BCCI to ration toilet paper
Effective immediately, a limit will be placed on the quantity of toilet tissue to be purchased by a single customer. The Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) met today with its major retailers…
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Reggae Festival postponed
The Barbados Reggae Festival 2020 which was scheduled to be held from April 24 to 28 has been postponed. Organisers at FAS Promotions said this was due to the two positive COVID-19 tests here as well…
Fire Service suspends tours
The Barbados Fire Service (BFS) will suspend all station tours from Tuesday, March 17, until further notice. In addition, all non-essential visits to fire stations, outside of legitimate business transactions,…
Time to come home, Canada tells citizens
OTTAWA – Canada will be closing its borders to anyone who is not a citizen or a permanent resident, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced. The new measure to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus…
Water shut-offs in north
The Barbados Water Authority (BWA) wishes to inform customers in St Lucy and St Peter that there will be an emergency shut-off of the branches off the transmission mains between its Alleynedale and Half…
GECOM ready for recount, awaiting signed agreement
GEORGETOWN – The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Monday said that it has completed all the preparatory arrangements for the commencement of the national recount exercise as agreed to by President David…
Trinidad on lockdown
PORT OF SPAIN – The Trinidad and Tobago government Monday announced that only nationals would be allowed into the country for the next 14 days as it seeks to establish a sterile environment in a bid to…
$150m boost
Government may inject between $100 million and $150 million into the economy to fortify Barbados against a potentially crippling blow from the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The need for this…
Forde: Plans to protect elderly
The Ministry of People Empowerment and Elderly Affairs is rolling out protocols to protect vulnerable groups in society from the coronavirus (Covid-19). Following a church service yesterday to mark…
De Peiza: Protect frontline workers
The Mia Mottley administration has been warned to better protect Barbadians working at the country’s ports of entry, and not to put economics ahead of the welfare of the people, as it strives to keep Barbados…