Care packages for needy
Government is seeking to create over 60 000 care packages of basic food and essential items to help the most vulnerable in this island during the two-week lockdown.Minister of Education and Leader of...
View ArticleBarbadians told: Shop for more nutritious foods ahead of lockdown
As Barbadians conduct their shopping as the nation prepares to go on pause for the next two weeks, they are being advised to add nutritious products and produce to their shopping carts, to avoid the...
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Preparations ongoing at HIV Food Bank ahead of national pause
Stacia Whittaker, Manager of the HIV Food Bank.By: Regina Selman MooreOfficials at the Barbados HIV Food Bank are making preparations to ensure that their vulnerable clients can get the best nutrition...
View ArticleRetired nurses in vulnerable category, BNA cautions
Given the public health emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, President of the Barbados Nurses Association (BNA) Joannah Waterman fully understands the Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s need to expand...
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Farmers ready to help
Chief Executive Officer of the Barbados Agricultural Society (BAS), James Paul.With the Government set to distribute 60 000 care packages of basic food and essential items to help the most vulnerable...
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KEYS TO KIOSKS HANDED OVER
More entrepreneurs benefit from Phase One of Building Blocks ProjectMinister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment, Dwight Sutherland; Director of Youth in that Ministry, Cleviston Hunte; and...
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MAKEOVER FOR SSA FACILITY
Other concerns being addressedActing Manager Michael Nicholls (left) and Minister of the Environment and National Beautification, Adrian Forde, applaud just after the official opening of the...
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Minister urging small businesses to register
Minister of Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Kerrie Symmonds.Businesses operating “under the radar” are being urged to make wrong things right. While revealing Government’s decision to...
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Stuart worried about state of country’s economy
Kemar Stuart, Director of Business Development, Finance and Investment with Stuart & Perkins Caribbean.A local economist says that if Barbados’ revenues continue to be hard hit by the prolonged...
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PM Mottley commended for handling of COVID fight
Barbados Prime Minister, Mia Amor Mottley. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has been lauded for her handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has seriously affected the globe and killed over two million...
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Online learning to continue during lockdown
Education Minister Santia Bradshaw.As the island heads into a two-week lockdown to help curb the recent spike in Covid-19 cases, online learning will continue for all primary and secondary...
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Doc: Take heed of warnings
Head of Infectious Diseases and Control, Dr. Corey Forde.Head of Infectious Diseases and Control Dr. Corey Forde is sending out a heartfelt plea to Barbadians to heed the Health Ministry’s directives...
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AG CLEARS THE AIR
New directives explained in detailAttorney General, Dale Marshall, speaking during a COVID-19 update held at Ilaro Court last night.BARBADIANS have been given greater insight into how the period of...
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Tribunal: No case of unfair dismissal
Employment Rights Tribunal (ERT) Chairman, retired High Court Justice Christopher Blackman.A former Sales Supervisor of Republic Bank Barbados Limited has lost her case of unfair dismissal against the...
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Public told to co-operate and take COVID-19 Community Evaluation Survey
Chairman of the Cabinet COVID-19 Sub-Committee, Senator Dr. Jerome Walcott.Barbadians are being told to be courteous and truthfully share information with those visiting their homes during the upcoming...
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Call to balance COVID-19 fight with other health needs
Community Nutrition Officer, Stacia Whittaker, who serves as Manager of the HIV Food Bank.There is a view that countries need to achieve the optimal balance between fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and...
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Farmers not forgotten
Minister of Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Kerrie Symmonds.Farmers’ produce will not go to waste as the island prepares to undergo new COVID-19 restrictions from February 3 to...
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Employees reminded of their rights
General Secretary of the Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU), Toni Moore.WITH Wednesday’s start to a two-week lockdown looming, a trade union head is advising employees on their rights regarding annual...
View ArticlePrescod shares constituency plans
Member of Parliament for St. Michael East, Trevor Prescod, says within the months ahead he hopes to create spaces where residents could engage in entrepreneurial activity to earn income.His comments...
View ArticleCountry needs a National Food Bank
Barbados stands in need of a National Food Bank, which could serve as a central hub from which food supplies are distributed not only to organisations in need, but to needy citizens as well.Kemar...
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