A group of pastors is to appeal to Government to allow them to reopen churches for regular services, amid the gradual relaxation of social restrictions imposed by the public health emergency. The group, the National Network of Pastors and Leaders, said it has been invited by the Prime Minister to suggest the maximum capacity of […]
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To date no doctor, nurse or patient warded at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) has tested positive for COVID-19. However, 12 persons who visited the Accident and Emergency Department (A&E) tested positive for the respiratory viral illness. Speaking at a press conference at the QEH this afternoon, acting Director of Medical Services Dr Clyde Cave […]
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Private land owners in Barbados have been warned to secure their properties from trespassers and squatters, as a recent audit shows an alarming 70 per cent jump in cases of squatting on Government lands. This was part of the advice from Terra Caribbean in its 2020 edition of The Red Book in which it examined […]
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There is absolutely nothing wrong with the operating theatres at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH), Acting Director of Medical Services Dr Clyde Cave has insisted. He sought to allay patients’ fears of exposure to infection or risk of contracting COVID-19 when undergoing surgeries. His comments came in the wake of concerns raised by General Surgeon […]
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Police have identified the man whose body was found on an open spot at Strathclyde, St Michael last evening. He is 57-year-old Mostafa Rahaman of Brittons Hill, St Michael. His body was discovered by fire officers who were working in Strathclyde. Lawmen say no foul play is suspected.
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Police have identified the man whose body was pulled from Long Bay Beach, St Philip on Thursday. He is 64-year-old Keith Maynard of Belair, St Philip. Investigations are continuing.
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Three young men are set to appear in the District “A” Magistrates Court today on charges related to the murder of Jamar Crichlow on May 17. Chad Keelay Darlington 19, of Block 13C Bonnetts Housing Area, Brittons Hill, St Michael is accused of the murder of Jamar Crichlow. Crichlow was shot while walking through a […]
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There were no new positive cases of COVID-19 among the 103 tests conducted yesterday by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. The laboratory has now completed 4,541 tests. Barbados has recorded 90 confirmed cases of the viral illness, and seven deaths. Seventy people have so far recovered, and 13 remain in isolation. (BGIS)
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“Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.” – Ecclesiastes 1:2 You don’t need to be infected to show symptoms of COVID-19 fatigue. We all want to put this unexpected, crippling crisis behind us, and the sooner the better. Children are ready to return to the classroom and catch up with […]
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Eighteen-year-old Seth Cole who was rushed to Trinidad for treatment for stage four cancer died last Friday, May 15, at the Southern Medical facility with his mother Dawn Cole at his side. Dawn, who brought her son’s body home on Wednesday, told Barbados TODAY that as she mourns the loss of the first of her […]
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Veteran educator Jeff Broomes has backed Minister of Education Santia Bradshaw’s greenlight of the common entrance exam, despite Government’s plans to scrap the test. The ‘Eleven-plus’ is to be held on July 14. He told Barbados TODAY: “It had to happen. I agree with this move. This has always been my position. I think we […]
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Children and teachers will both need counselling on their COVID-19 experience to help them to cope with returning to the school environment when schools reopen, a prominent psychologist has suggested. Shawn Clarke, chief executive officer of Supreme Counselling for Personal Development, said the impact the pandemic is having on the nation’s children, particularly the national […]
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The Prime Minister’s Office moved to head off “shameful” fraudsters, keen to go door to door scamming people for the Adopt Our Families programme. Criminals have reportedly visited homes in St. George purporting to be affiliated to Government, and claiming that they are assigned to collect funds for the programme, prompting the warning. Permanent Secretary […]
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The Barbados Fire Service has received over a dozen applications to permit household burning but only three have been approved while several remain “under investigation” , Chief Fire Officer Errol Maynard has disclosed. But the fire chief has hinted that the fire service is coming up against a long-engrained culture of Barbadians who but for […]
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Businesses, from fish vendors to multinational corporations were today presented with a contactless online payment system as a strategy for coping with the COVID-19 pandemic. WiPay is being touted as a form of e-commerce and cashless transactions that bypass traditional bank-centred merchant payment systems in a bid to embrace the ‘unbanked’. WiPay’s ‘Top-Up’ culture model […]
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With the hurricane season around the corner, Barbadians will soon be in a better position to prepare for impending weather systems. That’s because the Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) is upgrading to Impact-based Forecasting (IBF), which will allow for the dissemination of real time data. Acting Director of the BMS Sabu Best, made the announcement this […]
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In a strongly-worded rebuke, the Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) today charged local Government authorities with failing to prosecute employers who it claims continue to commit crimes against their employees. Deputy General Secretary of the BWU Dwaine Paul, who drew specific reference to the cutting of salaries, said the list of companies guilty of breaking the […]
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Government’s capabilities to test for the COVID-19 virus which has so far killed seven people here are on the verge of getting a major boost. The recently-established COVID-19 Relief and Recovery (Barbados) Inc charity has bought a cutting-edge piece of equipment that will allow health authorities to conduct well over 1,000 additional tests per day. […]
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As a consultant at Northwick Park Hospital in London, St John native Dr Don Burgess has definitely been on the frontline of COVID-19 as the hospital found itself at the epicentre of the pandemic in the UK. At one point, Northwick Park had more coronavirus cases than any other in England, at an average of […]
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The Barbados Water Authority wishes to inform residents and businesses in parts of St John that it will be installing a valve on a 6-inch main near Colleton Plantation on Tuesday, May 26 between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. As a result, customers in the following areas may be affected by low pressure or water […]
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