COVID UNIT WARNS DON’T DROP GUARD
The Head of Barbados’ Covid-19 Monitoring Unit, Ronald Chapman, warns there should be no let-up in strict adherence to health protocols over the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. He tells Starcom Network News that for instance he’s satisfied with the high compliance to the health protocols across the tourism industry. And he says the authorities […]
IMPORTED COVID SPIKE
Four more visitors have tested positive for COVID-19, that’s eight imported cases in two days after four visitors also tested positive on Monday. The latest cases are a 47-year-old man who arrived on American Airlines on Sunday, while the other three, all women, aged 29, 30 and 71, arrived on British Airways on Monday. They […]
PORT PROMISE
Efforts are on to speed-up the clearance of items at the Bridgetown Port, as officials admit to a backlog. Minister in the Ministry of Finance Ryan Straughn says a key factor is an upsurge in shipped items, due to the increased online shopping by Barbadians, who have been unable to travel as accustomed. He says […]
PURITY STRIKE
Employees of Purity Bakeries walked off the job early this morning over pay and other grievances that are now the subject of negotiations between management and officials of the Barbados Workers Union. We here more from our reporter Kezia Inniss