Travellers anxious about contracting coronavirus in Barbados Randy Bennett19/10/2021457 views As Barbados continues to battle a deadly Delta outbreak in the COVID-19 pandemic, Minister of Tourism Senator Lisa Cummins is giving the assurance that any changes to protocols at the… Read more
Points West: Mixed reaction to MP King’s departure Barbados Today19/10/2021065 views St Philip West MP John King’s decision to walk away from the re-election race at the next General Election has been met with varied reactions from his constituents in St… Read more
‘More MPs to follow ministers who bow out of next election race Barbados Today19/10/2021061 views Two leading political pundits are predicting that more dominoes are likely to fall within the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) as the organisation continues to prepare for the next General Election.… Read more
Barbados records another COVID related death Barbados Today18/10/20211119 views COVID-19 has claimed yet another life. A 50-year-old man passed away today, Monday, October 18, bringing the total number of COVID-related deaths to 120. The Minister of Health and Wellness,… Read more
COVID-19 Update: 203 new cases, 595 in isolation facilities and 3269 in home isolation Barbados Today18/10/2021059 views The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory identified 203 new COVID-19 cases, 87 males and 116 females, on Sunday, October 17. The facility conducted 1,913 tests. The new positives comprise 52… Read more
‘Baje To The World’ Season 2 launched Barbados Today18/10/2021088 views Season two of Baje To The World, a Community Development Department (CDD) sponsored programme, was officially launched virtually, last Saturday evening. Minister of Youth, Sports, and Community Empowerment, Dwight Sutherland, speaking… Read more
Flash flood watch in effect for south-western districts Barbados Today18/10/2021077 views The Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) has issued a flash-flood watch for south-western districts. The forecasters have advised that maximum rainfall accumulations of 50.0 to 100.0 mm in heavy showers… Read more
BWA makes emergency repairs on a burst main in Cattlewash, St Joseph Barbados Today18/10/2021071 views Today, October 18, The Barbados Water Authority is addressing a suspected burst on a 10-inch main in Cattlewash, St. Joseph. Work has begun in locating this section on the… Read more
Colin Powell, first black US Secretary of State, dies after complications from COVID-19 Barbados Today18/10/2021273 views SOURCE: CNN: Colin Powell, the first Black US secretary of state whose leadership in several Republican administrations helped shape American foreign policy in the last years of the 20th century… Read more
KLM inaugural flight lands to much fanfare Barbados Today17/10/2021287 views The inaugural KLM Royal Dutch Airlines flight out of Amsterdam arrived in Barbados on Saturday evening to a welcoming party that included a water salute from the Barbados Fire Service… Read more