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Low key Oistins Fish Festival
The first Oistins Fish Festival to be held in two years has been described as low key by vendors and patrons. The usually highly anticipated Festival, which is held over the long Easter weekend, was...
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Rwanda’s President calls on Dame Sandra Mason at State House
President of the Republic of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, on Saturday paid a courtesy call on Dame Sandra Mason, President of Barbados at State House, Government Hill, St Michael. The two exchanged...
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Ministry of Health: No need to record names
The Ministry of Health and Wellness advises the public that the practice of recording names and temperatures of persons entering business establishments for the purpose of COVID-19 contact tracing, has...
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Barbados, Rwanda plant trees in National Botanical Gardens
Barbados’ relationship with Rwanda was memorialised with the planting of pink and yellow Acacia trees in the National Botanical Gardens by Prime Minister Mia Mottley and President of Rwanda, Paul...
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Two no longer in DLP presidential race
What started out as a four-man race for the presidency of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) is now a contest between two candidates. Media reports had initially indicated that former minister Dr David...
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A rebranded Oistins Fish Festival
Removing the word ‘Fish’ from the previously known Oistins Fish Festival was an important move for marketing and international branding. So says Chairman of the newly rebranded Oistins Festival Toni...
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Barbadian drummer begins U.S. music exchange
The U.S. Embassy in Bridgetown has announced that on April 15 Barbadian musician Juanita Clarke travelled to the United States to participate in the U.S. Embassy’s OneBeat program. Clarke is the 2020...
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COVID-19 UPDATE: 282 new cases
A total of 282 new COVID-19 cases (122 males and 160 females) were recorded by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory on Saturday, April 16, from the 996 tests conducted. The positive cases...
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Elderly woman succumbs to COVID
An 85-year-old woman is the latest person to lose the battle with COVID-19 on Saturday, April 16. She was unvaccinated. The number of deaths from the virus has now reached 384. Minister of Health and...
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WANTED: Curtis Orlando Payne
Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Curtis Orlando Payne. The 42-year-old of Princess Royal Avenue, Pine, St Michael, is wanted for questioning in connection with a serious criminal...
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Wards of Government Industrial School missing
Minister of Home Affairs and Information, Wilfred Abrahams has issued the following statement on missing wards of the Government Industrial School: “Minister of Home Affairs and Information, Wilfred...
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MISSING MAN: 36-year-old Greg Duguid
Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing man. He is Greg Duguid, 36, of Gooding Road, Deighton Road, St Michael. Duguid was last seen by his parents Carlene and Gregory Duguid,...
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Two senior citizens succumb to COVID-19
An 86-year-old woman and a 91-year-old man, who were both unvaccinated, passed away from COVID-19 on Sunday, April 17. As a result, the number of deaths from the virus has risen to 386. Minister of...
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Barbados recorded 164 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday
Barbados recorded 164 new COVID-19 cases, 65 males and 99 females, from the 585 tests carried out on Sunday, April 17, by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. Of the positive cases, 20 persons...
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Constitution River project phase III to conclude in six weeks
The Barbados Tourism Investment Inc. (BTI) wishes to inform the public that the Constitution River Project – Phase III will conclude in six weeks weather permitting, with remedial works and site...
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COVID-19 update: 302 new cases
The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory identified 302 new COVID-19 cases, 132 males and 170 females, from the 840 tests conducted on Monday, April 18. The cases comprised 54 persons under the age...
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Education officials chided for giving up too easily on troubled youth
A High Court judge has suggested that a revamped education system that includes options for troublesome students other than suspension and expulsion is one way to address the crime situation in...
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Prisoner’s passing under investigation
Authorities have launched a probe into the sudden death at Dodds Prison of a convicted former PSV conductor who had been spending four consecutive 12-month jail terms for burglary. Superintendent of...
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Sir David wants Porey Spring area acquired for the community
Former Chief Justice Sir David Simmons is calling for a thorough investigation into the ownership of a public bath and recreational space at Porey Spring, St Thomas, with a view to having Government...
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Legislators approve extension of state of emergency until September
Parliament on Tuesday gave the green light for a further extension of the State of Emergency (SOE) as the island deals with a new wave of cases linked to the COVID-19 pandemic. Minister of Health Ian...
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