PdP charges that democracy is in peril Barbados Today29/04/2020282 views The People’s Party for Democracy and Development (PdP) has accused the Mia-Mottley Government of using the ongoing state of emergency along with its overwhelming majority in Parliament to move… Read more
Covid-19 Update- No positive tests among NAB staff today Barbados Today28/04/2020049 views None of the 32 employees of the National Assistance Board who was tested for COVID-19 yesterday was positive. A total of 234 workers out of 255 have now been tested,… Read more
Update: Police identify man recovered from vehicle in careenage Sandy Deane28/04/2020061 views Police have identified the man whose body was recovered from a vehicle at the bottom of the Careenage earlier today. He is Carlisle Browne, of Kingsland Terrace, Christ Church. Browne… Read more
British Airways set to cut up to 12,000 jobs Sandy Deane28/04/2020180 views SOURCE: AFP: British Airways is set to slash up to 12,000 jobs as part of a restructuring plan as the carrier grapples with the fallout of the novel coronavirus pandemic,… Read more
COVID-19: UWI management expert weighs in on testing, masks Emmanuel Joseph28/04/2020355 views A top UWI management academic has recommended that health authorities adopt a mixed approach to its current COVID-19 testing to help determine the existence of community transmission of the deadly… Read more
PAHO Director General urges countries to continue vaccinations Marlon Madden28/04/20200127 views A call to authorities not to let their guards down as it relates to vaccination against a range of diseases and infections, even as they focus on containing the COVID-19… Read more
CDEMA director Ronald Jackson moves on after seven years Sandy Deane28/04/20200109 views SOURCE: CMC: The Barbados-based Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) says its executive director, Ronald Jackson, is leaving the post after seven years “of unwavering and exemplary service to the… Read more
Police try to recover body of male and car from Careenage Sandy Deane28/04/2020075 views Police and Coast Guard personnel are continuing efforts to retrieve the body of a man and a vehicle at the bottom of the Careenage at Cavans Lane, The City. Police… Read more
Sagicor records profit for 2019, but uncertainty looms for 2020 Marlon Madden28/04/2020068 views Insurance giant Sagicor is reporting a 12 per cent increase in total revenues to US$472 million during the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2019. This equates to a 35 per… Read more
Grieving mother said she begged singer to stay away from Orleans Barbados Today28/04/20202108 views For months, Felicia Grannum had been pleading with her first-born son Jeremiah Grannum to abandon life in New Orleans, The City and return to the quaint and peaceful environment in… Read more