free electricity.'
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Speedeet & Wilar and the Mystery of the Missing Medical Records
When Speedeet’s grandmother can’t find her medical file at the clinic, the two friends discover that going digital isn’t …
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Speedeet & Wilar: De Mango Tree Incident
Speedeet got a plan fuh get de biggest mango from Mr. Chan shop yard, and Wilar know is trouble but he going anyway. Wha could go wrong?
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