PM MOTTLEY/HEALTH MINISTER ADDRESS TO THE NATION HIGHLIGHTS
An alarming surge in covid-19 cases linked to the new covid-19 variants has prompted a tightening of protocols, but Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has announced that there will be no total shutdown. She noted there is no immediate end in sight to the pandemic and therefore no lockdown would be implemented. […]
Dodds prisoner shot during attempted escape
A prisoner on remand at Dodds Prison has been shot during an escape attempt. Starcom Network News understands that the prisoner who was on remand for murder was being escorted on the prison compound by a female prison officer when he pulled away from her and refused orders to stop and surrender. The male prisoner […]
Alarm over variants – isolation facilities increase
Barbados government authorities are expanding their covid-19 isolation capacity as they become increasingly concerned about a surge in cases here. This surge is believed to be linked to community spread of the highly-contagious covid-19 variants. Figures from the Ministry of Health indicate a spike in covid-19 cases in recent weeks, including more than twenty cases […]