THE United States Embassy in Bridgetown Barbados has cancelled all VISA appointments from January 6 to January 15. The reason is due to the spike in Barbados Covid-19 cases over the weekend following a super spreader event on Boxing Day which led to an additional 45 confirmed positive cases of Covid-19 in Barbados. The […]
By Sue-Ann Wayow PRIME MINISTER Dr Keith Rowley in his first statement as chairman of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) said the year 2021 offers renewed hope and light at the end of the tunnel with the availability of the Covid-19 vaccine. Dr Rowley said, “Let this be the year that we make CARICOM work for […]Read More
By Sue-Ann Wayow A GROUP of scientists has left Trinidad and Tobago to monitor the volcanic activity at La Soufriere in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). On Thursday, the SVG’s National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO), in a press release stated that the group of scientists from the University of the West Indies (UWI) Seismic […]Read More
By Sue-Ann Wayow LA SOUFRIERE in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), after being dormant since 1979, is now threatening to erupt to life again. And the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) has raised the alert level to orange which means eruptions could occur with less than 24 hours’ notice. The CDEMA said that […]Read More
INTERNATIONAL hotel chain, Sandals Resorts is once more being blamed for the breaching Covid-19 health protocols, this time in Barbados. However, the company in a statement to Barbados Today instead accused public health officials of “heavy-handed action in the middle of dialogue between the hotel and the Ministry of Health,” Barbados Today reported. The […]Read More
GUYANA’S oil is not the only thing that has been attracting international attention recently. The livestock industry has caught the attention of investors from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the livestock sector contributes to almost 13.6 % of Guyana’s agricultural Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The Guyana Chronicle reported that Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar […]Read More
PRINCE Harry and his wife Meghan Markle will be assisting in feeding nationals of Dominica and Puerto Rico. The couple has partnered with World Central Kitchen (WCK), an organisation that offers aid to countries hit by natural disasters. Bloomberg reported that Prince Harry and Markle will be funding four “Community Relief Centers” which will […]Read More
THE expansion of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) will finally be completed at the sole expense of the contractor, Chinese company, China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC). The Government of Guyana and CHEC signed another agreement on Tuesday for additional work to be done at a value of US $9 million to be paid […]Read More
By Sue-Ann Wayow FOR those looking forward to seeing a Christmas star may get their wish as for the first time in 800 years, two planets will meet each other forming what is sometimes called “the Christmas Star.” Astronomer and senior lecturer in the Department of Physics at the University of the West Indies […]Read More
MARIJUANA has been discovered in a FedEx package sent from the United States to the British Virgin Islands (BVI). BVI News reported that customs officers at the Terrance B Lettsome International Airport became suspicious about the package’s content because of the strong smell they received when they were handling the package. The police were alerted […]Read More