PM announces phased reopening || STARCOM SUMMARY

Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has announced a phased reopening of the country from Monday, 1st March after a month-long national pause. But the night time curfew remains in effect. In an address to the nation, Prime Minister Mottley disclosed that Barbados has now administered close to 30 thousand vaccinations, more than six thousand […]

BDOS COURT OF APPEAL FREES JAMAICAN MAN JAILED FOR VIOLATING CURFEW DIRECTIVES

Barbados Court of Appeal today ordered the release from prison of a Jamaican man who breached the COVID-19 quarantine regulations. The decision was handed down by Chief Justice Sir Patterson Cheltenham and Justices of Appeal Rajendra Narine and Margaret Reifer. Forty nine year old Dean George Scott, a mason who was a guest at Crystal […]

PM TO SAY TONIGHT WHETHER LOCKDOWN WILL BE ENDED OR EXTENDED

The Barbados public will know tonight whether the vaccination drive and lockdown have worked well enough to allow the economy to reopen after a month long national pause due to a surge in covid-19 cases. With thousands out of work and the business community and the general population growing impatient over the lockdown, Prime Minister […]