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Earlier today, customers and vendors in the Barbados Association of Retailers Vendors and Entrepreneurs (BARVEN) market on the Mighty Grynner Highway braved the cloud of ash which hung heavily across the island.
Head of BARVEN Alistair Alexander said they had a duty to supply Barbadians with food and that is what they came out to do. He added they would not be out for as long as customary, given the waning visibility.
At the Bridgetown Fisheries Complex on Princess Alice Highway, vendors were busily trying to sell fish to last minute customers over the fence, as the guards closed the gate stopping people from entering.
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The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy will soon begin repairs of berths and jetties at the Bridgetown Fisheries Complex, in St Michael and the Berinda Cox Fish Market, Oistins, Christ Church.
A statement from the ministry today said, as a result, boat owners and fishermen will be periodically advised to move their vessels to different areas.
“Immediately vessels located in the Bridgetown market, berthed in the area of the transhipment shed, stretching to the entrance of the first jetty, are being asked to move their vessels,” the statement said.
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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.
Charity worker Sharon Bellamy-Thompson was back in Jubilee Gardens, The City, on Monday morning, serving meals to the homeless and vulnerable. Bellamy-Thompson, who has been performing the labour of love for decades, was grounded for more than a week awaiting the results of a COVID-19 test. A client of the Barbados Alliance to End Homelessness was positive for the virus and as part of the contact tracing, Bellamy-Thompson also had …
Slim pickings, lack of ice at City fish market
Article by December 15, 2020
Fisherfolk at the Bridgetown Fisheries Complex complained Monday that a blue Christmas awaits them due to abnormally slow sales, shrinking catches and a broken ice-maker.
Vendors told
Barbados TODAY that the situation is so dire that they consider business in December to be the worst it has been in many years, leaving them to wonder what type of Christmas they will have.
Andy Small said the past three weeks have been a struggle for him and his colleagues at the market and they are concerned that the situation may not improve as the yuletide season draw nearer.