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Footballers in this country could be back on the pitch by February or early March next year as the Barbados Football Association has been given the green light to finally host its Premier League season.During an interview with Barbados Today, BFA president Randy Harris said he was upbeat about the prospects of football returning, stressing the football body would be working closely with the COVID-19 monitoring unit in rolling out the tournament.The veteran administrator said while the BFA was moving ahead with planning for the season, the kick off would depend on the COVID situation in Barbado...

2020 has been a year unlike any other in recent history. The year started off with a sense of optimism. The economy seemed to be getting back on track after years of decline; we were looking forward to the We Gatherin’ initiative that would bring our loved ones residing overseas back to the island in some cases for the first time in decades, and we were hoping that some would be willing to invest in the country or get involved in community projects. As usual, during the 2019 Christmas season, we “shopped till we dropped” and “swept through the supermarkets”, enjoyed quality time with...

Pragnell clinches Columbia dream Article by December 22, 2020 Tristan Pragnell, one of Barbados’ talented junior swimmers, has achieved his dream of pursuing a full-time, four-year scholarship at Columbia University in the United States, after being accepted in the institution’s prestigious engineering programme. The 17-year-old Pragnell, who is currently based in the United States but is a member of Pirates Swim Club, has represented Barbados regularly at CARIFTA and the Central American and Caribbean Amateur Swimming Confederation (CCCAN). Columbia is ranked third in...

Flow donates food vouchers to charities Article by December 23, 2020 Good tidings for Christmas and the New Year have arrived for families relying on the Barbados Cancer Society and the HIV Food Bank for assistance. In the face of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, both organisations recently received $7, 500 worth of supermarket vouchers from leading telecommunications provider Flow as part of the company’s annual support for the two agencies. “Flow is committed to empowering and improving our community, so for the last few years we have tried not only to make prudent don...

December 23, 2020 Barbados recorded another two cases of COVID-19 on Monday, while six persons were released from isolation. The new cases are a 22-year-old male visitor, who arrived on British Airways on December 19; and a 21-year-old female visitor, who came in on British Airways on December 20. Both of them were asymptomatic, and tested positive on their second tests. Theirs were the only positive tests among the 1,455 conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory.   There are now 32 people in isolation, and 329 confirmed cases of the viral illness – 173 females an...