Staff Writer

The funds are disbursed from a contingent credit line from the World Bank, known as the Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option (Cat-DDO), approved in June 2020. (World Bank Press Release) The World Bank disbursed US$20 million to…
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The UK has provided an initial £200,000, via the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to support the regional response, through the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA). (UK Foreign, Commonwealth and…
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 Bermuda will be under a Stay at Home Order from 5am on Tuesday, 13 April 2021 for seven days. This means persons are not to leave their homes for anything other than essential movement or grocery shopping. Premier David Burt made the…
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(Barbados Government Information Service) Due to COVID-19’s impact on the tourism industry and the uncertainty it faces with regards to international travel, Caribbean tourism ministers have been discussing the future of tourism. …
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Effective May 8, vaccinated persons entering Barbados will only be made to quarantine pending the results of one locally administered COVID-19 PCR test. This could result in a quarantine period as little as 24 hours. According to Prime…
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