Trump to impose 60-day immigration ban
WASHINGTON – United States President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his new US immigration ban would last 60 days and apply to those seeking “green cards” for permanent residency in an effort to protect…
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BRA to reopen two offices
The Barbados Revenue Authority (BRA) will reopen the Weymouth Corporate Centre and Warrens Towers II locations in St Michael to facilitate limited transactions from Wednesday, April 22. A press release…
Ministry ‘ready for elearning’
Online teaching has started at all tertiary institutions and most private schools. A statement from the Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training (METVT) said this follows consultations…
UPDATE: ‘Trinidadians flying home, despite delay’
THE 33 stranded Trinidadians should be back home today, despite a short delay. After a Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) donation of 11 000 testing kits and 782 pieces of personal protection…
Two more people to leave isolation, no new COVID-19 cases
The Ministry of Health and Wellness announced today that for the sixth consecutive day, there were no new cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) recorded in Barbados. However, two more people will be…
Efforts on to revive regional tourism
Talks are underway to start reviving the Caribbean tourism sector amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. But former Caribbean Tourism Organisation secretary-general, Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace,…
Companies told: Think of salary cuts instead of layoffs
Caribbean companies should resist laying off their employees, even if it means cutting their salaries in half instead. Zulfikar Ally, president of the American Chamber of Commerce of Guyana Inc., gave…
Wood lands US scholarship
CHRIST CHURCH FOUNDATION long and triple jumper Dominique Wood has hopped, skipped and leapt to her biggest mark in the sandpit. Despite the premature end to the local track and field season because…
Testing boost
Barbados will ramp up testing for the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the coming days after receiving an additional 27 000 test kits and 2 800 much-needed swabs required to complete sample kits for the flu-like…
Khamal moving to top US squash college
Barbados and Caribbean junior squash king Khamal Cumberbatch will be entering one of the United States’ top squash schools, Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, in September. “Within the last…