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BERT watchdog wary of lockdown impact Article by February 18, 2021 The business and labour power blocs that sit on the committee monitoring the Government’s fiscal austerity programme have voiced concerns about the impact of now-extended COVID-19 lockdown and its effect on the economy. Declaring it is “particularly concerned”, the seven-member watchdog on the Barbados Economic Recovery and Transformation (BERT) that is co-chaired by the head of the Barbados Private Sector Association, Edward Clarke, and Toni Moore, general secretary of the Barbados Workers’ Union (...

Days after Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced the extension of the National Pause to fight the spread of COVID-19, a weekend curfew will also be added to the list of restrictions. Dissatisfied with the number of people on the road as the country continues the war against COVID-19, Minister of Health Jeffrey Bostic said he recommended the weekend curfew to keep more people at home. “Many persons in this country …

Social Share Barbados will lose about $150 million in economic activity for February and while this will hurt, the economy will not collapse, says Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Affairs Mia Mottley. She was speaking during Monday’s address to the nation and COVID-19 media conference from Ilaro Court, where she announced the National Pause would be extended until February 28, 2021. Mottley said she was aware of the concerns raised by health officials and the Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners that there was a need for the extension. This was balanced by those who fear ...

Social Share Barbados’ National Pause to fight the spread of COVID-19 was extended until February 28, 2021. The provisions of the emergency directive, including the 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew remain in place. Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced the extension during an address to the nation on Monday afternoon. Even as the time is extended, there are a few concessions being granted. Minimarts, which were not allowed to operate under the current directive, can now do so from Monday to Friday. However, minimarts and supermarkets are to remain closed on weekends. The Post Office will reopen on...

Prime Minister Mia Mottley showing how she weighed the options to decide on the pause extension. The National Pause will be extended from February 17 to February 28, and the economy will not die. With this assurance from finance advisors, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, who is the Minister of Finance, has said that though it would be "rough", Barbados' economy can survive another two weeks of pause. The pause is being extended by 11 days. She said that the decision has not been taken lightly. "The public health personnel, and BAMP, and other health professionals have all expressed their view...