Leaked document states that a Canadian-German ‘beat out shortlisted candidates for tourism agency chief’ Barbados Today11/09/20211155 views A leaked memorandum purported to be a Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI) Board of Directors paper has identified a Canadian-German to take up the position of Chief Executive Officer of… Read more
Minister Jordan tours Salt Pond Flood mitigation project Barbados Today10/09/2021040 views The potential impact of the temporary closure of bridge on the KNR Highway in Speightstown, St. Peter was examined today during a site tour. Minister of Labour and Social Partnership… Read more
Land Registry Department has new numbers Barbados Today10/09/20210118 views The Land Registry Department, First Floor, Warrens Office Complex, Warrens, St. Michael, has new telephone numbers. Persons may now call the Land Registry’s PBX numbers 536-5540, 536-5598, and 536-5599. (FB/BGIS) Read more
Transport Board announces adjusted last bus service hours Barbados Today10/09/2021068 views The Transport Board has announced changes to its last bus service effective September 11, 2021. In a post on Facebook, the Transport Board announced that from the Bridgetown, Speightstown and… Read more
COVID-19 Update: 108 new cases, 690 in isolation Barbados Today10/09/2021161 views The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory has identified 108 new cases of COVID-19, comprising 51 males and 57 females. The facility conducted 1,582 tests on Thursday, September 9. Of these… Read more
Home quarantine and isolation not yet in effect- Ministry of Health Barbados Today10/09/2021242 views The Ministry of Health and Wellness has advised the public that it is currently in the planning stage of the Home Quarantine and Home Isolation phase of the COVID-19… Read more
Sale of Blue Vaccination Cards prohibited Barbados Today10/09/2021143 views The Immunisation Unit is warning members of the public that the sale and purchase of the blue vaccination cards, which are issued to persons who have been vaccinated, is… Read more
Barbados’ COVID-19 death toll rises to 52 Barbados Today10/09/2021248 views A 66-year-old Barbadian woman died in the early hours of Friday, September 10, while in primary isolation at the Harrison Point Isolation Facility, the Ministry of Health has announced. The… Read more
GEL starts 100th anniversary celebrations Barbados Today Traffic10/09/2021048 views Staff from the Goddard Enterprises Ltd (GEL) Head Office and its various subsidiaries, started the company’s 100th anniversary celebrations with a walk to commemorate the journey that founder J.N. Goddard… Read more
Jamaica confirms presence of MU variant Sandy Deane10/09/2021037 views SOURCE: JAMAICA GLEANER: Just over a week after the World Health Organization (WHO) designated the Mu strain of COVID-19 a “variant of interest”, Jamaica confirmed 26 cases on Thursday, triggering… Read more