(Stock Photo) The Barbados Water Authority (BWA) is reporting an increase of fats, oils and grease (FOGs) in the country’s sewer system, and is appealing to the public to practise proper disposal of FOGs. BWA’s Sewerage Foreman, Coswin Carrington, stressed “that fats, oils and grease in wastewater from cooking may not appear harmful when it […]
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The Ministry of Health and Wellness has strongly advised the public against the use of rapid antibody tests to diagnose COVID-19. In a statement today, the Ministry said that it had come to its attention that some local providers were offering rapid antibody tests for COVID-19. Noting that these tests were currently […]
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BY BGIS | JUN 7, 2020 | All 30 people tested for COVID-19 yesterday were negative for the viral illness. The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory has now conducted 5,900 tests since February 11. The first two cases were diagnosed on March 16. Since then, there have been 92 confirmed cases of COVID-19, 81 people […]
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BY JULIA RAWLINS-BENTHAM | MAY 22, 2020 | TOP STORIES The Barbados Fire Service (BFS) has developed new and innovative ways to fight fires with reduced water usage, or without the scarce commodity. Those innovations involve the use of a commercial blower, a 20-year-old water tender that was retrofitted and outfitted with a commercial pump and a commercial tender from […]
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Today, Barbados lost one of the finest Chief Education Officers we’ve ever had, and I lost a cherished colleague and a friend. Although I had known for some time about the decline of her health, her passing demonstrates that we are never really prepared for the departure of those we love. I, therefore, offer deepest […]
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Death, regardless of how it comes, causes grief. However, the current COVID-19 pandemic has presented several peculiarities, from ailing persons dying alone to restricted numbers at funerals. These can make coping with death a bit more challenging. In an interview with the Barbados Government Information Service, Consultant Psychiatrist at the Psychiatric Hospital, Dr. Joy Sue, discussed some […]
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BY BGIS | MAY 16, 2020 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES SCOPE This document outlines the strategies for the safe management and operation of hairdressing salons in the context of the COVID-19 crisis. For the purpose of this protocol, the word hairdresser includes barber, ladies’ hairdresser, beautician, manicurist, pedicurist or any other person whose service is available to the public in […]
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October 28, 2015Press Release No. 15/483October 28, 2015 Washington, DC – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved disbursements to Dominica, Grenada, and St. Lucia following their requests under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) mechanism, with a combined SDR 48 million (US$65.6 million), to help cover their balance of payment needs stemming from […]
Continue ReadingUnder the new arrangement that comes with the extended curfew, now scheduled to end on May 3, Barbadians are allotted specific days and times for transacting business at supermarkets, fish markets, hardware stores and banks
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Perspex partitions, which now separate supermarket workers, particularly cashiers, from immediate contact with customers, came in for high praise today by Minister of Labour and Social Partnership Relations, Colin Jordan
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