REGIONAL: Doctor suspended for prescribing Ivermectin to patients suffering from COVID-19 Barbados Today08/12/2021056 views SOURCE: CMC- A medical practitioner has been suspended for six months after she prescribed the drug Ivermectin to treat patients who had contracted the coronavirus (COVID-19). Dr. Gilbertha St. Rose… Read more
Suriname seeking funds from the IMF Barbados Today07/12/2021037 views SOURCE: CMC- The executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will meet on December 22, to consider a request from Suriname for a 36-month agreement under the External Fund… Read more
Grenadian Government lifts curfew Barbados Today07/12/2021037 views SOURCE: CMC- The Grenada government Tuesday announced that it is lifting the four hour curfew as the island continues to “manage” the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that has… Read more
Former Jamaican Prime Minister wants Queen removed as head of state Barbados Today07/12/2021059 views SOURCE: CMC- Former Prime Minister PJ Patterson says the removal of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth as the head of state in Jamaica cannot wait on a full review of the constitution.… Read more
St. Kitts-Nevis says no travel bans on African countries Barbados Today02/12/2021034 views SOURCE: CMC- The St. Kitts-Nevis government says it will not follow its other Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries and impose a travel ban on several African countries following the discovery of… Read more
REGIONAL: Government, former of LIAT pilots at odds over remuneration Barbados Today01/12/2021063 views SOURCE: CMC- The Antigua and Barbuda government has given former pilots with the cash-strapped airline, LIAT, a deadline to accept the proposals regarding outstanding severance payments owed to them even… Read more
REGIONAL – Antiguan woman wins trip to space Barbados Today25/11/2021035 views Source: St Lucia Times – An Antiguan woman will be going to space, possibly with her daughter, after winning two seats aboard a Virgin Galactic’s commercial space flight. Keisha Schahaff… Read more
Antiguan woman wins trip to space Barbados Today25/11/2021050 views SOURCE: CMC- An Antiguan woman will be going to space, possibly with her daughter, after winning two seats aboard a Virgin Galactic’s commercial space flight. Keisha Schahaff was announced the… Read more
Vincentian statesman, hailed as regional integration champion, was 90 Sandy Deane24/11/2021058 views Flags were lowered at half-mast on Tuesday as the St Vincent and the Grenadines Government mourned the death of former Prime Minister Sir James Son Mitchell, one of the last… Read more
‘Take it or leave it’ former LIAT employees told Barbados Today23/11/2021051 views SOURCE:CMC- Prime Minister Gaston Browne has told former employees of the cash-strapped regional airline, LIAT, that they have a choice to either accept or reject the compassionate settlement his administration… Read more