Welcome Stamp Success
A more protracted than expected COVID-19 pandemic has slowed applications for the Barbados Welcome Stamp relocation initiative but tourism minister Senator Lisa Cummings reports it’s still been a success. In an interview with Starcom Network News, Senator Cummins disclosed that the program was on track for huge numbers prior to international air travel especially from […]
Doctor says lockdown extension may be necessary
Barbados’ latest covid-19 death has pushed the total number of fatalities to 21, a 300 percent increase in deaths from the virus here since the start of the year. It’s an alarming figure for prominent family physician, Dr. Adrian Lorde, who tells Starcom Network that he suspects that the actually COVID-19 situation here might be […]
Pension concern
Government could be facing a fight from the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) if it presses ahead with some planned changes to public sector pensions, hinted at in the latest IMF report on Barbados. Acting General Secretary of the NUPW, Wayne Waldrond, says some of the proposals include increasing the number of years a […]
BDOS COVID DEATH #21
Barbados’ death toll from Covid-19 rose to 21 yesterday with the passing of yet another national. A 79 year old male is the most recent to be felled by the viral illness. The gentleman was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital on February 7, from where he was sent to Enmore. Two days later, he […]