The acquisition of a seaweed harvester is yet another element in the country’s effort to address not only challenges posed by sargassum seaweed but opportunities as well. This was intimated by Consultant Mark Hill as he addressed today’s launch of the seaweed harvester by the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, at the […]
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It is most regrettable that for the second time today I feel duty-bound to issue a statement on the passing of another builder of Barbados — this time Ralph “Bruggadung” Johnson. He was a very successful post-Independence industrialist of Barbados and would have led the way in exporting locally-made products into the Eastern Caribbean and […]
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One person will be released from COVID-19 isolation today. This brings the total number of recoveries from the novel coronavirus in Barbados to 71 and reduces the number of persons in isolation to 14. Fifty-six tests were conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory yesterday, and to date the lab has completed 4,788 tests. […]
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There were no new cases of COVID-19 diagnosed yesterday among the 68 tests performed by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory, and no one will be released from isolation today. While the number of tests conducted has risen to 4,732, all other statistics remain the same – 92 confirmed cases, comprising 49 females and 43 […]
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BY BGIS | MAY 23, 2020 | TOP STORIES The Barbados Water Authority (BWA) advises residents and businesses in parts of St. Michael that it will be making a 16-inch connection in Lodge Hill on Monday, May 25, between 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. This work forms part of the installation of the new tank system at Lodge Hill. As a […]
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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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Prisons in Barbados and St. Vincent and the Grenadines are now better equipped to combat the infection and transmission of COVID-19. Executive Director of the CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (CARICOM IMPACS), Lt. Col. Michael Jones and Executive Director of the Regional Security System (RSS), Captain (N) Errington Shurland, handed over various basic sanitation […]
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Two women, aged 57 and 56, are the latest COVID-19 positive patients in Barbados, bringing the number of confirmed cases to 92. The 56-year-old is the fifth member of a Bridgetown church to test positive. The case of the 57-year-old is not related to the church and is currently under investigation by the Ministry of […]
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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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Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Kerrie Symmonds has officially launched the Barbados Recovery Tourism Task Force, a unit responsible for managing the sector during the COVID-19 pandemic, and mapping its transformation. The Task Force, along with the Barbados Together Continuous E-Learning Programme, was unveiled during an online press conference held by the Minister recently. […]
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