Six Covid Deaths in 2 Weeks
Barbados recorded six covid-19 deaths in the first two weeks of April as the positivity rate remained around 16 percent. The latest covid-19 situation report from the Ministry of Health states that between April 1st and 14th 134 new cases were recorded from 848 test results. This represents a positivity rate of 15.8 percent. Nine […]
Barbados’ PM Mottley Recommends Regional Collaboration to Fight Crime
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has called for a major deepening of regional collaboration in the battle against crime including the sharing of judges, magistrates and forensic facilities, closer interaction among police forces and putting in place a regional arrest warrant. Miss Mottley was speaking at a high-level regional crime fighting conference being held […]
School Violence Worries Teachers
The Barbados Union of Teachers has again stated its concern over violence in schools, and wants additional resources to properly handle what it sees as an escalating situation. Speaking during the opening ceremony of the BUT’s annual conference this morning, President Rudy Lovell highlighted a need for more psychologists within the school system. He is […]
Drought Hits Crops/Some Produce Scarce
This country’s food crop farmers are being badly affected by the current drought which has created a shortage of some produce and price increases are possible. A recent bulletin from Barbados Meteorological Services states that rainfall especially across the southern sections of the island has been extremely low. It notes that parishes such as St. […]