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Major face-lift for waste station at Oistins Bay Gardens
The waste station at Oistins Bay Gardens, Christ Church, has received a major face-lift by Barbadian company ProSource Limited. Not only does the waste station where garbage generated by vendors are...
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Fogging schedule for June 21 – 25
The Ministry of Health and Wellness will concentrate its efforts to eradicate the mosquito population in several districts in St. Philip and St George, this week. On Monday, June 21, the team will fog...
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PM: More than 65, 000 people fully vaccinated
Prime Minister Mia Mottley once again thanked all healthcare workers in institutions across Barbados, staff in the Ministry of Health and Wellness and all Barbadians for the strides the country has...
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Return of sports spectators set for mid-July
Sports fanatics are expected to be able enjoy their favourite games in-person once again, after months of being unable to do so. During an address to the nation on Saturday to announce a further ease...
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Visitor feeling ‘threatened’
Little island, big disappointment is how one Welcome Stamp visa participant says she is feeling about the police response to complaints of menacing behaviour toward her. But the New Yorker claims her...
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COVID-19 UPDATE: Two new cases, 11 in isolation
Two new positive cases of COVID-19, a male and a female, were identified on Saturday, June 19, from the 421 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. There are currently 11...
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Barbadians celebrate fathers
On a bright and sunny day fit for a king, Barbadians of all walks of life celebrated Father’s Day in style, as they flocked to many of the island’s fine dining restaurants at coastal locations. When a...
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Up to 10, 000 spectators allowed at each Olympic Venue, despite health warnings
SOURCE: BBC: Up to 10,000 Japanese fans will be permitted at Tokyo 2020 Olympic venues, despite warnings from health bosses. Overseas spectators are already banned but organisers said domestic fans...
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REGIONAL – Elizabeth Riley appointed Executive Director of CDEMA
PR: St Lucia Times – The Chairman of the Council of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), the Honorable Vincent Byron Jr, Attorney General and Minister of Justice and Legal...
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Barbados Met Services monitors strong tropical wave
The Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) is closely monitoring the progress of a strong tropical wave located 800 miles east-southeast of Barbados at 8 a.m. LST on Monday, 21st, 2021. The...
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COVID-19 UPDATE: 2 positive cases, 10 in isolation
There were two positive cases of COVID-19, a male and a female, recorded on Sunday, June 20, out of the 352 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. The number of people in...
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Public Notice: BCC application deadline
The Barbados Community College advises applicants that the deadline for the submission of documents and the application fee, as listed above, is Friday, July 9, 2021. They should present these items to...
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Attorney General: All Police ranks to receive training
All officers in the Royal Barbados Police Force (RBPF) are to undergo frequent retraining exercises annually to ensure that their skill sets are enhanced to deal with policing in a challenging...
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Adequate fiscal space needed to plan for development
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has identified adequate fiscal space to plan for development; a meaningful overhaul of the international financial architecture to create that space, and concessional...
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BUT head: Teaching online is hard, educators need a break
The nation’s four teachers’ trade unions appear to have pulled the rug from under the Ministry of Education in their collective rejection of a Government-mandated summer school programme. The summer...
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AG says there are no ‘overnight’ solutions to crime
Despite a spike in violent, brazen acts, Attorney General Dale Marshall is reminding Barbadians that there are no “overnight” solutions to the problem. On Monday, Marshall also contended that even with...
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Farm marred by unsightly refuse
A St George farm manager, declaring he is fed up with illegal dumping at another St George plantation is adamant that it is time action is taken against it. Wayne Ward, manager of Buttals Farm, said he...
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High Court hears case against restrictions
According to Benson Straker’s interpretation of the COVID-19 regulations, he did not need an exemption to operate Benson’s Minimart early this year. Straker gave the evidence before the High Court...
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Fresh controversy surfaces in NUPW
The highest-ranking organ within the island’s largest public sector union is meeting in a crucial session this week to chart a new course for the organisation even as it grappled with a fresh...
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St Lucy man remembered for family, church ties
Relatives were Monday remembering a St Lucy man who died following a car crash on Saturday night as a good churchman, husband, father, brother and friend. George Williams was a back-seat passenger of a...
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