Richard Carter no longer COVID-19 Czar
Richard Carter has publicly confirmed that he is no longer the COVID-19 Czar but gave no further details as to the background in his brief comment on the matter. Mr. Carter, a sociologist, has been noticeably absent from Covid-19 briefings in recent months. He was a member of the panel as the Thorne Commission on […]
Taxi operators being hounded by creditors
Taxi operators complain that the fall-out from the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a devastating impact on that sector, with many operators having little or no work for about six months now. President of the Bridgetown Taxi Co-op Limited, Adrian Bailey, tells Starcom Network News that not only are the taxi operators being hounded by […]
Chicken shortage?
Restaurant chain Chicken Barn today announced it has been forced to temporarily close some of its branches due to a shortage of chicken. However, this country’s largest chicken producer says the issue is not a shortage of chicken but the insufficient supply of a particular size of bird. Chickmont Foods also promises the problem will […]
COVID-19 UPDATE: ONE NEW CASE, ONE RECOVERY
One person tested positive for COVID-19 on arrival at the Grantley Adams International Airport yesterday and another will leave isolation today after two consecutive negative tests for the viral illness. The new case is a 34-year-old Jamaican woman who arrived on Caribbean Airlines. Hers was the only positive result among 123 tests done by the […]