COVID-19 UPDATE: NO NEW POSITIVES – EIGHT PEOPLE LEAVE ISOLATION TODAY

Eight persons will be released from isolation today after they received two consecutive negative test results for COVID-19. This reduces the number of persons in isolation to 13, and brings the island’s total recoveries to 65. The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory conducted 138 tests yesterday, of which, there were no new positives. Therefore, Barbados’ […]

Barbados’ first all-electric PSV on road tomorrow

Barbados’ first all-electric public service vehicle hits the road tomorrow.  This follows a successful inspection of an old Transport Board bus which a local company converted from diesel-engine to electric.

Franklyn refuses AG’s “apology” || DLP calls for AG to be fired

Opposition Senator Caswell Franklyn, the person that first raised concern about the appointment of a second deputy police commissioner accuses the government of misbehaving over the matter and refuses to accept the attorney general’s apparent apology and promise to fix the problem. Senator Franklyn had previously pointed out that the police act only allows for […]

COVID-19 UPDATE: ONE NEW CASE TODAY

A 31-year-old Barbadian male is the latest COVID-19 positive case in Barbados.  His case is currently being investigated by the Ministry of Health and Wellness, since he has no recent travel history nor can he be linked to any known contacts. His was the only positive result among 177 returned by the Best-dos Santos Public […]