Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Dale Marshall. (FP) At midnight tonight, upon the expiration of the current COVID directive, a new COVID directive will be put in place and will last until January 31. This new directive will be very much the same as the previous recent directives, in that there will […]
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A total of 108 candidates from seven parties and nine independents will contest the January 19 general elections, the outcome of which party leaders say will be crucial to Barbados overcoming the expected challenges to come. The final tally was reported by election authorities as Supervisor of Elections Angela Taylor told Barbados TODAY the Nomination Day process […]
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Article first appeared in Barbados Today online. January 6, 2022 Scores of nurses march through The City on Thursday to pressure Government to address their long-standing grievances. Loudly chanting “All I want to say is that they don’t really care about us”, the group led by the leader of the Unity Workers Union Caswell Franklyn […]
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BY MELISSA ROLLOCK | DEC 24, 2021 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES A 68-year-old unvaccinated man is the latest COVID-19 casualty. He passed away at the Harrison’s Point Isolation Facility on Thursday, December 23. The death toll from the virus has reached 260. Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel The Most Honourable Jeffrey […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | DEC 24, 2021 Although the Caribbean has battled many crises, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley said the region has excelled, and its resilience is a testament of a bright future ahead. Speaking during the Eighth Annual Virtual Vatican Youth Symposium recently, Ms. Mottley painted a picture for her audience of a […]
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On Christmas morning patrons can come to the Park and enjoy live entertainment provided by gospel band Promise and the Barbados Police Service Band. (Photo courtesy NCF) The traditional Christmas morning fanfare in Queen’s Park where Bajans, decked in their finest, are serenaded by the sweet sounds of the Barbados Police Service Band is on again this year. On Saturday […]
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DEC 23, 2021 —- BY IAN INNISS — BGIS. (Stock Image) The time frame of three days for PCR Tests remains in place and not four as was stated in a release yesterday. This from the Ministry of Health and Wellness which noted that inbound travellers are still required to have their COVID-19 PCR Tests […]
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BY MELISSA ROLLOCK | DEC 22, 2021 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES (Stock Photo) Persons travelling to Barbados during the period December 23, 2021, to January 2, 2022, can get their “real time” COVID-19 PCR tests done no more than four days prior to travel. The Ministry of Health and Wellness has extended the testing […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | DEC 20, 2021 | TOP STORIES After two days of meetings, the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Ministry of the Public Service (MPS) and the Barbados Nurses Association (BNA) have agreed on the way forward in addressing some of the major issues brought forward by the BNA. Minister of Health and […]
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PICTURED ABOVE : Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and United Nations Resident Coordinator, Didier Trebucq, signing the United Nations Multi-Country Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for the English and Dutch-speaking Caribbean for the period 2022-2026. (C. Pitt/BGIS) BY SHARON AUSTIN | DEC 18, 2021 | TOP STORIES Barbados has signed the new United Nations Multi-Country Sustainable […]
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