Some of the major players in Crop Over today declared total agreement with the Government’s decision to cancel the 2020 festival. Bandleaders, tent managers and entertainers told Barbados TODAY that …
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No date has yet been set as to when schools on the island will reopen, Acting Prime Minister Santia Bradshaw, the Minister Of Education, said today. She also suggested that …
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For the fifth straight day, there have been no new cases of coronavirus in Barbados, the health ministry said today, trumpeting the release of four more patients declared to have …
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One swallow does not a summer make. Nor do four. Nor do five. We are minded to recall this axiom since, for the five days, the Ministry of Health has …
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Tourism-dependent destinations in the Caribbean are being advised to look more to regional travel to boost their tourism product post COVID-19. At the same time, former Minister of Tourism and …
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A member of the Mia Mottley cabinet has admitted that at least 20,000 Barbadians have been impacted so far by the massive job losses spawned by the COVID-19 pandemic. Colin …
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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 …