March 16, 2021 Ryvex, LLC (www.ryvex.net) in partnership with SD Biosensor (www.sdbiosensor.com) have donated over 20,000 rapid Antigen tests to the OECS member states and Barbados. The kits donated have been approved…
Category: BARBADOS
Barbados resort lit ablaze, but back to operations already!
By: Staff Writer February 9, 2021-02-09 The historic 131 year old Crane Resort in Barbados suffered from a fire on Friday but the resort is operating as normal now says…
Sandals put Barbados and Grenada at risk of COVID-19 infections- Resort defiant against the claims!
By: Staff Writer January 4, 2021 The Sandals Barbados will be delisted as a quarantine destination and the Grenada Sandals will be closed until they can get to the root…
Barbadian to run for NYC district council- has confidence in victory!
Republished from The Barbados Today December 29, 2020 A Barbadian-born, retired New York Police Department (NYPD) detective has thrown her hat in the race for the 46th New York City…
US $30m for Barbados to support sustainability of MSMEs in the face of COVID-19 crisis
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a US$30m loan to support the short-term financial sustainability of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Barbados to maintain employment in the face of the COVID-19…
China is listening in on American cellphones in the Caribbean, report claims
By: Staff Writer December 18, 2020 China has been caught spying on Americans travelling through the Caribbean claims a security analyst, who has been tracking decades long cyber security issues…
Caribbean jails are full of nonviolent offenders, but murder still high.
By: Staff writer December 18, 2020 “Incarceration does not appear to significantly reduce criminality,” as jails are filled with non-violent offenders in the Caribbean, a recent Inter-American Development Bank study…
IDB Invest gives $55m (US) in trade support to help battle COVID impact- Barbados, Suriname and Guyana are first up.
The Inter-American Development Bank, through its investment arm, IDB Invest has broadened their trade facilitation programme across the Caribbean with incorporating three subsidiaries of Republic Financial Holdings Limited in Barbados,…
Barbadian opposition party wants more thought on removal of Queen as head of state.
By Staff Writer December 11, 2020 Barbadian opposition party leader wants more information from the government on removing the Queen as the head of state. Verla DePeiza, president of the…