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 …
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A humanitarian crisis affecting victims of human trafficking and sex work appears to be quietly growing alongside the deadly COVID-19 pandemic and is pushing victims back into prostitution. Over the …
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The two main bodies which represent public service vehicle (PSV) operators and owners have slammed as ‘total madness, untenable and ludicrous’ Government’s decision to limit fuel access to specific days. …
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A former murder convict who was part of the infamous prison break in 1991 with the notorious Winston Hall (deceased) is dead. Fifty-six-year-old Denzil Orlando Roberts of Cave Road, Tichbourne, …
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Just three days into the new alphabetical shopping system, local supermarket owners are asking for extended opening hours to ensure hundreds of customers in need of food can be served …
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Advocate for the homeless Kemar Saffrey is concerned about tenants being allegedly evicted by their landlords during the COVID-19 pandemic. Saffrey told Barbados TODAY that over the past few weeks …