HMP Dodds following health protocols during COVID-19 Barbados Today18/04/2020038 views Minister of Home Affairs Edmund Hinkson has expressed confidence in the policies and protocols adopted by the Barbados Prison Service to protect inmates and staff against the COVID-19 pandemic. And,… Read more
Post offices accepting utility payments Barbados Today18/04/2020077 views The Barbados Postal Service is accepting payment for utility bills at post offices island-wide, Monday to Friday, between 8 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. These are payments for Barbados Light and… Read more
Payroll and statutory obligations being facilitated Barbados Today18/04/2020066 views Owners and operators of businesses across Barbados are asked to note that they will be allowed to have staff in office to facilitate the processing of transactions related to, and… Read more
LIAT extends suspension of passenger services until May 15 Barbados Today18/04/2020060 views LIAT will extend the suspension of passenger services to May 15 given the current environment, the cash-strapped carrier announced Saturday. Chief Executive Officer Julie Reifer-Jones explained that extension of the… Read more
More support for CARICOM’s call that Caribbean remain a zone of peace Barbados Today18/04/2020098 views Caribbean Anti-imperialist and Peace Organisations in a Zoom meeting this week, supported CARICOM’s call for the Caribbean to remain a zone of peace. They expressed their opposition to the American military… Read more
COVID-19 patients recovering quickly after getting experimental drug remdesivir: report Barbados Today18/04/2020061 views COVID-19 patients who are getting an experimental drug called remdesivir have been recovering quickly, with most going home in days, STAT News reported Thursday after it obtained a video of… Read more
The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on children Barbados Today18/04/2020044 views By António Guterres – Secretary-General of the United Nations As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the globe, we are seeing an alarming pattern. The poorest and most vulnerable members of… Read more
New online teaching platform Barbados Today18/04/2020076 views The Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training launched its new online teaching platform, GSuite for Education, across the public school system this week. This is to facilitate e-learning while… Read more
Plane chartered, ready to fly from B’dos, but stranded Trinis need Minister’s OK Barbados Today18/04/2020049 views Trinidad and Tobago nationals stranded in Barbados have chartered a private aircraft at a cost of US$25,000 to fly them home on Sunday. This cannot happen, however, until there is… Read more
Fish vendor, philanthropist, dishes out charity daily Barbados Today18/04/2020059 views One local philanthropist is not letting the outbreak of the Coronavirus prevent her from providing daily meals for dozens of people in need. Sharon Bellamy-Thompson, the founder of Fishers of… Read more