Barbados’ main teachers’ union wants full face-to-face teaching to resume, adamant that anything less will be to the further detriment of the country’s children. However, Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) …
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The newly retired leader of the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) has voiced deep concerns surrounding Thursday’s presidential elections and has called for a comprehensive investigation. Former acting general …
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Legislation mandating COVID-19 vaccination for certain categories of workers is likely to survive a constitutional challenge in court, but the Government might have a harder time introducing arbitrary mandatory PCR …
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A Government-instructed legal opinion on COVID-19 vaccine mandates was on Friday shared with this country’s Social Partners. And according to the document, a copy of which was obtained by Barbados …
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SOURCE: CMC- Five days after a powerful earthquake killed at least 2,189 people in Haiti help is trickling in, but struggling people say they need it more quickly. The poorest …
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The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory has reported 19 new cases of COVID-19, comprising seven males and 12 females. The number of tests conducted on Thursday, August 19, was 1,559. …
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The Barbados Meteorological Services has issued  Severe-Thunderstorm and Flash-Flood warnings for the country. A severe-thunderstorm warning is issued when significant lightning activity is expected in a short period of time (generally …
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The Barbados Meteorological Services has issued a flash-flood warning for the country. A flash-flood warning is issued when rapid flooding due to heavy or excessive rainfall in a short period of …
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The National Cultural Foundation (NCF) is urging local visual artists to be a part of a new online platform. In order to make the process easier for some, the Foundation …
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August 14th, 2021, the world watched in shock as a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the Tiburon Peninsula in Haiti. The earthquake was considered to be one of the deadliest natural …