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Eight people to be discharged from isolation facility today
Eight people will be discharged from the isolation facility at Harrison Point, St Lucy, today after two consecutive negative tests for COVID-19. Among them are four of the Ghanaian nurses who arrived...
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Flash Flood Watch in effect for Barbados
A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for Barbados effective 5 p.m. Saturday until 6 a.m. on Sunday, or sooner if conditions warrant. Maximum rainfall accumulations of 25.0 to 50.0 mm in moderate to heavy...
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Showers put damper on Black Lives Matter beach protest
Heavy showers washed out today’s Black Lives Matter beach protest, but organizers say they will be returning to the Maxwell Beach, Dover, Christ Church, adjacent to Sandals Hotel, to protest against...
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Dynamo is Junior Soca King
Dynamo has created history after being crowned the 2020 Junior Soca Monarch. The inaugural event, which took place tonight at Ball Park Entertainment Centre, Church Christ, saw 15 juniors vie for the...
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PDP raises questions about domestic partnerships
The People’s Party for Democracy and Development (PDP) says the Government has used its parliamentary majority to introduce the new concept of domestic partnership into the laws of Barbados without...
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Fogging Schedule for August 10 -14
Officers from the Vector Control Unit in the Ministry of Health and Wellness will be in Christ Church and St Philip fogging a number of districts this week. On Monday, August 10, the areas to be...
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Three governments, private investors express interest in LIAT
SOURCE: 268 TODAY — Prime Minister Gaston Browne said while “LIAT is presently on life-support,” as far as Antigua and Barbuda is concerned, “corporate euthanasia is not the answer.” He said what’s...
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Three men in custody, one on the run following police-involved shooting
Three men are in custody and another is on the run following a shooting incident in the wee hours of this morning. Police say that around 2:20 a.m., they responded to information received of gunshots...
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Human remains found at old St Joseph Parish Church
Police are investigating the discovery of human remains in a bushy area of the Old St Joseph Parish Church, off Joy Road, Joe’s River, St Joseph. About 8:30 this morning, a group of hikers reported...
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New report calls for restructuring, diversity in CWI board
(CMC) — Not for the first time, a governance report has urged Cricket West Indies (CWI) to undertake “comprehensive reform”, and has recommended a restructuring of its board to achieve greater...
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CARICOM coordinates provision of essential COVID-19 supplies for Member States
Amid global challenges by small states accessing COVID-19 essential medical supplies, CARICOM Member States have received a significant donation from the World Health Organisation, the Jack Ma...
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Full preparations underway for State Funeral
Rehearsals for the State funeral for former Prime Minister Professor Owen Arthur were held in Speightstown, St Peter today. Members of the Barbados Defence Force, the Royal Barbados Police Force Band,...
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Motorcyclist seriously injured in collision
A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a collision in St Michael this afternoon, police say. Around 4;40 p.m., emergency crews were called to Upper Collymore Rock for a collision between a...
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BARP ‘LIFELINE’: Health insurance amnesty, open enrollment to members
A health insurance amnesty has been offered to some Barbados Association of Retired Persons (BARP) members who lack health insurance coverage and those whose policies have lapsed, BARP has announced....
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Ghanaian nurse tests positive for Malaria
One of the Ghanaian nurses has tested positive for Malaria. Local health officials briefed members of the press at the Ministry of Health this afternoon.The team of Dr Corey Forde, Chief Medical...
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Met officials monitoring system
The Barbados Meteorological Services is monitoring an area of low pressure centered near 10.5N 35W at 3 p.m. This feature is associated with a tropical wave some 2685 miles or 1668 kilometers to the...
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Ministry ‘was aware of Ghanaian medics’ health status’
The Ministry of Health sought the medical history of all 95 of the Ghanaian nurses who arrived in Barbados 11 days ago, said Acting Chief Medical Officer Kenneth George on Monday, as he revealed that...
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Follow the rules and we won’t shut you down
The COVID-19 Monitoring Unit is not hell-bent on shutting businesses down – unless they flout the rules to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the watchdog’s head, Ronald Chapman, has declared He...
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Block building training starts
Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment Dwight Sutherland is disappointed about the rising level of criminal and violent activities among the youth, and he believes authorities aught to be...
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Limits to attendance at Friday’s funeral
The Priest-in-Charge of the St Peter’s Parish Church says numbers attending the State Funeral for the late Prime Minister Owen Seymour Arthur will be limited to family and dignitaries. Canon Peter...
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