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COVID-19 Update: 419 new positive cases
A total of 419 people (187 males and 232 females) tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, February 6, from the 1,563 tests carried out by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. The cases...
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Chadwin Romario Lowe in custody- police
Chadwin Romario Lowe, 26, of White Hill, St. Andrew, who was the subject of a wanted person bulletin issued last Thursday is in custody. According to police, last Friday Lowe presented himself to...
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Police locate and identify person of interest
The Barbados Police Service revealed Monday that the individual who was the subject of a person of interest bulletin issued on Friday, January 28th has been located and positively identified. The...
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New 200m track for Springer Memorial School
“Monumental but not surprising” is how Principal of the Springer Memorial School, Mitchelle Maxwell, today described the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a 200-metre five-lane track...
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Barbados & CTBTO to strengthen relations
Barbados will seek to strengthen its relations with the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO). Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Senior Minister coordinating for...
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DLP to closely monitor debate on constitutional changes that will allow for...
The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) is now waiting to see if the Constitution Amendment Bill will be passed in Parliament before making a final decision on whether they will accept the offer to appoint...
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DLP advised taking Senate seats only opportunity for representation in...
The House of Assembly will meet on Tuesday to debate controversial amendments to the Constitution that will allow the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) an opportunity to have two seats in the Senate, along...
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BAMP says results from rapid tests should be in daily COVID-19 numbers
Public health officials are being urged to include positive results from COVID-19 rapid tests in the country’s daily tallies, as the Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners (BAMP) says...
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BUT says some schools also need repairs as face-to-face classes resume
Newly appointed President of the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) Rudy Lovell is calling on Government to urgently address the outstanding issues plaguing the school system as teachers and students...
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Children in peril, says psychologist
A local psychologist is concerned that the increasing level of anxiety, depression and other psychological disorders arising from not having face-to-face learning could get worse if students are not...
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Trade Union president questions rationale behind back to back meetings
With the Ministry of Education scheduled to meet with teachers’ unions and teachers in separate meetings today, one union is questioning the rationale behind such a decision. President of the Barbados...
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Argentina President in Barbados for talks with PM
Argentina’s President Alberto Fernández is in Barbados for discussions with Prime Minister Mia Mottley on deepening bilateral relations as well as matters of mutual interest, including climate change,...
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Minister of Education applauds protesting parents
Minister of Education Kay McConney has heard the call of scores of protesting parents who last weekend attempted to pressure the Government to reopen schools for face-to-face classes. McConney said,...
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New facilities to cater to COVID-19 patients in home isolation
The more than 12,000 COVID-19 patients in home isolation will get additional care and other assistance when needed, through two new facilities opening in St Michael and St Philip on Tuesday. The Queen...
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Industrial policy, key – Marshall
University Professor Don Marshall is warning that the way out of the current economic and developmental “predicaments” facing Barbados and other Caribbean states is to pursue an industrial policy that...
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‘Physical education vital part of curriculum’
With Springer Memorial set to have the first Athletic Training Track at any school on the island, new Minister of Education Kay McConney is saying that the time has come for the country to move from...
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PM to speak at international energy conference
Prime Minister Mia Mottley is scheduled to be among speakers headlining the 2022 International Energy Conference and Expo in Guyana next week. Organisers of the February 15-18 event said the presence...
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Creatives highly productive despite COVID restrictions
by David Hinkson When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Barbados’ shores almost two years ago, and subsequently major cultural activities such as the Crop Over Festival, the National Independence Festival of...
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COVID-19 claims two more lives
COVID-19 claimed the lives of two women on Monday, February 7. One was 38 years old, while the other was 63. They were both unvaccinated, and passed away at the Harrison’s Point Isolation Facility....
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Another global Gold Award for the UWI
The University of the West Indies (The UWI) has won another gold international award for its branding and marketing. “Positioning the University’s reputation and brand strategy in the international...
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