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A Ministry of Health official died Friday when he lost control of the pick-up truck he was driving and slammed head-on into a coach that was travelling in the opposite direction.The death of 66-year-old Richard Newton of Sealy Hall, St John jolted Minister of Health and Wellness Lt Col Jeffrey Bostic, who told reporters on the scene that the loss has sent shockwaves throughout the health care system.The smash-up occurred along a section of Pilgrim Road, Christ Church, around 10:45 a.m. Newton was travelling west, while a privately owned bus that was plying a Transport Augmentation Programme (TAP) route was travelling east with close to a dozen passengers onboard.
British millionaire drowns in Barbados after he was warned not to swim in the sea
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Updated: 3 Feb 2021, 22:53
A BRITISH millionaire businessman who recently moved to Barbados to start a new life in the sun drowned after he was warned not to take a swim in the sea.
Mark Smith, 61, was told by locals not to venture into the water as the current was unsafe.
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Businessman Mark Smith with his wife Debbie
But a rescue operation was launched when he went missing a short time later at around 8.30am last Sunday morning.
Mr Smith had recently moved to Barbados from his £1.2million home in Sheffield, South Yorks, after separating from his wife Debbie and was said to be living with a new partner.
British millionaire drowns in Barbados after he was warned not to swim in the sea
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Updated: 3 Feb 2021, 22:36
A BRITISH millionaire businessman who recently moved to Barbados to start a new life in the sun drowned after he was warned not to take a swim in the sea.
Mark Smith, 61, was told by locals not to venture into the water as the current was unsafe.
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Businessman Mark Smith with his wife Debbie
But a rescue operation was launched when he went missing a short time later at around 8.30am last Sunday morning.
Mr Smith had recently moved to Barbados from his £1.2million home in Sheffield, South Yorks, after separating from his wife Debbie and was said to be living with a new partner.