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April 30, 2021 Those residing on opposite sides of Barbados’ political divide will view the fall from grace of former Government minister Donville Inniss with obviously different emotions. But those whose heads are not buried either on Roebuck Street or George Street and are willing to learn lessons will take them and be guided in their future endeavours, especially when holding public office or trust. Social media has already exposed the nature of many of us, who though having the right to criticise, condemn or scorn, have sounded as though one individual’s dismal descent has o...

April 28, 2021 Prime Minister Mia Mottley believes there are lessons to be learnt from the punishment meted out to former Government minister Donville Inniss. The 55-year-old Inniss, who served as Minister of Industry, International Business, Commerce and Small Business Development in the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) administration, was today sentenced to 24 months in a US prison. Last year, Inniss, a U.S. legal permanent resident who resided in Tampa, Florida, and Barbados, was found guilty of two counts of money laundering and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. I...

How Pfizer Makes Its Covid-19 Vaccine April 28, 2021 Inside this facility in Chesterfield, Missouri, trillions of bacteria are producing tiny loops of DNA containing coronavirus genes — the raw material for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. It’s the start of a complex manufacturing and testing process that takes 60 days and involves Pfizer facilities in three states. The result will be millions of doses of the vaccine, frozen and ready to ship. STEP 1 Pull DNA from Cold Storage A scientist removes vials of DNA from the master cell bank, the source of every batch of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vacci...

April 27, 2021 With Barbados battling a water crisis in the middle of the dry season, St Thomas MP Cynthia Forde has issued a plea to Barbadians to desist from overusing the limited supply to wash the volcanic ash from their homes and cars. Forde, whose constituency has also been hard hit by water shortages, told journalists that people across the island can be seen using water to wash away the ash from their properties, at a time the island is facing a drought and reservoir levels are extremely low. This followed the declaration of a national ash clean-up by the Prime Minister last...

Police ‘untouchable’, says Pilgrim Article by April 22, 2021 One of the island’s leading criminal attorneys does not believe yesterday’s murder conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin will have a major impact on law enforcement practices here. Queen’s Counsel, Andrew Pilgrim told Barbados TODAY it was unlikely there would be a shift in police behaviour in Barbados simply because of a guilty verdict miles away in the United States. The 45-year-old Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslau...