SJPI closed due to COVID-19 case
The Samuel Jackman Prescod Institute of Technology (SJPI), at Wildey, St. Michael, has been closed from today until further notice, due to a staff member testing positive for COVID-19. A news release says that during the closure, the necessary protocols will be observed, including sanitisation of the campus. It adds that staff will be working […]
Churches meet with PM on Covid concerns
Church leaders have deemed as a success a meeting today with Prime Minister Mottley, the health minister, the attorney general and other key health and government officials over compliance with covid-19 protocols in light of covid-19 clusters at some churches. The zoom meeting started at 11 am and included the Barbados Christian Council, the Barbados […]
QEH braces for covid spike
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital has restricted visits as covid-19 cases here spike and has also set up tents to help accommodate an expected increase in arrivals at its Accident and Emergency Department, which is already seeing a spike in patients with covid symptoms. Speaking on VOB’s Brasstacks program, the QEH’s Director of Medical Services Dr. […]
Met office issues flash flood alert
The Acting Director of The Barbados Meterlogical Services Sabu Best announces a flash flood alert.
BDF gets new Chief
The Barbados Defence Force (BDF) will have a new Chief of Staff from September 1st. A statement from the Prime Minister’s office says that the Defence Board has approved the appointment of the current Executive Director of the Regional Security System, Errington Shurland, to the post. He has been promoted from the rank of Captain […]
COVID-19 Update: 64 new cases- 13 under age 18
Barbados has recorded sixty-four new covid-19 cases. The 30 males and 34 females have been identified by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory as COVID-19 positive from the most recent tests. The facility conducted one thousand, 979 tests yesterday, The new cases consist of 51 people who are 18 years old and over, and 13 […]
Online classes only
All school classes will be online only when the new school term and school year begins next month. This announcement was made by Minister of Education Santia Bradshaw today following talks with teachers unions and other stakeholders. Ms. Bradshaw cites the surge in covid-19 cases and notes that many young people are being affected. She […]
Legislation to decriminalise vending
Government today went to parliament with a bill to decriminalise and regulate vending. Minister of Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Kerrie Symmonds, says the aim is to dismantle a more than three hundred year old post-slavery hangover by decriminalising what he calls working class commercial enterprise.
COVID-19 UPDATE- 50 new cases
The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory has reported 50 new cases of COVID-19 – 24 males and 26 females. Tests carried out on Saturday, August 28, numbered 1,886. Of the 50 new positives, 40 persons are over 18 years old and 10 are under the age of 18. Barbados has recorded 4,931 confirmed cases of […]
PM MOTTLEY/HEALTH MINISTER ADDRESS TO THE NATION HIGHLIGHTS
An alarming surge in covid-19 cases linked to the new covid-19 variants has prompted a tightening of protocols, but Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has announced that there will be no total shutdown. She noted there is no immediate end in sight to the pandemic and therefore no lockdown would be implemented. […]