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IDB: Several challenges to regional economic revival
Barbados and other Caribbean governments are being warned that several global developments could stall their economic recovery and possibly push countries back into recession. This was outlined in an...
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Elderly woman succumbs to COVID-19
A 92-year-old woman is the latest recorded COVID-19 casualty. She was unvaccinated and passed away on Wednesday, May 11. Her death has brought the number of persons who have died from the virus to...
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Export Agency helping small businesses rebound
The Caribbean Export Development Agency is playing a key role in helping regional small businesses emerge from the economic onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic by preparing them for the export market....
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COVID-19 Update: 471 new cases
Barbados recorded 471 new COVID-19 cases, 229 males and 242 females, from the 1,947 tests carried out on Wednesday, May 11, by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. The cases consisted of 104...
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Safety Awareness Day on Saturday May 28
Members of the public are encouraged to come out and learn more about safety during an emergency, by attending the Safety and Emergency Day entitled: Did You Know? on Saturday, May 28, at the Deacons...
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Activities for Child Month 2022
As part of the activities to mark Child Month 2022, the Child Care Board (CCB) will host a number of activities aimed at Nurturing Children, Strengthening Families. A week of open days at the...
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Young people say high cost of living is impacting ability to get piece of the...
The dream of homeownership appears to be a fleeting illusion for many of this country’s young people who have identified the cost of houses, land and the terms and conditions of mortgages as a major...
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Some ignoring protocols
Director of the COVID-19 Monitoring Unit Ronald Chapman is raising alarm that individuals and businesses are becoming too relaxed in their approach to the management of the COVID-19 virus, despite the...
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FTC on alert for false claims made by herbal medicine retailers
Herbal medicine retailers are coming under close scrutiny from the Fair Trading Commission (FTC) which is warning they could face fines as high as $100,000 or time behind bars for breaching local...
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COVID-19 vaccine mobile unit to roll out from next week
Students across the island will be getting COVID-19 vaccines at school from next week, according to co-coordinator of the National COVID-19 Vaccination Programme Major David Clarke. He made the...
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QEH to double A&E space
When the final phase of the Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department Expansion and Renovation project is completed this year, patients attending that department will see significantly reduced...
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Promoters promise quality Crop Over events
The Entertainers’ Association of Barbados is promising a full calendar of “high-quality” private-sector events for Crop Over 2022, but in many instances, at an increased cost to consumers. But...
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Offer more training for nurses, Government urged
Two major unions representing nurses in Barbados are calling on government to treat their members with greater value. Speaking on International Nurses’ Day today, Chairman of nurses division of the...
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Barbados leading in approach to sustainable tourism
Barbados has been lauded for its approach to developing the skills and broadening the opportunities for workers in the tourism sector. It has come from the Caribbean Employment Services (CES), a...
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BWA taking steps to cushion impact of climate change
Barbadians are being warned that warmer temperatures and other effects of climate change have the potential to make the already water-scarce island even more vulnerable, and therefore proper water...
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#BTEditorial – Dear teachers, we are all exposed to COVID
We carried a story earlier this week which quoted union leaders as stating the obvious – teachers are exposed to COVID-19 in schools. The story went on to say that the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT)...
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Symposium focuses on healthcare and climate change resilience
Local authorities are promising increased efforts to make the health system more resilient to the impacts of climate change, while ensuring greater collaboration between relevant ministries,...
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Phase two of NTI-Coursera partnership launched
The partnership between Coursera, one of the largest US-based open online course providers, and Government’s National Transformation Initiative (NTI) has officially entered its second year of...
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CARICOM urged to act on behalf of persons of African descent
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has a critical role to play in securing significant and sustained change in rights and fundamental freedoms for all persons of African descent. This was the message...
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Nursing students get scholarships
FirstCaribbean International Bank has awarded three Barbados Community College (BCC) second-year nursing students with scholarships in memory of frontline worker Ramona Marshall who succumbed to...
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