EDITORIAL: Get serious with protocol offenders
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic last year, there were several reports of persons throwing caution to the wind and either not waiting until they had the requisite negative test results issued to...
View ArticleNo rush at supermarkets over long holidays
Despite the two public holidays and curfew, there was no evidence of panic buying or extreme commercial activity at the local supermarket chains in the Black Rock and Cave Hill communities.With the...
View ArticleAlign travel protocols with int’l recommendations: Dr. Worrell
Former Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados, Dr. DeLisle Worrell, has urged the current administration of Barbados to align the protocols for all aspects of travel and all social interaction with...
View ArticleDLP: Small business sector, agriculture the way forward
THE top brass of the Democratic Labour Party is of the belief that the way forward for Barbados should be paved by small business and agriculture as opposed to tourism alone. These were among several...
View ArticleBMS predicts above normal rainfall from March to May in 2021
FOR the early part of 2020, farmers cried out for the need for more rainfall. But in 2021, weather forecasters are anticipating above normal rainfall from March to May of this year.In a December 9,...
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Barbadians encouraged to follow protocols to curb spread of COVID-19
David Denny, General Secretary of the Caribbean Movement for Peace and Integration (CMPI).THE Caribbean Movement for Peace and Integration is amongst those calling on Barbadians to strictly adhere to...
View ArticleDLP raises questions following COVID-19 update
IF to date patient zero cannot be found, is that not the definition of community spread?This is one of the questions posed by the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) following the near three-hour address to...
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Abrahams: No unrest at the prison
Home Affairs Minister, Wilfred Abrahams.Home Affairs Minister Wilfred Abrahams has refuted claims of unrest at Her Majesty’s Prison at Dodds, St. Philip.He made it clear that there have been no...
View ArticleDays quarantined shouldn’t be sick days for workers, employers warned
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has warned employers against deducting sick days from workers who had to go into quarantine.Employers who were made aware of any of their employees being patrons of the...
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PM: Electronic bracelets to help monitor movement of persons
Prime Minister Mia Amor MottleyTechnological issues prevented the Government from rolling out the electronic monitoring bracelets to monitor persons quarantining in this country, but the Administration...
View ArticleNo community spread, says CMO
Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Kenneth George, maintains that there is no community spread of the coronavirus in Barbados.He said that there is local transmission, also revealing that three COVID-19...
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Measures put in place
Chairman of the Cabinet COVID-19 Sub-Committee, Senator Dr. Jerome Walcott.Government has made checks and has implemented measures to ensure the country can handle the increase in the number of new...
View ArticleSome QEH staff tested
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Chairman of the Cabinet COVID-19 Sub-committee, Senator Dr. Jerome Walcott, has confirmed that some staff of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) have...
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PM Mottley offers condolences on passing of Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart
The legendary Jamaican entrepreneur Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart (above), one of the hospitality industry’s most vibrant personalities and founder of Sandals Resorts International, died recently at the age...
View Article‘Use delivery service’
Barbadians are being urged to utilise the Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s (QEH) medication delivery service rather than opting to visit the hospital’s pharmacy at this time.QEH’s Executive Chairman,...
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Zara Holland fined $12 000, given bail
UK visitor Zara Holland being escorted into District D Magistrate’s Court by member of legal team Harry Husbands yesterday.By: Michael PhillipsEnglish visitor Zara Holland will have to turn out her...
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Flash flooding affects the island
This field was inundated with water during heavy rainfall yesterday.Drivers making their way through floodwaters in Hastings, Christ Church yesterday.Barbadian drivers and pedestrians had to travel...
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Public urged to visit hospital only when absolutely necessary
Director of Medical Services at the QEH, Dr. Clyde CaveBarbadians are being called upon to visit the Queen Elizabeth Hospital only in dire cases of emergency or when absolutely necessary.The Executive...
View Articlecovid blow
Over a dozen businesses impacted by recent virus surgeWith the recent news of a surge of COVID-19 cases, several local businesses are closing their doors temporarily to facilitate industrial cleaning...
View ArticleHealth Minister says new fogging equipment purchased
Government has adopted a proactive approach to addressing dengue fever in this country, in an effort to cut down on the potential for people to contract that virus.So says Minister of Health and...
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