Ministry of Education temporarily ceases operations Barbados Today30/03/2020047 views In response to Stage 3 of Barbados’ National Preparedness Plan for COVID-19, the Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training has advised that its offices at the “Elsie Payne… Read more
GG: “This too will pass” Barbados Today30/03/2020429 views In a speech meant to calm and assure nervous citizens, Governor General Dame Sandra Mason told Barbadians on Sunday night that as difficult as the current period was, “this… Read more
#BTEditorial – The bitter medicine of truth Barbados Today24/03/2020154 views The Greek playwright Aeschylus once observed: “In war, the first casualty is truth.” And in the thousands of years since, those words have come true repeatedly in conflict after conflict.… Read more
Hyatt a go, says Maloney Emmanuel Joseph24/03/2020194 views After five years of controversy and legal challenges, a US$175 million revamped Hyatt Ziva Barbados Resort will finally get off the ground next month. Developer Mark Maloney told Barbados TODAY… Read more
All hands on deck, says Minister of Health Anesta Henry24/03/2020083 views Retired doctors and nurses and members of the private sector healthcare system will be asked to assist with the national COVID-19 response. In a press briefing over the weekend, Minister… Read more
Youth on gun and ammo charges Barbados Today24/03/2020071 views An automatic 28 days on remand at Dodds Prison was what a young St Michael man received when he appeared before one of this island’s courts on two indictable charges… Read more
Woman racks up more theft convictions Barbados Today24/03/2020094 views Known thief Keisha Melissa Clarke has been sentenced to nine months in prison on two charges. The 32-year-old, of Quarry Road, Arthur Seat, St Thomas pleaded guilty before Magistrate Kristie… Read more
Safe haven – Trinis, denied return home, kept in quarantine here Sandy Deane24/03/20204117 views Just as it came to the rescue of stranded cruise ship passengers turned away from several seaports in the COVID-19 crisis, Barbados today became a safe haven for a group… Read more
COVID-19 Critical Stock List Barbados Today23/03/2020173 views The Ministry of Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Commerce has advised that a Covid-19 Critical Stock List was tabled by the Ministry last week and agreed upon by the Barbados Chamber… Read more
Penalties For Breaching Self-Quarantine Barbados Today23/03/2020067 views Persons who have been ordered to self-quarantine in their homes but fail to do so are guilty of an offence under the Health Services (Communicable and Notifiable Diseases) Regulations. Under… Read more