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Enhanced vigilance key given COVID-19 variants
Dr. Joy St. John, Executive Director of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA).THE Caribbean Public Health Agency is sending the message that enhanced vigilance is needed, given the ease of...
View ArticleChelsea Flower Show postponed until September
Barbados team taking wait and see approachHE President of the Barbados Horticultural Society (BHS), Jennifer Weetch, revealed that the RHS Chelsea Flower Show has been postponed until September...
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Appeal for Cuba to be respected
Barbados’ Ambassador to CARICOM, David Comissiong.It is hoped that the new Administration in the United States will take the necessary steps to improve relations with Cuba sooner rather than...
View ArticleDoctor offers tip to cope during lockdown
Barbadians are being told to take care of both their physical health and mental health during the pending lockdown.The advice has come from Dr. Joy Sue, Consultant Psychiatrist at the Psychiatric...
View ArticleBarbados records two more Covid-19 deaths
Today Barbados recorded the first double death from Covid-19 within a 24-hour period. Both deceased were patients of the Harrison Point Isolation Facility for a few days. The two Barbadians, a...
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Rotaract Club of Barbados continues to be creative
The Rotaract Club of Barbados continues to be creative and keep themselves in the community despite the COVID-19 pandemic.Creativity amidst the COVID-19 pandemic remains the name of the game as the...
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Reverend: Mission of the Church must continue
Reverend Canon Austin Carrington of the Christ Church Parish Church shared the message that the mission of the church must go on during his sermon on Sunday.One rural reverend is reminding Christians...
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Thumbs up to Paragon Base
Marcia Marshall recalling her experience quarantining at the BDF’s Paragon Base.By: Tanya Lightbourne After nine days in quarantine at the Barbados Defence Force’s Paragon Base, Marcia Marshall only...
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Tracking COVID-19
Local innovator using QR technology to protect B’dos, worldMykel J Douglas Sr, the creator of QPass is on a mission to help eradicate one of the biggest threats to the region. QPass is a tracking app...
View ArticleDivert funds
Redeploy money to the cultural industries and agriculturePresident of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) Verla De Peiza is suggesting that the Government should reduce the amount of money earmarked for...
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More Cuban doctors to help fight coronavirus
Cuba’s Ambassador to Barbados Sergio Jorge Pastrana (left) speaking with the Cuban doctors and laboratory specialists who recently arrived in Barbados to assist in the fight against the COVID-19...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Red and White Boost
Even a strong economy could use a boost from time to time and festive seasons such as Christmas and New Year’s can lead to a surge in spending as people celebrate. Valentine’s Day is another such...
View ArticleGREAT HARM HAS BEEN DONE
By: Dorian BryanDURING the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this column has sought to speak truth to power and to establish a clear line of conversation within the public space, when we have been fed a...
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PM Mottley: Please comply
Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Amor Mottley, as she addressed the nation yesterday.As the country goes on pause from today – in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19 – Barbadians are being asked to...
View ArticleWORDS COUNT, BUT ACTIONS MATTER
By: Dorian BryanIt is simple – words count and actions matter.That is a lesson for life and a clear tribute to how all people should live and want to interact with others in this complicated world in...
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DLP blasts gov’t for wasting money
Andre Worrell, DLP Spokesperson for Agriculture and the Environment.The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) is alarmed that Minister of the Environment and National Beautification, Adrian Forde, would be...
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COVID-19 drives Transport Board’s revenue down
According to Transport Minister Ian Gooding-Edghill, there was a drastic decline in ridership on the Transport Board last year.THE TRANSPORT Board has suffered significant losses from a decline in...
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Barbados hits testing snag
Barbados has hit a bump in the road as it relates to COVID-19 testing.Barbados has hit a bump in the road as it relates to COVID-19 testing.After first being bombarded by a massive spike which saw an...
View ArticleEditorial: Reprogramme yourself
Today is the beginning of the second lockdown this country has undertaken since the emergence of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on these shores in March 2020.By now, nearly 12 months later, one would...
View ArticleMottley calls for midday prayers on Sunday
Sunday has been set aside as a day for prayer for the nation of Barbados, as the government takes steps to curb the spread of COVID-19 with a period of national pause.Yesterday, as Barbadians made...
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