Teen: Drugs for relaxation Barbados Today15/04/20200142 views A 19-year-old found with a quantity of marijuana over the weekend said he had it for relaxation. Jadiah Malik Marcus Barton, of Lucas Street, St Philip pleaded guilty to a… Read more
Sealy charged almost three years after allegedly committing crime Barbados Today15/04/20200144 views A 29-year-old man accused of placing the lives of four people in danger when he discharged a firearm in a public place almost three years ago, appeared in court for… Read more
COVID-19 UPDATE: Two new cases today Barbados Today15/04/20201108 views Two more Barbadians tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday, out of a total of 38 tests carried out by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. There are a 76-year-old man and… Read more
New shopping system off to a good start, says Acting PM Sandy Deane15/04/2020077 views Acting Prime Minister Santia Bradshaw today expressed satisfaction with the new alphabetical shopping system that took effect today. Bradshaw and Minister of Labour and Social Relations Colin Jordan observed the… Read more
Cuba develops vaccine to combat COVID-19 Sandy Deane15/04/20200124 views SOURCE – CMC – The director of research at the Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology in Cuba, Dr Gerardo Guillen, says a clinical trial is now being held for… Read more
Carter says anti-virus measures beginning to work Randy Bennett15/04/2020089 views Barbados COVID-19 Czar says the measures implemented to stave off the rampant spread of the highly contagious virus are “bearing fruit”. But Richard Carter admits that though Barbados has seen… Read more
A brother’s grief Barbados Today15/04/20200311 views One of Barbados’ cultural icons has been dealt a devastating blow by the news that two of his younger sisters living in New York recently succumbed to the raging COVID-19… Read more
MOH backs non-surgical masks in public Barbados Today15/04/2020091 views The Ministry of Health and Wellness fully supports the wearing of face masks by the general public, acting Chief Medical Officer Dr Anton Best said tonight. But he was swift… Read more
Czar urges tougher stand on curfew-breakers Barbados Today15/04/2020051 views COVID Czar Richard Carter wants police to get tougher with those who breach the stay-at-home order. As Barbados continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic with a national lockdown and curfew,… Read more
Minister Hinkson warns rubbish-burners Emmanuel Joseph15/04/2020044 views People who continue to engage in indiscriminate burning of rubbish will be hit by stiff penalties, Minister of Home Affairs Edmund Hinkson today warned. He was responding to a chorus… Read more