Commercial flights in and out of Barbados to resume next month

Barbados is expected to see the return of some commercial airline flights from as early as next month. This was revealed by Chief Executive Officer of the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association Senator Rudy Grant, during his CEO’s report at the BHTA annual general meeting. He notes that the timeline is still tentative due to […]

Four people off repatriation flight test positive for COVID-19

Four Barbadians who arrived home on a repatriation flight have tested positive for COVID-19. Minister of Health Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic made the announcement this afternoon during a news conference. The JetBlue flight arrived from the United States yesterday, bringing home Barbadians who had been stranded there since the COVID-19 outbreak. A total of 110 […]

Crew member on cruise ship anchored off Barbados commits suicide

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]A female crew member on one of the cruise ships anchored off Barbados has committed suicide while waiting to be repatriated. Barbados police confirm they are treating the death as a suicide and identify the victim as a 28-year-old assistant waitress. She had been last seen about 3 am […]