Edgar Cochrane Polyclinic closed
The Edgar Cochrane Polyclinic, located in Wildey, St. Michael, will be closed today Wednesday, April 29, and tomorrow Thursday, April 30, to facilitate counselling for all staff members after the...
View ArticleHome Help programme remains operational
The Home Help Programme, which provides daily support to senior citizens and other vulnerable persons in Barbados, has not been closed but remains operational. This was made clear by Minister of People...
View ArticleWell done, SSA
The men and women of the Sanitation Service Authority (SSA) got their just due today – a big thank you from Government, union leaders and Barbadians for their hard work on the COVID frontline. In a...
View ArticleLow water levels stop BWA from pumping at Bowmanston & The Mount
Residents and businesses in St John, St Peter, and St George are likely to experience water outages, the Barbados Water Authority has advised. In a statement, the BWA said it has to stop pumping from...
View ArticlePrime Minister’s address to the nation
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View ArticleBarbados records seventh COVID-19 death
A seventh person died from COVID-19 in Barbados today. The deceased is a 78-year-old Barbadian woman, who arrived on the island on March 12 from the United Kingdom. She was tested for COVID-19 on...
View Article#BTEditorial – A question of leadership in COVID-19 Barbados
There are many side stories and debates on the COVID-19 pandemic emanating from Barbadians. And there is relevance to some specific discussions, even if the eventuality of a few suggestions is not...
View ArticleDouble jeopardy
Having reportedly received a bit of neighbourhood justice, a 31-year-old will now spend three months in prison for breaking the COVID-19 curfew. With his two arms heavily bandaged and in slings, Mario...
View ArticlePrison time for curfew violation
Six months in prison was the sentence handed down on a 32-year-old man who was outdoors on Heroes Day during the national curfew without a reasonable explanation. Shane Alexander Drakes, of 1st Avenue...
View ArticleSt Michael men fined $7,000 each for breaching curfew law
It has cost two men $7,000 each for their “reckless” disregard of the nation’s curfew law, which requires all persons to remain indoors. The sum is the highest imposed on any person pleading guilty to...
View ArticleOne hundred Bajans for farm jobs
With thousands jobless as the economy reels from the global pandemic, scores of Barbadians are to leave the island soon to head to Canada for jobs in farming, Minister of Labour Colin Jordan has...
View Article‘New term…’
The new school term is to get underway next Monday – without students in their classrooms. They are to receive their tutoring online using the Ministry of Education’s Google-driven eLearning platform...
View ArticleHaynes to address economic concerns
Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados Cleviston Haynes is to deliver the first quarterly review of the economy for 2020, the first comprehensive assessment since the job-crushing global pandemic....
View ArticleUtility companies widen payment options
As the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic deepens, utility companies are reporting tremendous take up of several payment options by customers. Both electric and telecommunication companies told Barbados...
View ArticleWorkers urged to put health, safety first
The nation’s oldest trade union has issued a caution to employers whose staff is required to be on the job during the current COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. Amid confirmed cases of the virus among some...
View ArticleOvation for SSA workers
Minister of the Environment and National Beautification Trevor Prescod is thanking the workers of the Sanitation Service Authority (SSA) for the important role they have been playing during the...
View ArticlePM: Time for new world leadership order
Prime Minister Mia Mottley has called for a new “global leadership initiative” that would change how some decisions are made for more vulnerable countries seeking financial and other assistance in a...
View Article‘Enough in NIS coffers’ amid record jobless claims
As a record 30,000 people claim unemployment benefits from the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), Prime Minister Mia Mottley has insisted the country has “sufficient assets” to meet the demand. The PM,...
View ArticleNAB workers kept at arm’s length
It has not been business as usual for home helpers working at the National Assistance Board (NAB) since six office staffers tested positive for COVID-19. Meanwhile the public is asked to stop...
View ArticleAid for self-employed, entrepreneurs – PM Mottley
Self-employed people and small businesses are set to receive a lifeline from Government, Prime Minister Mia Mottley told the nation tonight She announced three key programmes aimed at helping...
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