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Maharaj takes over at Caribbean Export
Deodat Maharaj has been appointed the Caribbean Export Development Agency’s (Caribbean Export) new executive director with effect from February 1, 2021. Maharaj, a national of Trinidad and Tobago, has...
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Broad Street fixture changes name
In a matter of days, popular department store Cave Shepherd is expected to sport a new name and a new look as officials embark on a rebranding exercise. This comes as Cave Shepherd & Co. Ltd....
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#BTColumn – Crying for my beloved country
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by this author are their own and do not represent the official position of the Barbados Today. by Roderick P Harris I am aggrieved. As a vulnerable...
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Nursing back-up pool gains BNA support
A pool of back-up nurses to aid the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) with the national public health emergency from the COVID-19 pandemic has received the thumbs up from the head of the nurses...
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#BTColumn – We can all rewrite our lives
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by this author are their own and do not represent the official position of the Barbados Today. by Walter Edey Everyone should rewrite his or her life. Yes,...
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#BTColumn – Key to post-COVID recovery
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by this author are their own and do not represent the official position of the Barbados Today. The decade that is just beginning comes with great challenges...
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COVID-19 Update: Barbados records another COVID-19 death
Another Barbadian has passed away from COVID-19. The 51-year-old woman, who had an underlying illness, died on Tuesday, January 26. The Ministry of Health and Wellness, and by extension the Government...
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ICT execs boost investment prospects
Barbados is an attractive jurisdiction of choice for investment in information and communication technology (ICT), an online forum was told on Tuesday. ICT executives outlined a range of benefits to...
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Public Notice: Online applications for emergency passes open
Barbadians desirous of applying for an emergency pass are reminded that they can only do so electronically. Persons may visit www.gov.bb to download the template; complete the form; and email it to...
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Public Notice: List of Government departments email addresses
Members of the public are advised that they may contact government departments via email. To download a copy of the official email addresses of government ministries, departments and agencies, visit...
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REGIONAL: Mavado’s son, 18, convicted of murder
Source: Jamaica Gleaner – Dante Brooks, the teenage son of Jamaican international entertainer Mavado, has been convicted of murder. Brooks, 18, was also found guilty of illegal possession of firearm...
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Up the down escalator: Positives amid gloomier forecast
After recording a substantial decline of 17.6 per cent in economic activity in 2020, the Barbados economy is expected to grow by a meagre five per cent this year, according to the latest Central Bank...
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Restaurateur fears next week’s closure could be the last straw for some in...
The impending national shutdown could well be the final blow for scores of small south coast restaurants still recovering from the economic impact of the first stay-at-home order imposed last March....
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Families counting losses after multiple houses in St James destroyed
Nearly 20 people in neighbouring St. James communities are struggling to pick up the pieces following two devastating fires that destroyed five homes in a matter of hours. Three houses at Doughlin...
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Woman, 48, dies of COVID after two weeks at Harrison Point – MOH
A 48-year-old Barbadian woman is the 11th person to die from COVID-19, the fourth in just over a week. According to the Ministry of Health, she died earlier Wednesday at the Harrison Point isolation...
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REGIONAL: T&T’s Singing Sandra is dead
Veteran calypsonian Singing Sandra (Sandra Des Vignes-Millington) has died. She passed away overnight. A two-time Calypso Monarch, Singing Sandra has thrilled audiences with gems including Voices From...
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‘More than enough PPE at hospital’
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) on Wednesday pushed back on rumours of a shortage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) which is critical for the COVID-19 fight, saying the public general hospital...
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Government keeping options open – Central Bank Governor
Even though the Mia Mottley administration borrowed close to a billion dollars last year from international financial institutions, Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados Cleviston Haynes has not...
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Private sector chief on lockdown: Unnecessary but we’ll comply
The two-week lockdown has not gone down well with a key spokesman of the private sector, despite the full backing of the trade union movement, the medical profession and the island’s key political...
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Barbados gets training to combat human trafficking
Last Saturday, the Criminal Justice Reform project funded by the Governments of the United States of America and the United Kingdom, handed over 50 e-learning programmes on Human Trafficking to the...
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