The government of Barbados has announced an adjustment to the hours of the curfew that was imposed in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
In making the announcement on Saturday, Prime Minister Mia Mottley said the curfew will be moved from 9:00 pm (local time) to midnight starting on Monday.
Speaking at a COVID-19 update, the prime minister said that following consultation with various stakeholders, it has been agreed that the curfew hours will be shortened and reviewed after four weeks, during which individuals will still be encouraged to be vaccinated and maintain the protocols.
“The easing of the curfew is no excuse for people to abandon the protocols and to abandon in particular mask wearing, or the other things that are necessary to keep us safe. We also recognise that parallel to what we are doing here, that as I said, we will expand and roll out the safety zones such that persons can feel more comfortable in doing what they have to do.”
She told reporters that the concessions regarding the curfews are in response to several requests from across the country.
“And we hope that whether it is in Oistins where the cries from those vendors were greatest, or whether it was in Baxter’s Road, or whether it is in restaurants that Barbadians have been going to, or whether it is for persons for whatever reason playing individual sports may want to play a little later in the evening…,” she noted.
The prime minister reminded Barbadians that the pandemic is a marathon and that “while the country is at a stage where the seriousness of the pandemic is accepted, the fact remains that there are other critical issues that have to be addressed to allow people to live and support their families and to continue to keep their businesses afloat”.
“Against that backdrop, I encourage all Barbadians to continue to walk with us in that direction in which you have been walking. I made the point that literally, since the middle of August we have done exceptionally well in being able to increase the vaccination rates. We would like to see it go further.”
Meanwhile, the prime minister also called for an expansion of mobile testing sites in communities and has asked officials in the Ministry of Health and Wellness to “look to see how else we can go into the nooks and crannies of this nation to give persons that sense of comfort that they can have access to these matters”.
She reported that Barbadians had been very responsive to Government’s vaccination efforts, and disclosed that 66.3 per cent, or two out of every three people over the age of 12, had taken the vaccine.
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Hands down a rising star and the Caribbean best leader
The way she represented Not just Barbados but the Caribbean at the White House was an amazing display of Statemanship and a class study.
NO ME NEXT MR BIDEN PICTURE PLEASE PLEASE CAN STAND IN YOUR SHADOW.
Wadadli PM is the most visionary and forthright leader in the Caribbean. He leads and all those others leaders follow. He has demonstrated excellent leadership in times of crisis.
Rising star where????. The same woman who huff one university from an island recovering from one hurricane. The same woman who crash and burn LIAT only to try start her own airline on LIAT routes. One woman who nah pay she teachers fa NINE long months such a great leader
Jealousy will be the end of you. A. The woman is by far the leading Prime Minister in the region. She commands more respect than GB who I’m not sure is respected at all outside of Antigua.
B. From what I have research ROSS approached Barbados not the other way around and GB also tried to entice them to come to Antigua but they weren’t interested. They wanted to relocate to Barbados.
C. Barbados was bankrolling LIAT for years and could no longer afford to waste tax payers money. I’m not aware of any airline that Barbados launched. I think they just focused their energy and money elsewhere, which is their right to do.
C. Where in Barbados are there teachers who haven’t been paid in nine months and would that have been the PM’s fault?
As for Colombo, you must be mad
To compare MAM with GB is an insult to MAM and the intelligence of right thinking Caribbean people who have found their Champion in Mia. GB will never be seen in that way.
If you are in doubt read the news and follow the blogs coming out of Jamaica, Trinidad, Guyana and all the other islands and you’ll see them celebrating Mia’s leadership and in some cases if only in jest asking for a PM swap.
Nobody wants GB not even Antiguans
Btw: Anytime you hear Jamaicans or Trinis praising up a Bajan then you know that she has to be something special.
@ COLOMBO 😆😆😂😂🤣 you on here to give jokes cause it sure working 👍😆.
Do a personal survey . STOP 10 OF THE VERY NEXT PEOPLE YOU SEE ON THE STREET AND TELL ME IF MORE THAN 3 OUT OF THE 10 AGREE YOUR ANALYSIS🤭
GB is the most visionary Caribbean Leader in these times. None in the Caribbean including your choices have done a better job in dealing with this crisis called Covid 19 SARS 2. Playing your dumb political game has nothing to do in being constructive and objective. There is old saying, a king is not given enough credit in his own country. Plenty ahwe thinks that LBB was awful until he dies. Unfortunately, he couldn’t jump outta the grave and thumb plenty ahyou in filthy mouth’s. A bunch dutty hypocrites.
Oops I am so much a rising star that I have to beg the IMF to save my economy and I stole an University( without informing, my other Caribbean brother and colluded to put LIAT into bankruptcy). Congratulations!!!!🎈🍾🎊
@Colombo Colombo…ha ha ha
I agree with you colombo. we have the best prime minister. when it comes to being disrespectful gaston is number one. when comes to lying about getting a modern booster that was not even available to anyone in the world gasto is number one. when comes to miraculously acquiring enormous wealth overnight gaston is number one. when comes to being sooo rich that he jostle with poor people to get a few thousand dollars from board of ed for his son to get money for his education in usa gaston is number one. and don’t talk about using his time in government to compete with farmers and other business people by setting up ventures of his own. gaston is number one on every despicable measure you can imagine.
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