No coronavirus pay cuts at Chelsea
LONDON – Chelsea’s first-team players are not taking pay cuts or contributing towards the club financially due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the club said in a statement on Saturday. Following extensive…
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Over 200 NAB staff in quarantine after 5 test positive for coronavirus
Five employees of the National Assistance Board (NAB) have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus over the past week and the Government of Barbados has placed the full staff complement in quarantine. …
Electrical Safety during Lockdown
Stay at home. Flatten the curve. Globally, these pleas are being made to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19. In compliance, schools, businesses and even churches are closed, and people…
New deadline for filing personal income tax
The Barbados Revenue Authority (BRA) today announced an extension to the deadline for filing of the 2019 personal income tax returns to Friday, May 29, 2020. A press release from BRA said taxpayers…
One new COVID-19 case, one recovery
One person tested positive for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) yesterday and one person will be discharged from isolation after two consecutive negative tests for the viral illness, according to the Ministry…
Power outage due to break on transmission line
The Barbados Light and Power has cited a fault on a 24kv transmission line as the reason that some Barbadians lost power in the early hours of this morning. Communications Coordinator, Jennifer Blackman…
Atherley supports extending public health emergency, but cautions Govt
Leader of the Opposition Bishop Joseph Atherley has told the Government not to use the highly contagious novel coronavirus (COVID-19) as a cover to put certain measures on Barbadians. Neither, said…
Move to extend Public Health Emergency
Parliament is extending the state of Public Health Emergency until June 30, 2020. The announcement was made today by Acting Prime Minister Santia Bradshaw while speaking in Parliament. Bradshaw…
Recall of Ranitidine medication
The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) is reminding consumers not to use Ranitidine medication following its previous recall of October 2019. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…
Ministry of Health revises guidelines for COVID-19 testing
The criteria have been revised for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) testing referral as the Ministry of Health and Wellness seeks to expand testing. A press release from the ministry said it is anticipated…