(Pictured Above) Operations Manager of Trimart Supermarket, Peter Chaseshows Commerce Minister, Dwight Sutherland, the price and quality of the supermarket’s poultry during a tour at Mile-And-A-Quarter, St. Peter today while management of the supermarket and ministry officials look on. (GP) Minimarts and smaller supermarkets are being encouraged to form a cooperative that would benefit their […]
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The HIV Food Bank was given a helping hand this morning, with a donation of proceeds from the Home Expo 2012, which was recently held at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre. The Home Expo featured a special Love, Poetry and Song: The Remix show; a collaborative effort between the Expo coordinators and the Barbados Government […]
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(Picture Source:- Barbados Today) The possibility of Barbados assembling electric buses was a very real one. This is the opinion of Mr Ralph “Bizzy” Williams and business partner Mr Wayne Clarke after completing a very successful test ride from the Pine headquarters of the Licensing Authority to Bathsheba in St Joseph in an electric bus […]
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Chapman Lane, St. Michael resident Brenda Hinkson receiving her parcel of fish from Shane “Snuffy” Joseph. (GP) An initiative to ensure that vulnerable families affected by COVID-19 had protein on their plates spilled into the city district of Chapman Lane, St. Michael, yesterday. This time it was fish boner, Shane “Snuffy” Joseph, who wanted to […]
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BCIC Extends a $700,000 Helping Hand to Customers affected by COVID-19Barbados – British Caribbean Insurance Company Ltd. (BCIC) has announced that they are returning over $730,000 in insurance premiums to their customers. As the government curfew and other measures intended to stop the spread of COVID-19 affects the lives and livelihoods of many Barbadians, the […]
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A change has been made to the parishes being targeted during an outreach to elderly citizens, 70 years and over, which is scheduled to begin on Monday, May 11. Those parishes that will now be targeted are St. George, Christ Church, St. Michael and St. Andrew. Members of District Emergency Organizations (DEOs) will contact persons […]
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Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Dale Marshall, has defended Barbados’ anti-money laundering efforts despite the country being blacklisted by the EU for harmful practices.
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The UN Sub-Regional Team today launched a COVID-19 Multi-sectoral Response Plan (MRP) and a US$29.7 Million Funding Appeal for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean.
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Government has plans to increase the number of hurricane shelters available to the public in order to maintain social distancing protocols as a result of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic when the 2020 hurricane season draws near.
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A 55-year-old Barbadian male has tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the national count to 82.
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