( Barbados Today)The 24-hour curfew will remain in effect until midnight May 3, Prime Minister Mia Mottley has announced. In a national address this evening, Mottley said Cabinet took the decision after wide consultations. She said: “It is our judgment that we are going to need to be able to hold strain a little longer and the activities, which may need to have come to an end on April 14th with restricted movement, should now be extended until midnight May 3rd. “That means that on May 4th, that will be the first day we go back to a non-restricted, non…
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(Barbodos Today)- With the national shutdown extended until midnight on May 3, Barbadians will now be required to leave home on specific days to conduct essential business. But, they will only be allowed to go to supermarkets, fish markets and banks, according to their surnames. They must show their national identification card, and have been advised to wear a mask. This announcement came from Prime Minister Mia Mottley tonight in an address to the nation when she pleaded with Barbadians to hold strain as the country pulls out all the stops to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. She said the…
Almost six (6) weeks after the death of former Assistant Superintendent of Police, Mr. Daniel Hall on March 3, 2020, the members of the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) and its Auxiliary Force are yet again mourning the death of another colleague. Dead is Police Constable 342 Daniele Daisy Old Montrose. Officer Daisy died at 3:50 pm at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital (MCMH) where she was undergoing medical attention for an illness. She was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday April 7, 2020 after she fell ill at home. Dead is Police Constable 342 Daniele…
(Barbados Today )Being outdoors in the wee hours of this morning with more than $500 worth of cocaine and marijuana in his pocket, a 44-year-old painter thought his best course of action on seeing police was to flee. That run was short lived. Sergeant Vernon Waithe said police were on a patrol along Dodds Land, Black Rock, St Michael around 12:30 a.m., when they saw Curtis Harold Hinkson, of 1 B Ocean Road, Deacons Farm, St Michael, sitting by himself. When he noticed police he fled, all the while holding his pocket. Police pursued and apprehended him. In his pocket…
What is being described as the Dr. Ralph Gonsalves-led administration’s willful neglect of Bequia inhabitants and their attendant concerns is again manifested, this time, in the management – or lack thereof – of potable water supply to the homes of residents who make up the approximated 5000 strong population size, sources say. Several citizens on the largest Grenadine island reached out to Asbert News Network to voice their concern – given the ever increasing impact of climate change which is resulting in longer lasting dry spells coupled with the particular challenges residents face as they attempt to ramp up household…
The Dance Class is a group of students put together usually of low performance who are separated from the resources they need. This class is always on the move but going nowhere. Students in this class cannot keep still yet they yearn to accomplish great feats and become important in society. Their special aptitude in Music, Art, Craft, Dance, Drama, Repairing gadgets, Video Games and Skills are not usually recognized and nurtured in the Curriculum. Although they are the class with the greatest potential for learning, they are not usually twinned with the best teachers who could get them to…
Dear reader, my name is Ranelle Roberts-Williams. I am a 34 year-old a wife, mother and Vincentian lawyer. On 11th March 2020, I was diagnosed with COVID-19 becoming St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ first confirmed case. Today, one month later, by God’s grace I am fully recovered, having tested negative twice for the deadly coronavirus. I have decided to share my experience not only to reassure those who have questions or fears, but also as part of my own therapy following this unfortunate ordeal. I decided to contact the Ministry of health Wellness and the Environment (MOHWE) of St. Vincent…
A release from the Prime Minister’s office on Friday morning announced the imminent arrival of 3000 rapid testing kits to be used in the continuing war against the pernicious COVID-19 disease here. “The aircraft bringing the supplies will land at the Argyle International Airport at 1:15 today Friday 10, 2020, following which there would be the handing over to the government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,” the terse media brief detailed. Members of the media were also “invited to cover the arrival” of the testing supplies which might just see the jump start of in-country testing. This, though, would…
The government has decided that an honorarium of $1,000.00 per month will be paid to the diligent and self-sacrificing nurses who are on the frontline, for as long as this crisis continues. Just last week, the government had opted to applaud those health-workers who are placed on the frontline in the fight against Coronavirus, including nurses and orderlies, in several ways when this crisis is at an end. On behalf of the people of Antigua and Barbuda, the government continues to express gratitude to all nurses.
The Caribbean Public Health Agency today reported on the 30 pending samples. Twenty-six of the samples were negative and four were positive for COVID-19. This result brings the total number of positive cases of COVID-19 in St. Vincent and the Grenadines to 12. These are all imported cases. One of the patients has already made a full recovery. Thus, there are currently 11 active cases. The patients, who have been informed, are all Vincentian nationals and have been in isolation since the samples were taken for testing. Monitoring of these patients is ongoing and all close contacts have been identified.…