Barbados’ Covid-19 Positivity Rate Continues a Downward Trend
Barbados’ covid-19 positivity rate continues its downward trend, a day after health officials announced plans to further relax the covid-19 directives. A total of 280 new COVID-19 cases were recorded from the one thousand and 58 tests carried out yesterday by laboratories across the island. This represents a positivity rate of 26 percent, well below […]
Barbados-born Media Boss Moving To New Post
Barbadian journalist Kaymar Jordan confirms she has tendered her resignation as editor-in-chief of the Gleaner Media Company in Jamaica as she prepares to take up a new post. An announcement to that effect was made at a management meeting this morning. Miss Jordan tells Starcom Network News she’ll be pursuing a new opportunity. Miss Jordan […]
Tropical Wave Could Bring Flooding Later This Week
The Barbados Meteorological Services advises the country to brace for possible thunderstorms and flooding from a passing wave later this week. The department says it continues to monitor a number of tropical waves in the Atlantic as the historically most active month of the Hurricane Season approaches. It notes that the outlook for the remainder […]
Chamber of Commerce Welcomes Covid Ease
This country’s business sector is pleased with government’s announced plan to further relax Barbados’ covid-19 directives from the end of this month. Yesterday Chief Medical Officer Dr. Kenneth George disclosed the plan or the additional ease while stressing that the indoor mask mandate will remain in place. President of the Barbados Chamber of Commerce and […]
Some Medicines In Short Supply Amidst Covid-19 Surge
Pharmacies have run out of some cough medicines and some other pharmaceuticals have been in short supply due to heavy demand due to the current covid-surge. President of the Barbados Pharmaceutical Society Yolande Pantin tells Starcom Network News some items are completely out of stock and supply of others is fast diminishing. Meantime, proprietor […]