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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Farm ministers meet online to boost food security
by Sandy Deaneby Sandy DeaneA 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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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A regional accountant today urged informal business operators in Barbados and the rest of the Caribbean to regularise their status now by formally registering as companies and paying taxes and …
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The COVID-19 pandemic has given Barbados a “perfect wake-up call” to take its food security seriously, chief executive officer of the Barbados Agricultural Society James Paul, has suggested. He said …
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A 14-year-old girl from St Lucy is currently awaiting her fate at the Government Industrial School after pleading guilty to theft. The child admitted before Magistrate Alison Burke today to …
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A female nurse was remanded to Dodds Prison today on gun and ammunition charges. Forty-eight-year-old Donna Melissa Lee, of 11B High Park, St James is alleged to have had a …