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Cuban reinforcements for COVID-19 battle
A new Cuban medical team, bearing the name of a war hero, is set to work on the COVID-19 frontline after arriving in Barbados last Friday, according to Cuban officials. The group of 15 specialists –...
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Public Notice: Functioning of the criminal division of the high court
The Registrar of the Supreme Court issued the following notice about the functioning of the criminal division of the high court. With the announcement by the Minister of Health on January 23, 2021 that...
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WATCH LIVE: Address to the Nation
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COVID-19 Update: 26 new positive COVID-19 cases recorded
Barbados recorded 26 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Monday, January 25, while 27 persons recovered from the viral illness. The number of active cases on the island is now recorded as 360 (a...
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Fire leaves family homeless
A fire has left a family at Weston, St James homeless. The wooden house was destroyed by the blaze which started after 7 o’clock. (More details as they come to hand) The post Fire leaves family...
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PM says two-week shutdown in COVID control bid
For the second time in nine months Barbados is going into lockdown. Similiar to the 24-hour curfew imposed in April last year, Prime Minister Mia Mottley tonight outlined several restrictions that...
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Lockdown estimated to cost up to $25 million – PM
The economy is set to take a hit as big as $25 million during the two-week lockdown that comes into effect a week from Wednesday, said Prime Minister Mia Mottley, declaring that she was not willing to...
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Boscobelle residents want BWA to address long-standing water woes
Days after Government declared that Barbados has community spread of the COVID-19 virus, some residents at Boscobelle, St Peter are wondering how they are to effectively sanitize with a poor water...
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‘More infectious’ UK COVID-19 strain here
The UK strain of COVID-19, said to be likely more contagious and potentially lethal, is in Barbados, the Prime Minister has confirmed, merely three days after health authorities declared there was...
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PM to pensioners: Stay home
All senior citizens are being asked to stay at home for the next three weeks, said Prime Minister Mia Mottley, after three elderly Barbadians died of coronavirus complications over the weekend. As she...
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Barbados ‘on global vaccine hunt’
Barbados continues to be in talks with several countries to procure COVID-19 vaccines, Prime Minister Mia Mottley confirmed on Tuesday. In a national address, she said that not only has she been in...
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Mandatory mask use a week from Wednesday
From next Wednesday masks in public places will be mandatory, Prime Minister Mia Mottley decreed in a COVID-19 address on Tuesday. Although noting that Barbadians have been for the most part following...
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Academics give back to students in need
The University of the West Indies’ 2020 Global Giving Campaign continues to receive generous contributions of alumni, donors and corporate partners regionally and internationally. Although the campaign...
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Health check: PM announces door-to-door assessment
A house-to-house health check is among the latest measures to be implemented as the Government moves to “wage war” on a spiralling COVID-19 crisis. During her Tuesday night address to the nation, Prime...
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Pandemic forces FEED project online
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security’s Farmers Empowerment and Enfranchisement Drive (FEED) programme is now online. Head of the programme Dr. Jamekal Andwele, said the COVID-19 pandemic,...
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Foundation honours pioneering Bajan-US Congresswoman
When Kamala Harris ascended to the vice presidency of the United States on Wednesday, becoming the first woman and also the first woman of colour to attain this high office, she paid tribute to Shirley...
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Prison officers traumatised
Scores of employees at Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) Dodds are still struggling to recover from the mental and physical trauma inflicted on them during an almost three-week lockdown of the St. Philip...
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British COVID-19 variant in 70 countries — WHO
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The new and more contagious COVID-19 variant first spotted in Britain has now spread to 70 countries — 10 more than a week ago, the World Health Organization said on...
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CIBC FirstCaribbean helps out challenor centre
The four students without tablets in the ‘Multiple Exceptionalities Class’ at the Challenor Creative Arts and Training Centre, will now be able to do their online classes following the acquisition of...
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Investigations continue into house fires in St James
Police are continuing investigations into a house fire that destroyed two houses and damaged a third at Upper Carlton, St James around 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Peter Hinds lost his unoccupied two-bedroom...
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