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CARICOM announces new vaccine policy
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) said that access to its offices across the region will be restricted to people showing proof of...

US to reopen borders with Mexico and Canada
The United States has said it will reopen its borders with Mexico and Canada to fully vaccinated travellers from November.
In a statement, its Department...

OECS consortium acquires CIBC FirstCaribbean banks in four territories
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent – A consortium of banks in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union Tuesday announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement...

Brown water at Worthing Beach is not a health risk
Sea bathers using Worthing Beach, Christ Church, are informed that there will be occasional discoloration of the nearshore water when excess water from the...

Family frauds
The Royal Barbados Police Force is reporting increased financial fraud within families during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Inspector Sonia Thompson, of the Financial Crimes Investigation Unit,...

Pollard: A fit Russell critical
West Indies’ captain Kieron Pollard says injury-prone all-rounder Andre Russell is critical to the Caribbean cricketers successfully defending their ICC Twenty20 World Cup title.
Pollard,...

‘Ample chance to walk away’
The island’s top prosecutor dismissed suggestions that cop killer Applon Parris acted in a “blind rage” when he saw his estranged wife in Constable...

IMF lowers growth forecast
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is less optimistic about Barbados’ growth prospects this year, warning that COVID-19, especially its Delta variant, had “hobbled” the...

Body found at Kendal Hill B
Police are carrying out investigations into the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a decomposing body at Kendal Hill B, Christ Church.
Around 11 a.m. on...

New COVID cases back over 300
The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory reported 342 new COVID-19 cases, 164 males and 178 females, on Monday, October 11 from 2 781 tests.
The...

Pfizer vaccine now only for students
First doses of the Pfizer vaccine are only being offered to students at present.
One of the Coordinators of the National Vaccination Programme for COVID-19,...

Haynesville Day Nursery closed
The Child Care Board (CCB) advises that the Haynesville Day Nursery, located at Haynesville, St James, is closed today, October 12, until further notice.
The...

