COVID-19 UPDATE: 6 NEW CASES, 8 RECOVERED, 1 DEATH
The number of COVID-19 deaths has moved to 44, following the passing of a 52-year-old Barbadian man on Tuesday, April 6. He suffered from a chronic non-communicable disease and spent 14 days at the Harrison Point Isolation Facility before succumbing to the virus. There were also six new positive COVID-19 cases, one man and five […]
Accident at Graeme Hall
One female passenger slightly injured in a rear end collision at the entrance to the Ministry of Agriculture at Graeme Hall, Christ Church. The accident occurred around 5 pm.
Cummins: No bad blood over Roach’s departure
The Barbados government’s tourism marketing agency is beginning the process of selecting a new marketing chief as tourism minister Senator Lisa Cummins insists there was no falling out involved in Petra Roach’s decision to leave. Mrs. Roach, the BTMI’s head of global markets, who has also served as acting Chief Executive Officer of the organisation […]
Ministry of Education prepping for face-to-face classes
Preparations are well underway for the April 20th resumption of face to face classes for students getting ready for exams. Chief Education Officer Joy Adamson and other education officials this morning did a walk-through of the Blackman and Gollop Primary School, which has been sanitized after being used as a COVID 19 isolation facility. She […]
Different kind of Crop Over this year
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office with responsibility for Culture, John King, says Barbados will have some form of Crop Over this year but not what Barbadians are accustom to. Speaking after a presentation from veteran entertainer Desmond Weekes Mr. King said discussions are on-going to decide how the festival will be shaped.