Fighting an invisible enemy
The story of a Barbadian COVID-19 survivor Like all positive COVID-19 persons, he was quarantined at Harrison Point.*The identity of this survivor is being withheld to protect his privacy and prevent...
View ArticlePdP not a pressure group or interest group, says Atherley
Opposition Leader and Leader of the People’s Party for Democracy and Development (PdP), Bishop Joseph Atherley.Leader of the People’s Party for Democracy and Development (PdP), Bishop Joseph Atherley,...
View ArticleBuild an intimate relationship with God
Reverend Suzette Archer of the St. George Parish Church preached that everyone is called to do the work of God.Reverend Suzette Archer is asking all Christians to build an intimate relationship with...
View ArticleVERY HIGH RISK
Level four alert issued for BarbadosTHE Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a level four alert against Barbados, advising travellers not to visit the island.The CDC is a...
View ArticleB’dos and UK parliamentarians seeking reparations justice
Yesterday, Barbadian parliamentarian, Trevor Prescod, joined British Member of Parliament (MP), Dr. Bell Ribeiro-Addy, to discuss ongoing work to address reparations justice and the restor-ation of the...
View Article‘Tightening up’ may be required, says Health Minister
MINISTER of Health and Wellness, Lt. Col. Jeffrey Bostic, has hinted that additional measures may be coming this week as health officials announced that there is community spread in the country.His...
View ArticleRECYCLE MORE
By: Marsha GittensSanitation Service Authority’s (SSA) Public Relations Officer, Carl Padmore, is encouraging Barbadians to recycle more items rather than placing everything in the trash for...
View ArticleBostic: QEH services have not been affected in a negative way
...as 10 members of staff test positive for COVID-19Minister of Health and Wellness, Lt. Col. Jeffrey Bostic.MINISTER of Health and Wellness, Lt. Col. Jeffrey Bostic, does not anticipate that the...
View ArticleIn full support!
Members of the public fully support the view that steps should be taken to not only increase the membership of the Barbados Landship Association, but have it continue for years to come.They shared this...
View ArticleMinister: Have a deeper relationship with God
Minister of the Word, Chad Campbell, speaking during the Chalky Mount Wesleyan Holiness Church’s Deeper Life Crusade.Minister Chad Campbell has called for people to deepen their relationship with God...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Biden era and C’bean relations
WITH a new United States Government having assumed office less than a week ago, Barbados and the rest of the Caribbean will be eager to see what will come their way in terms of policy making by the...
View ArticleCall for Centres of Excellence to open up new spaces for jobs and development
Dr. Ronnie Yearwood.A call has been made for Centres of Excellence to be established in Barbados, to provide the appropriate fiscal incentives to attract Bajan talent back to Barbados or for Bajan...
View ArticleFalloff in persons seeking burn permits
There has been a significant falloff in the number of Barbadians who have been applying for burn permits.This was shared by Fire Officer, Andrew Taylor, who is attached to the Barbados Fire Service’s...
View ArticlePay attention to preserving locally built heritage
Chairman of the Pan African Coalition of Organisations (PACO), Reverend Wayne Onkphra Wells.The head of one organisation believes greater attention needs to be paid to preserving the built heritage...
View ArticleStill unsure if UK strain is in Barbados
Barbados Health Minister Lt. Colonel Jeffrey BosticBarbados still remains in the dark as to whether a more contagious strain of Covid-19 has reached these shores, even as the island has now moved into...
View ArticleVaccine gives hope
World Health Organisation Director-General Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus.A year ago, yesterday, fewer than 1 500 cases of COVID-19 had been reported to the World Health Organization (WHO), including just 23...
View ArticleFee too high
Call for Gov’t to facilitate greater participation by locals in medicinal cannabis industryDemocratic Labour Party spokesperson on Health Courie Cox.A CALL has been made for the licensing fee to be...
View Article‘Make better use of lay-bys’
A view of the outside of the Eunice Gibson Polyclinic in Warrens and the lay-by facility at the bus stop.An appeal has gone out for operators of Public Service Vehicles (PSV) to better utilise the...
View ArticleFEED programme embracing medicinal cannabis
Chief Executive Officer of the Barbados Medicinal Cannabis Licensing Authority (BMCLA), Dr. Shantal Munro-Knight.Opportunities are being made available through the Ministry of Agriculture’s Farmers’...
View ArticleComissiong’s book a ‘gift to the people’
A painting of Arnold Ford by local artist David ‘Guru’ McClean hangs in the background as Ambassador David Comissiong speaks about his new book.The little-known story of two Barbadians who went from...
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