Employers in Barbados have been warned to stop trying to take advantage of their staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. The call came from Minister of Labour, Colin Jordan yesterday during a nationally televised press conference. Jordan said the Labour Office had been forced to have strong words with some employers based on complaints coming from displaced workers in the last nine months, since the COVID-19 pandemic led numerous companies, most …
Minister of Health and Wellness Jeffrey Bostic on Sunday begged and pleaded with Barbadians to stay off the street and away from supermarkets unless absolutely necessary. In what could be described as one of his sternest tones since Barbados was struck by the COVID-19 virus last year, Bostic expressed great disappointment with the behaviour of some Barbadians recently, as the country continues to battle a second wave of the virus …
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Around 50 000 Barbadians could start being vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus “in the very near future”.
During a 35-minute national address yesterday, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley said a plea to world power India for help had borne fruit and Barbados should receive around 100 000 AstraZeneca vaccines from that nation.
Barbados had requested both a donation and a chance to purchase thousands of the vaccine doses.
Mottley said front-line workers would be the first to receive their jabs (each person receiving two), along with elderly Barbadians and those considered most at risk, who suffer from chronic diseases and any co-morbidities.
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Former Minister of Tourism Richard Sealy speaking during the DLP lunchtime lecture yesterday. (Picture by Barry Alleyne.) Social Share
Former Minister of Tourism Richard Sealy is a fan of the 12-month Welcome Stamp initiative, but is concerned that not enough is being done by Government to reboot the sector to properly rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic.
At a Democratic Labour Party (DLP) lunchtime lecture yesterday at the DLP’s George Street, Belleville, St Michael headquarters, Sealy said he had grave concerns why, at a time when Barbados needed to be marketed and advertised in a particular way to deal with challenges associated with the pandemic, a permanent leader was yet to be named to head the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI).