News Andrew Gioannetti 5 Hrs Ago A policeman walks past men drinking at a bar on Western Main Road, St James on June 22. Bars owners plan to sue to stay open after 8 pm. – Angelo Marcelle The Barkeepers & Operators Association (BOATT) says it has consulted former attorney general Anand Ramlogan and will […]
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News Sean Douglas 43 Minutes Ago Kamla Persad-Bissessar – Kevan Gibbs OPPOSITION Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar said the UNC is ready for the August 10 general election and will present its full-slate of candidates on Sunday, speaking with reporters outside the Red House, Port of Spain on Friday minutes after the Prime Minister named the election […]
CARICOM Secretary-General Irwin La Rocque today said that he had every confidence in the work produced by the observer team at the recount of votes at Guyana’s March 2nd general elections. He was speaking at today’s virtual conference for the handing over of Chairmanship of the community from Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Mottley to Vincentian […]
Another COVID-19 patient has succumbed, taking the national death toll to 14. The Georgetown Public Hospital’s Communications Manager Chelauna Providence confirmed the death, which occurred at the hospital’s COVID-19 Unit. Only on Wednesday Secretary of the National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) Imran Khan disclosed that the Ministry of Public Health confirmed the 13th death. […]
The National Insurance Department has already paid out over $52 million to qualifying claimants who were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This disclosure came from Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley on Saturday night as she addressed the Virtual GEM Awards to celebrate the 53rd Anniversary of the National Insurance Scheme. Mottley told her audience that […]
News Elizabeth Gonzales 4 Hrs Ago THE Ministry of Health has decided not to discharge cruise ship workers from the Enchantment of the Seas vessel. Instead, they will be moved to a state-quarantine facility to be monitored for another “short” incubation period beginning Tuesday. This decision was taken after nine covid19 cases were recorded from […]
“From all indication, LIAT will be liquidated,” Prime Minister Gaston Browne has just announced. The Prime Minister said there will be a meeting of all shareholders shortly to discuss collapsing LIAT. A new entity will be formed. “COVID would have actually, let’s say increased the losses exponentially, so whereas in all of 2019 LIAT made […]
As the saying goes, there are two things in life that are absolutely certain – death and taxes. But for some, and luckily so, one can add family. For as much as we might like to undo it, we have to accept that in all families there will be the proverbial “crazy uncle”, prone to […]
The aviation consultant who ran the Grantley Adams International Airport until he was replaced by the Mia Mottley administration last September has declared that Barbados and the Caribbean will have to market themselves differently as tourist destinations. Neville Boxhill, principal consultant at Kusafiri Consulting, said the Caribbean can no longer depend on festivals, conferences and […]
News 34 Minutes Ago File photo: Heritage Petroleum Point Fortin central tank farm along the Southern Main Road in Point Fortin. – Lincoln Holder HERITAGE Petroleum Company Limited (Heritage) on Wednesday announced that oil exports have been resumed with the sale and export of 550,000 barrels of crude oil on June 19. In a statement, […]