BAMP: Crop Over possible under right conditions
President of the Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners Dr. Lynda Williams does not rule the possibility of a Crop Over this year as long as appropriate safety protocols are in place. Speaking on VOB’s Down to Brasstacks programme she stressed that the best way to have a safe Crop Over is to increase vaccination and […]
Funeral anguish
This country’s funeral directors and some families are calling for urgent action by government authorities to deal with the conditions under which bodies are being stored at a state designated facility. The matter was highlighted today by the relative of a deceased in an emotional call to VOB’s Down to Brass Tacks call-in program. She […]
Oil alert
Government says there’s no need to panic just yet but warns Barbadians to brace for a possible hike in international energy prices as a result of the Ukraine crisis. Minister of Energy and Business Development, Kerrie Symmonds, speaking in the House of Assembly, also disclosed that part of Barbados’ response will be to boost its […]