Minister of Home Affairs Edmund Hinkson has expressed confidence in the policies and protocols adopted by the Barbados Prison Service to protect inmates and staff against the COVID-19 pandemic. And, …
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The Barbados Postal Service is accepting payment for utility bills at post offices island-wide, Monday to Friday, between 8 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. These are payments for Barbados Light and …
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Owners and operators of businesses across Barbados are asked to note that they will be allowed to have staff in office to facilitate the processing of transactions related to, and …
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LIAT will extend the suspension of passenger services to May 15 given the current environment, the cash-strapped carrier announced Saturday. Chief Executive Officer Julie Reifer-Jones explained that extension of the …
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Caribbean Anti-imperialist and Peace Organisations in a Zoom meeting this week,  supported CARICOM’s call for the Caribbean to remain a zone of peace. They expressed their opposition to the American military …
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COVID-19 patients recovering quickly after getting experimental drug remdesivir: report
COVID-19 patients who are getting an experimental drug called remdesivir have been recovering quickly, with most going home in days, STAT News reported Thursday after it obtained a video of …
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By António Guterres – Secretary-General of the United Nations As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the globe, we are seeing an alarming pattern. The poorest and most vulnerable members of …
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The Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training launched its new online teaching platform, GSuite for Education, across the public school system this week. This is to facilitate e-learning while …
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Plane chartered, ready to fly from B’dos, but stranded Trinis need Minister’s OK
Trinidad and Tobago nationals stranded in Barbados have chartered a private aircraft at a cost of US$25,000 to fly them home on Sunday. This cannot happen, however, until there is …
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One local philanthropist is not letting the outbreak of the Coronavirus prevent her from providing daily meals for dozens of people in need. Sharon Bellamy-Thompson, the founder of Fishers of …