Workers want morgue challenges addressed Stefon Jordan11/12/2021035 views A shortage of functioning equipment at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) morgue is causing headaches for beleaguered staffers. Two senior members of staff, who spoke to Barbados TODAY on the… Read more
Study finds no major side effects from COVID-19 vaccine in Barbados Sandy Deane11/12/2021058 views No significant side effects have been found in an analysis of adverse events reported by persons who have taken the COVID-19 vaccines in Barbados. And independent researcher Chatoyer Bobb suggests… Read more
No end to nurses’ strike action Anesta Henry11/12/2021032 views Striking nurses being represented by the Unity Workers Union (UWU) remain off the job even after meeting with Minister of Health Lt Col Jeffrey Bostic on Thursday. UWU General Secretary… Read more
Approximately 400 Justices of the Peace to be installed Barbados Today10/12/2021094 views Government will install approximately 400 Justices of the Peace (JPs) during a brief ceremony on Monday, December 13, at the Wildey Gymnasium. These persons represent those who were nominated in… Read more
Schools to break for holiday next week Barbados Today10/12/2021030 views Public schools will close for the Christmas holidays next week. The last day of the Michaelmas term for students will be Thursday, December 16, and for teachers, Friday, December 17.… Read more
Barbados logs 103 new COVID-19 cases Barbados Today10/12/2021065 views A total of 103 people (46 males and 57 females) were diagnosed with COVID-19 on Thursday, December 9, from among the 1,292 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health… Read more
CIT prepayment deadline approaching Barbados Today10/12/2021045 views The Barbados Revenue Authority (BRA) is reminding corporate taxpayers with a fiscal year end anytime between October 01 and December 31, that their prepayment obligation for Corporate Income Tax (CIT)… Read more
Three people succumb to COVID-19 Barbados Today10/12/2021045 views Two women and a man died from COVID-19 on Thursday, December 9. The youngest was a 43-year-old woman who passed away at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s Accident and Emergency Department.… Read more
Bermuda records another case of Omicron Barbados Today10/12/2021079 views SOURCE: CMC- A second case of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus sweeping the world has been detected in Bermuda, health officials said on Friday. The infection was found… Read more
Mahalia’s corner is back Barbados Today10/12/2021071 views After a break of several months triggered by the COVID- 19 pandemic, Mahalia’s Corner, the popular musical event organised by the band 2 Mile Hill, which had become synonymous over… Read more