BWA to make connection at Lodge Hill, St. Michael
The Barbados Water Authority wishes to advise residents and businesses in parts of St Michael that it will be making a 16-inch connection in Lodge Hill on Monday, May 25 between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. This...
View ArticleRoyalton comments must be sent by May 27
Persons submitting comments on the proposed development of Royalton Barbados Resort at the Discovery Bay site in Holetown, St James, are reminded that they must be in by next Wednesday, May 27. The...
View ArticlePM’s tribute to Dr Wendy Marlene Griffith-Watson
Today, Barbados lost one of the finest Chief Education Officers we’ve ever had, and I lost a cherished colleague and a friend. Although I had known for some time about the decline of her health, her...
View ArticleE-protest in solidarity with Guyana
Guyanese from all over the world joined in an e-protest on Saturday, to call for democracy in Guyana. Among them was Charrandas Persaud, ex Guyanese MP with the governing APNU/AFC ruling coalition,...
View ArticleCOVID-19 UPDATE: Two women test positive today
Two women, aged 56 and 57, are the latest COVID-19 positive patients in Barbados, bringing the number of confirmed cases to 92. The 56-year-old is the fifth member of a Bridgetown church to test...
View ArticlePdP raises questions about Thompson’s visit to ailing mother
The People’s Party for Democracy and Development (PdP) is questioning why Ambassador Elizabeth Thompson, who tested positive for COVID-19, was allowed to visit the bedside of her gravely ill...
View ArticleStatement from Barbados Christian Council on reopening of churches
The following statement was issued today by the Barbados Christian Council on the reopening of churches: The matter of church reopening is happening in various places around the World and not without...
View ArticleWell-known Guyanese, Caribbean musician and educator Derry Etkins dies
Guyanese and Caribbean musician and music educator, Derry Etkins, died Saturday at the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was recovering from a minor surgery, close associates said. Etkins, said to be...
View ArticlePdP wants answers regarding letter sent to QEH surgeon
The spokesperson for health in the Peoples Party for Democracy and Development (PdP) is raising a number of questions surrounding the saga involving well-known surgeon Dr Maurice Kiseka Walrond and the...
View ArticleBHTA assisting with local fight against COVID-19
The Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) is assisting in the local fight against the COVID-19 pandemic by providing support to tourism industry employees, Government, the Queen Elizabeth...
View ArticleMISSING: Alexander Sherwin Joseph White
Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 19-year-old Alexander Sherwin Joseph White of Building 6, Apartment 3, Clover Crescent, St Thomas. He is 5 feet 9 inches tall, light brown...
View ArticleBWA carrying out repairs to burst mains
The Barbados Water Authority wishes to inform the public that it is today, Sunday, May 24, carrying out repairs to bursts in the following areas: A 16-inch main at Porters, St James. A 4-inch main at...
View ArticleGov’t to offer bonds to help country get through COVID-19 crisis
Government will meet with union leaders tomorrow to continue discussions on the proposed National Pandemic Solidarity Bonds offer. Addressing a virtual service of thanksgiving this afternoon to mark...
View ArticleElections: Surinamese voting for a new Government
SOURCE-CMC- The people of Suriname are voting in a general election on Monday with the outcome likely to determine the future direction of the Dutch-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country. The...
View ArticleEarly closure of St John polyclinic
The public is advised that the polyclinic at the David Thompson Health and Social Services Complex in St John will close at 1 p.m., today. The closure is due to the malfunctioning of the central air...
View ArticleFolkestone restaurant no longer in business
The Folkestone Restaurant and Bar ended its operations. Management of the St James establishment announced today that it will be closed permanently. The statement read: “It is with deep regret that we...
View ArticleCOVID-19 Update: One person leaves isolation, no new cases
One person will be released from COVID-19 isolation today. This brings the total number of recoveries from the novel coronavirus in Barbados to 71 and reduces the number of persons in isolation to 14....
View ArticleActivist seeking help for five living in dire conditions
Urgent assistance is being sought for a 39-year-old woman living in squalor at Diamond Valley in St Philip while battling multiple severe medical conditions. Katura Luke, a former geriatric nurse...
View ArticleCARICOM marks Africa Day
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on Monday reiterated a call for closer collaboration with Africa in fashioning a new global order as the region participated in Africa Day which it suggested...
View ArticleTough lessons for legal fraternity
President of the Barbados Bar Association Rosalind Smith-Miller believes that the judiciary should have been better prepared to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Describing the initial seven-week,...
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