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‘Wrong!’
Prescod slams Govt’s decision to lease late PM’s home to charityGovernment backbencher and Pan Africanist, Trevor Prescod.Government’s decision to lease the once official home of the first Prime...
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Charity to get new home
Minister of Housing, Lands and Maintenance, Dr. William Duguid.Government intends to lease Lot 2, Culloden Farm, St. Michael to the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Barbados Charity.That’s...
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HIV/AIDS Food bank gets boost
(Second left) Stacia Whittaker, Manager of the Food Bank with the items and the members of the marketing and communications team from left Diana Leacock, Sam Brathwaite, Samantha Suttle, Shantelle...
View ArticleCOVID-19: Dr. Best cautiously optimistic about downward trend
Senior Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Anton Best, says officials are cautiously optimistic that the COVID-19 outbreak on island is under control.He shared this view while pointing out “the daily...
View ArticleDLP makes its case
The Democratic Labour Party has made their stance known on what they term as ‘uneven handling’ by the Government of developments surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement that was released to...
View ArticleGovernment looking to build trust
ON Monday, during a virtual COVID-19 press briefing by the Government of Barbados, Head of the newly formed Health Communications team, Ambassador Elizabeth Thompson, stated that the Ministry of Health...
View ArticleSupport facilities, urges Dr. Forde
Manager of the Isolation Facilities, Dr. Corey Forde, has said that the COVID-19 quarantine facilities have a family feel to them and asked the people of Barbados to lend their support.The sometimes...
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Sir Hilary: Not a call for special treatment
Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies (UWI) Professor Sir Hilary Beckles.The Caribbean deserves better! So says Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies (UWI) Professor Sir...
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Reckless driver damages pole, two houses
Dangerous and Reckless! On Wednesday, after damaging two houses, a utility pole with a street lamp and several power lines along St.Stephen's Hill, an unidentified reckless driver climbed on the truck...
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Cooperation encouraged
Chief Executive Officer of the Barbados Agricultural Society (BAS), James Paul.Chief Executive Officer of the Barbados Agricultural Society (BAS), James Paul is calling for a closer working...
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Early warning systems important for NPS
Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) Research Specialist Pernell Clarke.New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) are rapidly emerging worldwide, and Research Specialist Pernell Clarke has...
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Best addresses ‘community spread’ concerns
Senior Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Anton Best.Given concerns about community spread in Barbados as it relates to COVID-19, Senior Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Anton Best recently sought to clear...
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Countdown begins to star-studded Caribbean Inauguration Party For US’ First...
Nine-year-old Bajan rising star, Tykairi Sargeant of Barbados, has been added to the all-star line-up.It will be an all-Caribbean inauguration celebration this Sunday, January 17, 2021, from 7 p.m....
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Strict protocols at Homeless Shelter
Kemar Saffrey, President of the Barbados Alliance to End Homelessness (BAEH).Given the spike in COVID-19 cases on the island of Barbados, the Barbados Alliance to End Homelessness (BAEH) is taking no...
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Gibson now a member of the DLP
Paul GibsonPresident of the Democratic Labour Party, Verla Depeiza announced yesterday that Paul Gibson, formerly of the People’s Party for Democracy and Development (PdP), is now a member of the DLP....
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Managing stress key during COVID-19 pandemic
Mathijs Hoogstad currently serves as an international mental health consultant with PAHO.Personnel in the field of journalism and communications recently had the opportunity to explore how they could...
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PM Mottley takes vaccine
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley.Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has become one of the first leaders in the Caribbean region to receive the Covid-19 vaccine. Mottley disclosed yesterday evening during a...
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309 confirmed cases at the prison
Minister of Health and Wellness Lt. Col. Jeffrey Bostic.Barbados recorded 29 positive COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, from the 1,429 tests processed by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory, while...
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Stable situation at prison
Superintendent of Prisons, Lt. Col. John Nurse, who was previously in quarantine, was on hand to speak to the media.ALL is well at Her Majesty’s Prisons Dodds.So says Superintendent of Prisons, Lt....
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Nurses walk off the job
It was quiet at the Eunice Gibson Polyclinic yesterday afternoon when The Barbados Advocate visited the Warrens, St. Michael facility.WHAT about us?This was the cry of nurses at the Eunice Gibson and...
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