While some local churches are crying out for a return to the pews, at least one denomination is in no rush amid an almost 600 per cent increase in attendance …
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The nation’s beer and spirit makers were today welcoming the lifting of the ban on alcohol sales as part of Phase Two of the national reopening strategy, but strongly urged …
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The country’s chief advocate for farmers has identified the current drought and the ongoing disposal of farm land as obstacles to food self-sufficiency. And chief executive officer of the Barbados …
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The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Dr Carissa F. Etienne today warned that relaxing social distancing measures “too soon could accelerate the spread of the virus and …
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A Barbadian hotel contract worker in Canada is countering the bleak outlook painted by one of her male colleagues who is among a 19-member group of locals currently waiting to …
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Legitimate businesses could be linked to Crop theft – BARVEN
by Anesta Henryby Anesta HenrySupermarkets and hotels may be complicit in the trafficking of stolen farm produce, the head of the vendors association has charged, suggesting these, too, like vendors may need to be …
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The spokesman for minibus and route taxi owners has advised drivers to leave commuters at the bus stop if they are not wearing a mask, even though it is not …
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The Barbados Secondary Teachers Union (BSTU) has given the Ministry of Education an ultimatum to meet on a list of contentious “expectations” for administering the new online school term that …
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Starting yesterday, Barbados began to loosen the terms and conditions of its current emergency procedures enacted in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Thankfully we have not had a significant …
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The tourism industry may have to recover without the help of one of its main source markets, the US, dealing a potentially massive blow to the already crippled industry, Tourism …