Bermuda’s COVID-19 cases soar
HAMILTON, Bermuda – The Ministry of Health says a further outbreak at a home for seniors has seen Bermuda’s confirmed COVID-19 cases increase to 81. Of the 24 new cases, all but one were at the Matilda…
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Roadside vendors back at Cheapside
Vendors at Cheapside, The City are singing a different tune today. Yesterday, they were told by market officials from the Ministry of Agriculture and the Royal Barbados Police Force to pack up their…
‘Too early’ to ease measures in Britain
LONDON – The United Kingdom’s novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is starting to peak but it is too early to lift the lockdown because the virus would “run rampant” if the government eased social distancing…
COVID-19 cases reach 75 in Barbados
Two more Barbadians tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday, out of a total of 38 tests carried out by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. There are a 76-year-old man and a 59-year-old woman,…
Grass fire affects St Thomas communities
Fire fighters are battling a large grass fire in St Thomas. The blaze started in Hangman’s Hill around 3:30 p.m. and raced across the Forty Acres and Vaucluse districts. Residents in the neighbourhoods…
WHO sorry USA is withdrawing funding
GENEVA/WASHINGTON – The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday he regrets United States President Donald Trump’s decision to pull funding for the agency, but that now is the time…
EU to limit export of coronavirus PPE
BRUSSELS – The European Commission plans to narrow controls on the export of coronavirus protective equipment to just a single product – masks – as well as exempt the countries of the western Balkans from…
World Bank: Growth likely in Guyana
GEORGETOWN – Guyana is expected to see an overall economic growth of 51.7 per cent for this year, with further projections over the next two years. The World Bank, in its recent semiannual report of…
Brother succumbs to injuries
One of two brothers involved in a fight two weeks ago died on Monday night. Jamon Lewis, 23, of Dukes Tenantry, St Thomas died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital where he was in the intensive care unit…
Notice for vendors
The Markets Division of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has asked fruit and vegetable vendors who operate outside the Cheapside Market in The City, to remove tents, tables and chairs from…