Tuesday, June 2, 2026

BANGO head passes away

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SECRETARY GENERAL OF the Barbados Association of Non-Governmental Organisations Roosevelt King is dead.

It is reported that King passed away last night.

An advocate for civil society, he was a well-known objector appearing at several Fair Trading Commission hearings for proposed increases in rates by local utility companies. (GC)

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