Property destroyed by fire at Douglin Road
Eleven people are homeless after a fire destroyed three houses and damaged a fourth at Douglin Road, Weston, St. James tonight. The fire service says they got the call about 7 45 pm.
TWO WEEK NATIONAL LOCKDOWN
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has announced a two-week national lockdown from February 3rd as she declared a war on COVID-19. In an address to the nation, Prime Minister Mottley said the next week will be allowed as a preparation period for the national pause. Ms. Mottley has also ordered that immediately the elderly should […]
CROP OVER DOUBT
Players in this country’s entertainment and cultural sector are becoming increasingly doubtful that there will be a Crop Over this year and say this would be catastrophic for many in the business. This, against the background of a spike in cases and government’s admission that there is community spread of COVID-19 in Barbados. Commenting on […]
Barbados reportedly linked to three cases of UK COVID-19 variant
Barbados has been linked to three samples of the UK variant of the COVID-19 virus. This followed testing of a selection of positive samples by the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) on behalf of the Cayman Islands government. According to a release from that country, the three samples received just over two weeks ago, with […]