BASSETERRE, St. Kitts - HEALTH officials in Barbados are said to be working assiduously to contain the fallout from the recent super spreader Bus Crawl, which is being blamed for one of a number of cluster spreads of the COVID-19 virus that has now topped more than 1,000 positive cases.
That is one of two health-related issues currently affecting the island. Now Barbados is being compounded with an outbreak of Dengue Fever, which is being blamed for several deaths.
During a press conference today (Jan. 20), Minister of Health in Bridgetown, Lt. Col. Jeffrey Bostic confirmed that the island recorded 1,156 COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic, of which 758 of that number were found in January.
by Bajan Reporter / January 14th, 2021
The following is an official joint statement issued by The Barbados Association of Event Professionals (
BAEP) and the Entertainment Association of Barbados (
EAB). The
EAB and the BAEP together represent the wide cross- section of people who work directly and indirectly in the creative economy, that is, the arts, events and entertainment sector.
In light of the national dialogue surrounding recent events in the island, we deem it both prudent and obligatory for the events and entertainment industry to articulate our position. We in no way endorse the staging of social activities which are not sanctioned by the Covid-19 Monitoring Unit or that fail to ensure that patrons follow the Covid-19 Event protocols. Indeed, as key economic stakeholders, we have painstakingly worked with the Unit in the development and dissemination of events protocol since July 2020, encouraging our members to comply with safety regulations.
Barbados Today January 12, 2021
Leading figures in the entertainment, arts and events industry have pushed back on Government’s blame for the recent spike in COVID-19 cases on a bus crawl.
In a lengthy joint statement issued Monday by The Barbados Association of Event Professionals (BAEP) and the Entertainment Association of Barbados (EAB), the two groups declared the industry will not be “vilified as the vector of spread locally”.
The EAB and the BAEP together represent the wide cross-section of people who work directly and indirectly in the creative economy, that is, the arts, events promotion and entertainment. The EAB’s president is Rudy Maloney while the BAEP is headed by Dwayne Best.