Unity needed to boost productivity
Full cooperation between employers and employees is needed before productivity can increase in the workplace and impact positively on the national economy. And in this current pandemic, where many are...
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Massive tree a big headache
The hulking mass looms over a bus stop on the heavily-used Pine Road.There is a call coming from concerned members of the public to have the authorities address an issue that could possibly spell...
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PCR test is best
CARPHA still recommends PCR testing, says Dr. St. JohnExecutive Director of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) Dr. Joy St. JohnA regional public health agency still recommends polymerase chain...
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Challenor Centre students get tablets from CIBC FirstCaribbean
Rechelle Greenidge presents one of the Samsung tablets to Deputy Principal Juliet Cumberbatch while Sherrie-Anne Ray-Jervis (left) Customer Service Manager and Karene Oliver (right) Customer Service...
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Women and youth particularly hard hit by COVID-19 pandemic
Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General.Women have been more affected than men by the COVID-19 pandemic’s labour market disruptions. Younger workers have also been particularly hard hit, either losing jobs,...
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Extend hazard pay to additional workers
David Denny, General Secretary of the Caribbean Movement for Peace and Integration, (CMPI).The government of Barbados is being called upon to extend the payment of hazard pay to other categories of...
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Call for rent relief programme
Kemar Saffrey, Founder/President of the Barbados Alliance to End Homelessness.A call has been made for Government to assist Barbadians who are genuinely in need via a rent relief programme, as the...
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Central Bank governor: A difficult 2020
Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados, Cleviston Haynes.AT the beginning of 2020, the Central Bank of Barbados expected the economy to expand slightly by 1.75 per cent, but due to COVID-19, there...
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Shopping rush
Mere hours after Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley announced tougher measures to combat COVID-19, Barbadians rushed to supermarkets to stock up on items ahead of the lockdown, which comes into effect...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: In a fight for our lives
Earlier this week Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley announced her Government’s intention to impose a two-week “national pause”, to help the country to get a handle on the COVID-19 cases, which have...
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Relieved!
President of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP), Verla De Peiza.President of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP), Verla De Peiza, is relieved that the Government has finally taken the step to implement a...
View ArticlePublic in favour of mask-wearing being made mandatory
Government’s decision to make the wearing of masks in public spaces mandatory from next Wednesday has received support from members of the public.Speaking to The Barbados Advocate yesterday, persons...
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Why leave out the shops?
Attorney-at-law and former Attorney General, Adriel Brathwaite.A former Attorney General of this country is asking the Government to explain its rationale not to allow community shops to open during...
View ArticlePM Mottley announces travel changes
Minimum five-day quarantine, mandatory antigen test on arrivalPRIME Minister Mia Amor Mottley has announced changes to protocols for persons entering the island.In an address to the nation on Tuesday...
View ArticleFocused on compliance
EVEN as Government seeks to put some activities in the country on pause for at least two weeks to get COVID-19 under control, great thought has been given to ensuring that there is compliance of the...
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DO THE RIGHT THING!
SSA official calls for an end to illegal dumpingSSA public relations officer, Carl ‘Alff’ Padmore.THE Sanitation Service Authority (SSA) has once again embarked on a clean-up effort and has renewed...
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Slow down!
President of the Barbados Road Safety Association (BRSA), Sharmane Roland-Bowen.President of the Barbados Road Safety Association (BRSA), Sharmane Roland-Bowen, is urging drivers to slow down on the...
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Geriatric Hospital patient tests positive for COVID-19
Health Minister Lt. Colonel Jeffrey Bostic.An elderly patient at the Geriatric Hospital in Beckles Road has tested positive for Covid-19.Health Minister Lt. Colonel Jeffrey Bostic revealed the worrying...
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Gov’t providing cushion for shops, vendors
Minister of Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Kerrie Symmonds.Small and micro businesses will be given a safety net for the period the country goes back into lockdown.For two weeks, starting...
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‘Do not blame Barbadians!’
Law Lecturer Dr. Ronnie Yearwood.Barbadians should not be blamed for the island’s current spike in Covid-19 cases.This position has been outlined by Law Lecturer Dr. Ronnie Yearwood, as he levelled...
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