Covid-19 positivity rate dips below 10%
Barbados’ covid-19 positivity rate shows a significant dip in the latest ministry of health report, falling to 8.7 percent in the test results from yesterday. This is the lowest positivity rate in several weeks and is in line with reports by health officials that the positivity rate has been trending downwards. The latest covid-19 update […]
Police advice for Christmas shoppers
The police are urging shoppers to be on guard as they go about their Christmas Shopping. Police Crime Prevention Officer, Inspector Stephen Griffith, wants the public to be on alert this Christmas and offered some tips including about the dangers of advertising their movements via social media.
“Preacher Man” improves
The family of a minibus driver, Victor “Preacher Man” Walton says he is making good progress as he remains hospitalized. The 56-year-old of 2nd Avenue, Haynesville, St. James, was shot twice in the head as he was robbed by a passenger on his bus last Wednesday night. His sister, Juliet Walton, gave an update on […]
National Credit Bureau coming
Government has gone to parliament with a bill to create a National Credit Bureau. It will allow financial institutions and other businesses to share information on the debt obligations and credit worthiness of people seeking loans. Minister in the Ministry of Finance Ryan Straughn today introduced the Fair Credit Reporting Bill in the House of […]