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Shoppers and businesses welcome the end of the lockdown
Article by March 2, 2021
Long lines of traffic led to fast food restaurants, hardware stores, public markets and other major shopping areas today, as Barbadians took advantage of the first day of the phased re-opening to commercial activity following four weeks of lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Before businesses even got the chance to open their doors this morning, people were standing in long lines waiting to enter.
When a
Barbados TODAY team visited some of these establishments, owners, managers and employees reported that they were excited to be back in business.
Last month, a majority of the council voted to give him the job even though he didn't meet the minimum qualifications and hadn't applied. They subsequently reopened the application process, prompting protests and a counter protest.
Portsmouth interim police chief delivers first-ever State of the Department briefing
Portsmouth Interim Police Chief Scott Burke called for unity in Portsmouth. He also addressed the rise in homicides last year. Author: Adriana De Alba Updated: 6:24 PM EST January 29, 2021
PORTSMOUTH, Va. It’s a harsh reality in Portsmouth: homicides are on the rise.
During a live-streamed press conference Friday, Scott Burke, the interim chief of the Portsmouth Police Department, delivered the department’s first-ever State of the Department briefing.
The department received submitted questions ahead of the press conference.
Overall, violent crime in Portsmouth declined by four percent in 2020.
However, the number of homicides in the city last year rose 133%, a massive increase. Many of those homicides involved guns.