COVID-19 Update: Third day with no new cases Sandy Deane06/05/2020072 views For the third consecutive day, no new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Barbados. The Ministry of Health and Wellness has indicated that 80 tests were conducted by the Best-dos… Read more
EU adds Barbados to money laundering blacklist Barbados Today06/05/20205104 views SOURCE: REUTERS: The European Commission is set to include Barbados, Panama, the Bahamas, Mauritius and nine other countries to its list of states that pose a financial risk to the… Read more
Online services attract more worshippers, but churches report drop in income Barbados Today06/05/2020095 views While some local churches are crying out for a return to the pews, at least one denomination is in no rush amid an almost 600 per cent increase in attendance… Read more
Beer, rum industry toasts resumed liquor sales Barbados Today06/05/2020263 views The nation’s beer and spirit makers were today welcoming the lifting of the ban on alcohol sales as part of Phase Two of the national reopening strategy, but strongly urged… Read more
BAS: Drought, disappearing farmland block food boost Randy Bennett06/05/2020289 views The country’s chief advocate for farmers has identified the current drought and the ongoing disposal of farm land as obstacles to food self-sufficiency. And chief executive officer of the Barbados… Read more
PAHO chief warns against relaxing social distance rules Barbados Today06/05/2020098 views The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Dr Carissa F. Etienne today warned that relaxing social distancing measures “too soon could accelerate the spread of the virus and… Read more
All is well, says migrant worker in Canada Emmanuel Joseph06/05/2020270 views A Barbadian hotel contract worker in Canada is countering the bleak outlook painted by one of her male colleagues who is among a 19-member group of locals currently waiting to… Read more
Legitimate businesses could be linked to Crop theft – BARVEN Anesta Henry06/05/2020084 views Supermarkets and hotels may be complicit in the trafficking of stolen farm produce, the head of the vendors association has charged, suggesting these, too, like vendors may need to be… Read more
‘No mask, no pickup’, PSVs told Randy Bennett06/05/20201102 views The spokesman for minibus and route taxi owners has advised drivers to leave commuters at the bus stop if they are not wearing a mask, even though it is not… Read more
BSTU questions Govt’s laundry list of expectations Emmanuel Joseph06/05/2020790 views The Barbados Secondary Teachers Union (BSTU) has given the Ministry of Education an ultimatum to meet on a list of contentious “expectations” for administering the new online school term that… Read more