Decline in business since COVID-19 outbreak
Chairman of the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association, Stephen Austin, is calling for an all hands on deck approach in helping to deal with the negative impacts of the coronavirus on the sector. Speaking at the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association general meeting at the Hilton Resort he said the sector has experienced as much […]
BSSAC cancelled
Barbados Secondary Schools’ Athletic Championships (BSSAC), slated to take place later this week have been cancelled. BSAC meet director, Andrew Brathwaitesays plans are being made to refund ticket holders.
Face to Face classes at UWI Cave Hill Campus to be suspended
Face to face classes at the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies are suspended from tomorrow. Classes are to resume on April 6th online. The intervening period will be used to build out the online teaching platform and to train students and staff on its use as well as to ensure […]
Barbados confirms cases of COVID-19
Barbados has recorded its first two confirmed cases of Covid-19, the corona virus, a 48 year old visitor who arrived from the USA and a 39 year old Barbadian female who also arrived from the USA. They have been placed in quarantine and efforts are on to trace people who have come into contact with […]
PM: reschedule events to later this year
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley is asking promoters and event planners to reschedule all major events set to take place within the next 3 months amid the global coronavirus outbreak. She says this will impact the country’s We Gatherin’ and early crop over events. The Prime Minister made the announcement during an interview today.