Booster shots as covid-19 vaccines wane
Barbados health authorities have commenced administering covid-19 booster shots to some categories of people as they rush to use up all the vaccine does before they expire and as immunity from earlier doses wanes. In fact, officials admit that the declining effectiveness of some of the vaccines administered earlier might be leading to break through […]
Dems remedy
President of the Democratic Labour Party, Verla De Peiza, has called on government to implement stricter measures to halt the surge of covid-19 cases. Speaking at a DLP news conference this morning, Miss De Peiza said action was needed to control the spread before Christmas… Ms. De Peiza is also calling for community testing sites.
Barbados starts administering booster shots
Barbados health authorities have commenced the administering of covid-19 booster shots as from today, starting with frontline health care workers with the third dose to be extended to the general public as well, eventually. News broke of the move yesterday when management of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital issued a memo to staff advising that each […]
Forde: Fake news
Head of the Covid-19 Isolation Facilities, Dr. Corey Forde, denies that he’s been sent on leave and says a widely circulated rumor came as a shock when it was drawn to his attention. Dr. Forde, the government’s top infectious diseases expert, was on the job at the Blackman and Gollop isolation facility when contacted by […]
Barbados President elected || Franklyn objects
Dame Sandra Mason has been elected as the first President of the soon to be Republic of Barbados. But this morning’s joint meeting of the House of Assembly and the Senate, held at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford was temporarily halted following the loud dissention of opposition Senator Caswell Franklyn. Speaker of House Arthur Holder commenced […]
Covid quarantine a severe staffing problem for businesses
Surging covid-19 cases, with thousands of people in isolation or quarantine is threatening to create a staffing crisis for this country’s business sector. President of the Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Anthony Branker, outlined the situation to Starcom Network News. He spoke against the background of yesterday’s covid-19 dashboard that showed almost four thousand […]
Lane makes it offical
The stage is being set for a spirited election battle in the City of Bridgetown constituency. Government advisor and talk show host Corey Lane today officially disclosed that’s he’s seeking the Barbados Labour Party nomination this weekend. This confirms a development first reported by Starcom Network News yesterday. Mr. Lane who is Special Advisor to […]
Lane tipped to be BLP candidate in the City
The ruling Barbados Labour Party is reportedly on the verge of nominating a new candidate for the City of Bridgetown constituency and the person could be confirmed as early as this coming Sunday. Just over two weeks after Health Minister Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic informed constituents he won’t be running again the word in political […]
Barbados’ vaccination rate a concern for travellers
Tourism Minister Senator Lisa Cummins says Barbados’ relatively low covid-19 vaccination rate remains a concern for travellers. She was speaking to the media this morning about the Inaugural KLM flight to Barbados. Senator Cummins notes that around 99 per cent of visitors are vaccinated and stresses that tourists want to travel to places where they […]
Political analysts predict early election
Political analysts Dr. Kristina Hinds and Peter Wickham both believe Member of Parliament for St. Philip West, John King’s announcement that he will not contest the next general election is further indication that the election might not be too far off, perhaps in the early part of next year. Dr. Hinds also says his decision […]