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COVID-19 UPDATE: 17 new cases, 27 recovered
Barbados recorded 17 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, March 13, from among the 374 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. Additionally, 27 persons recovered and...
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LPG prices to increase
Barbadians will pay more for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), effective midnight, Sunday, March 14. The LPG 100-lb cylinder will retail at $144.36; the 25-lb cylinder will cost $41.19; the price of the...
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Sir Elliott Mottley joins Bermuda ex-premier’s legal team
SOURCE: CMC – Former Bermuda Premier Ewart Brown, who is facing a string of corruption charges, has recruited a Barbadian ex-Attorney-General to his legal team. Brown, 75, said Sir Elliott Mottley, who...
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Blue Ivy Carter, 9, wins her first Grammy
SOURCE: CNN- Blue Ivy Carter, 9, is the second youngest artist to win a Grammy Award. The daughter of Beyoncé and Jay-Z won her first Grammy on Sunday for Best Music Video for “Brown Skin Girl.” Blue...
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Vatican says it will not bless same-sex unions, calling homosexuality a ‘sin’...
SOURCE: CNN – The Vatican said Monday that the Catholic Church would not bless same-sex unions, in a combative statement approved by Pope Francis that threatens to widen the chasm between the church...
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WORLD: ‘No evidence’ of AstraZeneca jab problems, says WHO
SOURCE: BBC – The World Health Organization has said there is no evidence that incidents involving blood clots are caused by the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. In a statement, the WHO said it was...
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CTO reports visitor arrivals declined by more than 65 per cent in 2020
SOURCE CMC – Tourist arrivals to the Caribbean fell by 65.5 per cent in 2020, according to the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), but it is forecasting a turnaround this year. In a statement...
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No vaccinations at Halls Village, St James today
The Ministry of Health and Wellness advises members of the public that there will be no vaccinations taking place in Halls Village, St. James, today, Monday, March 15. However, health officials...
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COVID-19 Update: Eighty-eight-year-old man dies from COVID, 21 new cases, 41...
One person died from COVID-19, an 88-year-old Barbadian man with comorbidities who succumbed to the virus after spending 18 days at the Harrison Point Isolation Facility. His death brings to 38, the...
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Ministry of Maritime Affairs extends operating hours of fish markets
Fish markets across Barbados will open from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Monday to Saturday, from tomorrow, Tuesday, March 16. This is in keeping with the reopening of the commercial and retail sectors...
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Positive thinking helps
With the raft of changes occurring around us due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many people are anxious and worried about the future. You have been pushed to conduct more business online and you still have...
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Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) — another element of...
Over the past month, as we saw the number of COVID-19 casualties increase in Barbados, one of the saddest cases involved that of a nine-year-old girl who succumbed to the pandemic. Her case was unique...
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BRA: Check your tax information ahead of filing season
With the start of the 2020 personal income tax filing season quickly approaching, the Barbados Revenue Authority is encouraging persons to check the third party information uploaded on their behalf....
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Abrahams promises full investigation into GIS incident
Minister of Home Affairs, Information and Public Affairs Wilfred Abrahams issues the following statement in connection with the Government Industrial School matter. Here is the transcript of that...
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Judge ‘to decide’ on the legality of Francis’ firing
The termination of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the state-run Barbados Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (BADMC) is headed for the law courts. Attorney at law Hal Gollop, Q.C....
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$12 million BIDC hole
Pay your rent, was the message Minister of International Business Ronald Toppin sent on Monday to delinquent tenants of the Barbados Investment & Development Corporation (BIDC), who owe the...
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Poll: CXC students struggling to cope
Students preparing to sit this year’s Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) examinations as the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, are crying out that they have reached their breaking point. The results of a...
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#BTEditorial – Turning COVID into political capital
The best vision is invariably hindsight. And though retrospection cannot undo past errors, it certainly positions us to be better decision makers in the future. It is against this backdrop that we are...
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Doctors feel wider testing will give more accurate picture of country’s...
The Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners (BAMP) is not yet convinced that public health officials have done enough to gain an accurate representation of the country’s COVID-19 situation, even...
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Lockdown worries over youth
The National Council on Substance Abuse (NCSA) is concerned about the potential exposure of young children to illegal drugs, particularly during the lockdown and curfew periods when many may be...
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