After 17 days with no new COVID-19 cases, four people who returned to Barbados on Tuesday’s repatriation flight from the United States tested positive for the viral illness.
Minister of Health Jeffrey…

LOS ANGELES – Movie theatres can reopen in California as early as Friday if they receive approval from local officials, limit attendance and impose other safeguards to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus…

HOUSTON – The funeral of George Floyd, an African American whose death in police custody spawned global outrage, has heard impassioned pleas for racial justice.
Speakers in the church in Houston, Texas,…

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has strongly advised the public against the use of rapid antibody tests to diagnose COVID-19.
In a statement today, the Ministry said it had come to its attention…

Public officers will get another opportunity to learn about the new Workplace Cleaning and Disinfecting Protocol which has been introduced in the Public Service.
The Learning and Development Directorate…

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Barbados (ICAB) said in a statement today that it supported recommendations in the Auditor General’s Report and was especially concerned that “many of the serious…

The decomposing body of a young black man was discovered at the bottom of a 150-foot quarry at Lower Estate, St Michael, earlier today.
About 3:45 p.m., police received a telephone report about the…

The Ministry of Labour and Social Partnership Relations has assured workers that the Safety and Health at Work Act, Cap. 356 remains in effect during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) working environment….

The Minneapolis ex-policeman accused of killing unarmed black man George Floyd has made his first court appearance, where his bail was set at US$1.25m (£1m).
Prosecutors cited the “severity of the…

Some of the senior students at the Princess Margaret Secondary School said they were pleased to be back in their familiar learning environment when they returned to school today to complete their School…