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December 21, 2020 PAHO/WHO Office for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Countries (ECC) said thank you to media recently, for their coverage of the COVID-19 vaccine. During a cocktail reception hosted for media houses, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Kenneth George, Permeant Secretary in the Ministry of Health Janet Phillips, PAHO/WHO Representative for Barbados and the ECC Dr. Yitades Gebre and PAHO/WHO Advisors, gathered to salute the media. The PAHO/WHO Representative also pledged conti...

Barbados Today December 22, 2020 SOURCE: CNN — Two passengers aboard a Delta flight bound for Atlanta opened a cabin door and activated the slide to exit the plane while it was taxiing to a runway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport Monday morning, Delta spokesman Morgan Durrant told CNN. The New York Times reported that a large service dog also deplaned with them. After they exited the plane, the aircraft returned to the gate and deplaned customers normally, Durrant said. He said th...

Red Advertising wins awards for breast cancer work Article by December 22, 2020 The Angels have smiled on Red Advertising this Christmas with the leading Barbados-based agency copping a major Gold Angel Award for its breast cancer-related work, among a total of three Gold and six Silver Awards won in the 2020 American Advertising Federation Angel Awards. Red was recognized with a special Gold Award for its body of work on breast cancer awareness across multiple clients, wi...

Man charged with rape Article by December 22, 2020 A 27-year-old conductor charged with three counts of sexual intercourse with a child was remanded to HMP Dodds over the weekend. Jamar Akeem Nathaniel Powlett, of Block 2A, Bottom Close, Wildey, St Michael is accused of committing the act on the 13-year-old girl, on August 16, November 2 and November 16. He could not plead to the indictable charges when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Ian Weekes on Saturday and the prose...

December 22, 2020 Businesses are continuing to enforce strict COVID-19 protocols as hundreds of Barbadians rush to The City to do their last minute shopping. And managers of several of the larger stores told Barbados TODAY that while they expect the foot traffic to increase over the next few days, they won’t be ignoring or adjusting any of their strict protocols. Some businesses said they have no choice but to enforce the measures implemented, since members of the COVID-19 Monitori...

Chicago Across the United States, many areas with large populations of Latinos and residents of Asian descent, including ones with the highest numbers of immigrants, had something in common this election: a surge in turnout and a shift to the right, often a sizable one. The pattern was evident in big cities like Chicago and New York, in California and Florida, and along the Texas border with Mexico, according to a New York Times analysis of voting in 28,000 precincts in more than 20 cities. ...

Captain Sir Tom Moore happy to be in Barbados Article by Captain Sir Tom Moore has been “enjoying every minute” of his time here in Barbados. The 100-year-old British Army officer was able to tick an item off his bucket list, a trip to Barbados, when he arrived on island last week via British Airways. The trip was organised by the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI). Sir Tom rose to international acclaim recently, when he raised over £33 million, for the National Health Servic...

Chick hatcheries confirm undersized birds Article by December 19, 2020 The Barbados Egg and Poultry Producers Association has confirmed complaints of stunted growth affecting young chickens primarily being raised by small farmers. However, Stephen Layne, the association’s president, says there is no evidence to suggest that local hatcheries and/or producers of feed are responsible. And, although there is no available scientific evidence to identify the source of the issues...

Expect vaccine here by ‘March’ Article by December 19, 2020 Barbados could be in line to receive its first batch of the coronavirus vaccine as early as March next year, along with other countries in the region, a top immunisation official has predicted while urging the region to be patient. The assessment came Friday from Peter Figueroa, who chairs the Pan American Health Organization’s (PAHO) Regional Immunization Technical Advisory Group. But while saying that he did...

Quartet making big waves Article by December 19, 2020 The future of swimming in Barbados looks bright as four outstandingly talented juniors of Pirates Swim Club continue to impress individually and as a quartet in the relays, during recent competitions at the National Aquatic Centre in Wildey. Heidi Stoute, Jaiya Simmons, Toria Alleyne and Fayth Jeffrey have all been amazing to watch during competitions held by the Barbados Aquatic Sports Association, and have developed a k...