Outspoken Senator Caswell Franklyn has accused Government of “bungling” its efforts in the fight against COVID-19. Franklyn has contended that the Mia Mottley-led administration did more harm than good by hastily implementing a 24-hour curfew and then again with its speedy decision to reopen supermarkets and post offices earlier this week. In fact, the outspoken […]
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The Ministry of Health and Wellness has advised that there are two additional symptoms of COVID-19 which the public must be aware of and pay attention to. According to the Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anton Best the newly recognized symptoms are the loss of taste and/or smell. The decision to add these two symptoms, he […]
Some 3, 602 unemployment claims have been submitted to the NIS since major layoffs began recently due to the new coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Barbados. Acting Director of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) Jennifer Hunte, told listeners to a radio call-in programme today, that all will be done to have the claims processed as […]
Submitted by Grenville Phillips II, I did not know what to make of last night’s [1 April 2020] announcement. We continue to treat this COVID-19 as a political exercise. However, it seems to have finally dawned on someone that their political games will have fatal consequences. Last night, the Government finally admitted what was obvious […]
Features Yvonne Webb 7 Hrs Ago Brian London – Gary Cardinez The coronavirus pandemic seems to have given the art of extempo a global space. Extempo Monarch Brian London said a global extempo challenge issued by him and his friend Andrew Baker Jr, who is from St Maarten, has given new life and respect for […]
Barbados inched closer to a complete shutdown of the island tonight as Government took its toughest measures to date to try to stem the rapidly growing number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 on island. As a result, from Friday April 3, Barbadians will be confined to their homes except to leave to get money from […]
Many Barbadians are old enough to remember the primary school axiom often applied when an entire class was punished for the sins of a handful: “Peter pays for Paul. And Paul pays for all. This childhood admonition comes to the fore once again, for there are way too many Barbadian adult Peters who are behaving […]
Thanks to Kammie Holder the blogmaster highlights the following reminder to Barbadians. Let us all do our part to keep the virus contained – David Blogmaster BARBADOS: AG (Dale Marshall) stated – ALL businesses with a few exceptions are closed from Saturday March 28th at 8pm until April 15th to reduce human interaction and compel […]
Government’s decision to accommodate over a dozen cruise ships that were denied entry to ports across the region could pay off big dividends once the threat of COVID-19 passes. Tourism Minister Kerrie Symmonds told a media conference on Sunday that Barbados’ “humanitarian stance” has been quietly gaining respect from the international community. On Saturday night, […]
Barbados has recorded two new cases of COVID-19. This brings the national count to six. The newly diagnosed persons are two Barbadians: a male in his 20s and a female in her 60s, both of whom recently returned to the island from the United States. Below is the full text of the statement released by […]