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US reopening borders to vaccinated
The United States is reopening its borders on Monday to double-jabbed foreign visitors, ending a 20-month entry ban.
The ban was imposed by former President...

BARJAM tribute to Jon Doe
The Barbados Association of Journalists and Media Workers (BARJAM) mourns the sudden passing of year old, Warren Forte, known to most as D.J Jon...

UPDATE: DJ Jon Doe passes
In less than a week, the Starcom Network has had to deal with a second shocking death of one of its more popular radio...

LIAT planning return to Guyana
GEORGETOWN – Regional carrier, LIAT, is said to be planning on returning to Guyana, however the government is seeking to ensure that quality service will...

DJ Jon Doe passes
DJ Jon Doe, real name Warren Forte, has died.
His death was confirmed by Starcom Network station manager Anthony Greene.
Jon Doe, in his 40s, was...

238 new cases and 8 deaths on Saturday
The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory conducted 1 503 tests and reported 238 new COVID-19 cases – 111 females and 127 males – on...

Dive Fest 2021 under way in Barbados
Dive Fest 2021 kicked off yesterday with a lion fish hunt and underwater clean up.
The festival, usually the highlight of the local diving calendar,...

Former UB40 vocalist Astro dies
British vocalist and former member of UB40 Terence Wilson, better known by his stage name Astro, has died aged 64.
Astro, who performed in the...

Five men succumbed to COVID
Five more people have died from COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths from the virus to 180.
A 91-year-old man passed away at the...

China loan for road repairs
Barbados is getting a loan from China to fix some of the island’s problematic roads.
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley revealed on Monday that the...

Too early to call on Crop Over 2022
It is still too early to say if Crop Over 2022 will be a virtual experience.
But chief cultural officer at the National Cultural Foundation...

Jamaican diaspora helping island economy to recover
KINGSTON – Industry Minister Audley Shaw says Jamaica has started to show strong signs of recovery due to relations with the diaspora and retrievals...

