Ambassador Liz Thompson is back home and has tested positive for COVID-19 Below is the full statement issued by the Ministry of Health and Wellness: Ambassador Liz Thompson is in …
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CARICOM rejects European Commission blacklist of Caribbean countries
by Sandy Deaneby Sandy DeaneCARICOM describes the decision by the European Commission to blacklist Barbados, Jamaica and the Bahamas as “callous and premature”. Below is the full text of the statement: The Caribbean …
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Weeks of uncertainty ended for more than 300 foreign nationals today who have been here since international flights were suspended at the end of March. Just before 9 a.m., nationals …
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Dozens of businesses on Monday joined the list of those struggling to reopen, following a period of dormancy brought on by the public health emergency. Barbershops, salons, bookstores, home furnishings, …
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Barbados’ luxury villa and condo accommodation may be the island’s golden egg as Government and tourism officials try to revive the tourism sector from decimation by the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s …
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Forced to shut down its 14 outlets across the island for nearly two months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Chefette’s managing director Ryan Haloute said the restaurant had to temporarily …
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The Barbados Workers Union (BWU) has accused employers of “intimidating” workers into taking pay cuts in a bid to control spending owing to lost business days from the COVID-19 shutdown. …
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Family, neighbours grieve over young man’s sudden death
by Anesta Henryby Anesta HenryA young man whose relatives said has been battling with serious personal problems may have taken his own life today. The body of Matthew Rommel Alphonso Omar Reeves, 32, was …
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Residents at Grazettes Main Road, St Michael are relieved that two unoccupied houses which burnt did not affect other structures. Just after 10 p.m. on Sunday one wooden structure was …
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With the COVID-19 pandemic forcing many employees to work from home, a senior real estate executive has predicted this may cause companies to slash the amount of office space they …