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Ex-civil servants answer to PAC on monies spent
Two former senior employees in the Ministry of People’s Empowerment and Elderly Affairs today admitted to giving the go-ahead for monies to be used to pay a mortgage and host a show. However, former...
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APPSP head wants action from education authorities on urgent issues
Public school principals appear to be ready and eager to return to face-to-face classes under conditions that are not solely contingent on the vaccine status of teachers, students and others present on...
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Officials ‘astonished by high uptake of third COVID shot’
Thousands of fully vaccinated people across Barbados have surprised officials by turning up at inoculation sites in growing numbers for a third shot in the arm against COVID-19. Joint Coordinator of...
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More could follow Barbados into republicanism
A leading political scientist believes that Barbados’ decision to transition to a Parliamentary Republic in the coming weeks could possibly encourage other countries in the region to follow suit. Dr...
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Opposition senator says legislation cannot be put ‘on hold’; return to...
Opposition Senator Caswell Franklyn says Government has run itself into trouble with the safe zones’ initiative which has not been properly thought through and makes no sense. Franklyn told Barbados...
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Visitor rushes to save another
Rual Diaz arrived in Barbados last weekend with the intention of enjoying the sun, sand and sea. He did not expect that he would have to spring to action to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation on...
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BWA completes emergency work at Belle Pumping Station
The Barbados Water Authority (BWA) is pleased to advise that it successfully completed the emergency work at the Belle Pumping Station yesterday Friday, November 12. The station is currently operating...
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Humphrey rules out fines against cruise ships
Despite millions of dollars in damage estimated to have been done to Barbados’ coral reefs by the anchorage of numerous cruise ships at the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, the maritime affairs...
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Maritime Affairs Minister appeals for end to late-night Accra beach dumping
Reckless dumping on Accra beach, one of the country’s iconic beaches for visitors, prompted the minister for maritime affairs, Kirk Humphrey, to issue a cease and desist appeal. While speaking at a...
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Make electric cars tax-free
The island’s leading importer of electric vehicles is asking Government to scrap all taxes and duties on these cars to make them more affordable for the average Barbadian to own as the country moves...
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Famed Jamaica hotel proprietor urges shift to eco-friendly tourism
OCHO RIOS — A high-end hotel operator here is warning tourism officials in Barbados and similar tourism-dependent destinations in the region to pay closer attention to eco-friendly practices as they...
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Bajan character brought to life in new animated
“Ossie Moore was a real man born in Layne’s Gap, Payne’s Bay, St James…” Those are the opening words to a new, local animated series featuring jokes attributed to the Barbadian legend based on the book...
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Museum exhibition looks at war time internment
The story of World War I is filled with conflict, combat and captivity. However, little is known about civilian internment in Barbados or the contributions made to the First World War by Barbadians and...
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Barbados records another 282 new cases of COVID-19
A total of 282 positive COVID-19 cases,116 males and 166 females, were identified by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory on Friday, November 12. The facility conducted 1,668 tests. Of the new...
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New Customs Bill coming
The new Customs Bill will be debated in Parliament next Tuesday. Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Ryan Straughn, made the disclosure recently, after a tour of three of the Customs Department’s...
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Major boost for Harrison’s Point Isolation Facility
The capacity of Harrison’s Point Isolation Facility to supply oxygen to critically ill COVID-19 patients has received a major boost with two oxygen generators which arrived on the island today....
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Barbados and small islands land breakthrough on finance at COP26
Glasgow, November 13 – The head of Barbados’s delegation to the COP26 climate summit, Minister in Economic Affairs and Investment Marsha Caddle, has also helped lead the Alliance of Small Island States...
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Curfew time moves from 9 p.m. to midnight as of Monday
The curfew being moved from 9 p.m. to midnight from Monday November 15, is not an excuse for Barbadians to abandon the COVID-19 protocols, Prime Minister Mia Mottley has advised. Mottley said following...
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Get them tested, Dr Corey Forde tells residents with elderly relatives
Acknowledging that there are about 25 critically ill patients at the isolation facilities, Infection Control specialist Dr Corey Forde is concerned that mainly elderly persons are getting severely ill...
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Bostic defends Safe Zones
Safe Zones are needed in Barbados to protect the health-care system from major COVID-19 outbreak at public or private health-care institutions, Minister of Health and Wellness Lt Col Jeffrey Bostic...
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