Medical Marijuana Plan Encounters Hurdles
Barbados’ medical marijuana industry has encountered major difficulties including a change of mind by potential investors. This has been revealed by Minister of Agriculture, Indar Weir, on VOB’s Down to Brass Tacks program where he admitted that none of the licenses issued has resulted in actual businesses being set up in either processing or cultivation. […]
Teachers Encouraged by COVID Rate Decline Ahead of Reopening of Schools
President of the Barbados Secondary Teachers Union, Mary-Anne Redman, describes as a positive sign the continued downward trend of Barbados’ covid-19 positivity rate with just 25 new cases from 302 tests conducted on Saturday. She notes this comes as education stakeholders prepare for the start of the new school year under relaxed protocols. President of […]
MET Office Issues Heat Advisory
Very warm conditions in Barbados are expected to persist throughout the remainder of September and the greater part of October. The Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) would like to remind the public that September and October are climatologically the warmest months of the year. Maximum temperatures across the island have been peaking between 32C and 34C, […]
UWI Professor Supports IMF Move But Worries About Conditions
A leading university academic believes the Barbados government has no choice but to return to the IMF but wonders about the impact of the conditions attached. University of the West Indies Pro-Vice Chancellor and Professor of Finance Dr. Justin Robinson was responding to last Friday’s announcement by Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley that the government […]
Price Cap Threat “a Slap in the Face” Says Pharmacists
This country’s pharmacists see the Prime Minister’s threat of a price cap on medicines as “a slap in the face”. Last Friday during a groundbreaking ceremony at the Bayview Hospital Prime Minister Mottley said the government is prepared to cap the prices of pharmaceuticals to ensure they are accessible to all. But President of the […]