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‘More deaths, public spending if entry rules relaxed’ – PdP
If Government does not strengthen its rules for entering the country more Barbadian lives could be lost, the Opposition People’s Party for Democracy and Development (PdP) has warned, as it urged the...
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Bostic: UWI dorm residents ‘test negative’
Students and staff at the Sherlock Hall dormitory at UWI Cave Hill have tested negative for COVID-19, Minister of Health Lt Col Jeffrey Bostic has declared to an “inaccurate” accusation by Trinidadian...
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MSMEs in line for series of policies – Sutherland
A raft of several major initiatives are to be rolled out to boost micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) while bringing more of them into the formal economy, Minister of Small Business,...
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Resounding ‘no’ to wing imports
Minister of Agriculture Indar Weir is defending his ministry’s decision to ban the sale of imported chicken and turkey wings during the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking at a branch meeting of his St Philip...
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Guyana CJ delivers blow to APNU/AFC bid to stay in power
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The High Court on Monday delivered yet another setback to the incumbent A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance for Change coalition supporters’ bid to overturn the...
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Self-quarantine monitoring bracelet, app ‘coming’ for home quarantine’
A specially designed cellular phone application is to be rolled out in the coming weeks to keep track of people who are supposed to be on home quarantine, Minister of Health Lt Col Jeffrey Bostic has...
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All-day culture fair likely to replace Crop Over climax
An all-day cultural affair could possibly replace the annual Grand Kadooment Day revelry, Minister of Culture John King revealed on state television Monday night. The event is to include elements of...
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Tough-talking Carter threatens shutdowns, claims virus protocols ‘flouted’
The Government’s spokesman on the COVID-19 pandemic Monday night delivered “an absolute and final warning”, backed by Cabinet, that businesses observe anti-virus protocols or risk legal sanctions if...
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Vacation quarantine?
An undisclosed number of passengers who arrived here aboard British Airways on Saturday have been placed in mandatory quarantine at the Harrison’s Point Isolation Facility after a 76-year old tested...
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Immigration Officer to appear in court on drug charges
Adrian Ricardo Beckles will appear at the District ‘B’ Magistrate’s Court today charged with three drug-related offences. Police Public Relations Officer, Inspector (ag) Rodney Inniss said, on Friday...
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LIAT shareholders reach agreement to sell 3 planes; airline could fly again...
Caribbean News Service (CNS) — LIAT’s major shareholders have reached an agreement, which Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne said could see the airline flying again “in 60 to 90 days.”...
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BMS issues weather statement
The Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) is closely monitoring an area of low pressure currently embedded within the monsoon trough, located near 9N 39W at 0800LST. This is about 2280 km or 1420...
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Update: Immigration Officer granted bail
Immigration Officer Adrian Ricardo Beckles was granted $28,000 bail with one surety when he appeared at the District ‘B’ Magistrate’s Court this morning charged with three drug-related offences. When...
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Atherley questions ‘hasty’ move
Opposition Leader Bishop Joseph Atherley today expressed concern that the Barbados Welcome Stamp could be used to allow persons opportunities to become citizens of Barbados. In admitting that he was...
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Banker’s ERT award slashed by two-thirds
Having initially been awarded over $300 000 by the Employment Rights Tribunal (ERT) for her unfair dismissal, a former banker will now only be entitled to just over one third of that amount. But legal...
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Welcome Stamp approvals coming – PM
The Mia Mottley administration is to begin approving applications for the Barbados Welcome Stamp from as early as this weekend even as the legislation to bring the initiative into force was being...
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Many in favour of COVID Czar’s tough stance
The COVID-19 pandemic spokesman Czar Richard Carter is receiving support from some members of the public who agree with him that all businesses should observe antivirus protocols or run into trouble...
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#BTEditorial – COVID-19 will affect both ‘Barbadoses’
As eminent Barbadian sports and family physician Dr Adrian Lorde recently stated publicly, the coronavirus (COVID-19) has not gone on vacation. It is still very much with us and our responses at every...
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Wickham hails PM’s anti-discrimination stance
Political Scientist Peter Wickham has praised Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s apparent intention to gradually address discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation still entrenched in law. But he has...
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New leaders announce ‘team approach’ to medicine
New leaders representing medical doctors have signalled an intention to build fresh bridges and foster greater communication among other care-givers and the public. Following a successful no-confidence...
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