No new cases, says MOH as more recover Barbados Today21/04/20200115 views For the fifth straight day, there have been no new cases of coronavirus in Barbados, the health ministry said today, trumpeting the release of four more patients declared to have… Read more
#BTEditorial – Shall we compare these to “a summer’s day”? Not yet. Barbados Today21/04/20200107 views One swallow does not a summer make. Nor do four. Nor do five. We are minded to recall this axiom since, for the five days, the Ministry of Health has… Read more
Target Caribbean tourists, says regional expert Marlon Madden21/04/2020193 views Tourism-dependent destinations in the Caribbean are being advised to look more to regional travel to boost their tourism product post COVID-19. At the same time, former Minister of Tourism and… Read more
COVID-19 triggers thousands of job losses Barbados Today21/04/20200122 views A member of the Mia Mottley cabinet has admitted that at least 20,000 Barbadians have been impacted so far by the massive job losses spawned by the COVID-19 pandemic. Colin… Read more
Helping hand extended Barbados Today21/04/20200217 views Undocumented Caribbean Community (CARICOM) citizens stranded in Barbados could soon be among thousands of citizens receiving welfare assistance from the Mia Mottley-administration. They have been asked to come forward and… Read more
More shopping time flexibility at gas stations from today Randy Bennett21/04/2020074 views Government today made some adjustments to its emergency order restrictions, giving an additional hour for supermarket shopping, abandoning the alphabet shopping system for petrol stations and granting permission for computer… Read more
Govt imports more kits to determine coronavirus presence Randy Bennett21/04/20200105 views With 2,800 swabs and 27,000 testing kits now available, Barbados will be ramping up testing for COVID-19, Minister of Health and Wellness Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic declared today. He sought… Read more
Farm ministers meet online to boost food security Sandy Deane21/04/20200123 views A dozen of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) farm ministers met virtually today on plans to boost farming and safeguard the food supply amidst the ongoing health crisis, in a region that… Read more
Joe Edghill, pharmacist-politician, dies at 73 Barbados Today21/04/20200111 views Former Member of Parliament and Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly Joseph Edghill has died at the age of 73 at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Edghill, a pharmacist by… Read more
SDA Church reaches out Barbados Today21/04/20200130 views The suspension of face-to-face church worship is not stopping the local Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) community from fulfilling its commitment to society. On Sunday, the church launched its Food Bank… Read more