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 […]
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News Shane Superville Just Now A TOUGH-TALKING Police Commissioner Gary Griffith was clear on Wednesday that while he serves at the State’s pleasure, he is prepared and has the power to act to uphold the law, even if it means ordering the closure of institutions not adhering to strict covid19 rules such as social distancing. […]
This story is developing and will be updated. Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr. Karen Gordon-Boyle today announced that a second person has died of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while the number of confirmed cases has risen from eight to twelve. This disclosure was made during the Ministry of Public Health’s daily COVID-19 update by […]
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 […]
News Judy Raymond 2 Hrs Ago The 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Photo courtesy CDC.gov There was no increase in the number of confirmed cases listed in the Ministry of Health’s Sunday night update on the covid19 crisis. The number of confirmed cases in TT remained at 78, with three deaths and one patient sufficiently recovered […]
Bartica Mayor, Gifford Marshall, yesterday announced that the municipality will be implementing a “Stay Home” Public health advisory as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The “Stay Home” was said to take effect from 6 pm yesterday and is expected to last for a period of two weeks ending on April 10th. […]
(Jamaica Observer) Several Jamaican teachers in the South Carolina county of Kershaw, which is the epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak in that state, are hunkering down for a long haul with schools declared closed for at least two months as authorities there try to contain the spread. Kershaw, which is considered ground zero for the […]
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 […]
News Ryan Hamilton-Davis 18 Minutes Ago Image courtesy CDC A POLICE officer with a recent travel history has been tested positive for covid19. This was confirmed by the Commissioner of Police through a release sent to the media. In the release it was assured that other police officers were safe as he did not have […]
(Trinidad Express) A Trinidad born principal of a school in New York has died from complications caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus. Dezann Romain died in hospital on Monday, according to multiple news reports out of the United Staters. Romain was principal of the Brownsville’s Brooklyn Democracy Academy, a transfer school that serves students who have […]