CANADA has been placed on the list of high-risk Covid-19 countries in Barbados as the country gets ready to lay out new travel protocols from this Friday. The Barbados Nation reported that Canada’s cases have been rising. Stronger measures have been put into place in certain parts of Canada while border restrictions continue and […]
PATRICIA Ghany, president of the American Chamber of Commerce of Trinidad and Tobago (AMCHAM T&T), has been selected to the Board of Directors of the Association of American Chambers of Commerce of Latin America and the Caribbean (AACCLA). Ghany who is also the Chief Financial Officer of Esau Oilfield Supplies Company Limited, highlighted the […]Read More
BUSINESS activity in St Kitts and Nevis is gradually increasing and the plan to re-open borders soon should give the tourism sector an economic boost. The St Kitts and Nevis Observer reported that Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Dr Timothy Harris said the phased reopening of the borders to regional and international travellers […]Read More
By Prior Beharry A pupil from Trinidad Muslim League (TML) Primary School in San Fernando has once again topped the Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA) Exam. Ameerah Beekhoo placed first in SEA exam which was held on August 20 after being postponed from April 2 because of the Covid-19 pandemic. In second place was Anjanna […]Read More
THE thermometers being used across Barbados to test the temperature of individuals will have to be recalibrated in a few months and assurances were given that this will be done. Barbados Today reported that the handheld digital infrared devices being used to track and prevent the spread of Covid-19 require annual recalibration. Fabian Scott, […]Read More
By Prior Beharry BARBADOS is appalled at being added to the European Union (EU) blacklist for tax havens. On Tuesday, the EU added Anguilla and Barbados and removed Cayman Islands and Oman after they passed the necessary reforms, Reuters reported. The EU list was set up in 2017 after revelations of widespread tax […]Read More
THE telecommunications monopoly in Guyana has ended and already three licensed service providers are going ahead with expansion plans. On Monday, Prime Minister Mark Phillips announced the end of GTT’s 30-year-monopoly the Starbroek News reported. On Tuesday, he handed over licences to GTT, Digicel and E-Networks at a ceremony at his Camp Street office. […]Read More
By Ravi Nanga LAST week we examined the immunity from legal proceedings that is enjoyed by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) and the difficulties that can be faced in the event legal action is commenced against the body. It has however been reported that the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) may be approached […]Read More
THERE is no evidence of community spread of Covid-19 in Barbados and rumours were dismissed by Minister of Health and Wellness Colonel Jeffrey Bostic. The Barbados Advocate reported that six members of a family including a four-month-old baby and a teenager were in medical care at the Harrison Point Isolation Facility with with the […]Read More
JAMAICA’s school term begins today with much uncertainty about the new way of learning, online classes. School begins for primary and secondary school children but many still lack electronic devices required for learning, the Jamaica Observer reported. The strain will be on families who have more than one child attending school, reports out of […]Read More