Established October 1895 Schools undergoing clean up Page 2 Friday May 29, 2020 $2 VAT Inclusive ALL RETAIL STORES Public warned, ‘Social distancing protocols still in place’ TOAS of Monday June 1st, REOPEN all remaining retail businesses will be al- lowed to reopen and conduct business. This was announced by Attorney General Dale Marshall yesterday evening at a press confer- ence at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre. However, with June 1st being Whit Monday and a bank holiday, the full ef- fect of the further reopen- ing of Barbados will be felt next Tuesday,when all re- tail stores are cleared to reopen and curfew hours reduced. The new lock- down hours will be from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. on Mondays to Thursdays, and from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. on Fridays to Sundays. The alphabet system for retail entities, supermar- kets and banking institu- tions will also be discon- tinued, come Monday. Services such as photo studios, real estate agents, car rentals, animal groom- ing, trucking and trans- port of goods, storage, car valet, well cleaning and re- cycling will be allowed to operate as of June 1st. Churches and other faith- based entities will be happy to hear that they also will be allowed to con- duct services with mem- bers in attendance, with The top officials were present during announcements made last night, regarding the COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery Plan. (From left) Lt the established health Col Hon Jeffery Bostic, Minister of Health and Wellness, Senior Economic Advisor Dr Kevin Greenidge, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, REOPEN on Page 3 Attorney-General Dale Marshall and Richard Carter, COVID-19 Czar. Access to funding crucial for countries THE ability of a country Amor Mottley reiterated Underlining the impact ready reeling. health systems more than open back up safely and to to access financing from this view yesterday while of the COVID-19 pan- “We have many middle- ever, when we need access ensure that our popula- multilateral agencies addressing the High- demic on the Caribbean, income countries in our to credit to be able to off- tion is not exposed in a must be based on its ac- Level Event on Financing with unemployment fig- region, and in fact among set the dislocation that way that is injurious to tual needs rather than for Development in the ures trebling in some the small states of the has come from zero rev- them, simply because we “simple definitional crite- Era of COVID-19 and countries and govern- world, and many of us are enue from tourism, zero want them to have their ria that makes it easier Beyond, organized by the ment revenues being cut excluded from access to revenue from air travel. livelihoods in tourism,” for economists to cate- United Nations under the in half, she insisted the concessional funding even “And what we are not she stressed, noting it is gorise where persons co-chairmanship of the shut out from conces- in the midst of this pan- assured of is early access time for more action than should go”. Prime Ministers of sional funding would do demic, when we need ac- to rapid tests that will words. Prime Minister Mia Canada and Jamaica. more harm to a region al- cess to money to boost our allow our countries to FINANCE on Page 4 2 • Friday May 29, 2020 The Barbados Advocate Schools undergoing clean up A “DEEP CLEAN” of Barbados Secondary ting grass and power ment (PPE).In fact, she schools across Schools’ Entrance washing the corridors … explained, “The thing Barbados is currently Examination, now slated We anticipate that by about it is that the jani- under way in prepara- for Tuesday, July 14th, June 15th the schools tors themselves would be tion for students’ re- after being postponed should be up and run- working mainly by them- turn. from its original date of ning. selves and not in groups”. Chief Education May 5th, because of the “At the secondary “A lot of schools have Officer, Joy Adamson said COVID-19 pandemic. schools they have esca- provided and I was that the Education In addition, some sec- lated the areas where speaking to a principal Technical Management ondary school students they will be using for the where they have made Unit (ETMU) is monitor- would be returning to practicals and which the sure that they have the ing the cleaning process, school to complete or sub- students will be occupy- gloves and wherever pos- which started at both pri- mit their Caribbean ing... So, we are satisfied sible if they require mary and secondary Examinations Council that it has started and masks. But, most persons schools last week. (CXC) CSEC and CAPE it’s an ongoing process,” have their own All class four students School-Based Adamson said. masks…And we are or- will be back to classes Assessments, which were Moreover, the Chief has dering those stuff, so by from Monday, June 15th interrupted due to the assured that school jani- the time the children are to allow for four weeks of abrupt end to the last tors will be equipped in school everybody face-to face teaching school term. with the necessary per- should be well equipped,” prior to the 2020 “We have persons cut- sonal protective equip- Adamson said. (TL) COVID-19 update: No new cases for fourth straight day NO one tested positive for The Best-dos Santos 5,201. Ninety-two people have COVID-19 in Barbados Public Health Laboratory No one will be released been confirmed with the yesterday, the fourth performed 163 tests, from isolation today so the viral illness, 76 have re- straight day that no new bringing the total number number of isolated per- covered and seven have cases were recorded. of tests carried out to sons remains at nine. died. (BGIS) Chief Education Officer, Joy Adamson. The Barbados Advocate Friday May 29, 2020 • 3 Trim from the top, says De Peiza A DISSERVICE to the intellect belled Finance Minister at the equation because you are spe- either one of the two of them. De Peiza reiterated that per- of Barbadians. same time. cial and you are set apart.” Whenever we are hearing any- sons at the top should lead by That’s how President of the “We are a small country, The DLP president opined thing about the buses we tend to example. “Show us that you re- Democratic Labour Party Verla 280 000 persons. We have 26 very few of the Cabinet hear about it from the Prime ally mean it. Do it like other De Peiza described the sugges- Cabinet Ministers, we actually Ministers have distinguished Minister. We have to ask our- countries, New Zealand has cut tion made on Sunday night by have more than the United themselves to the point that selves, can they justify their po- their earnings. They’ve also cut Minister in the Ministry of Kingdom. We do not have a they can be considered to be in- sitions? And the answer so far in their size of Cabinet.We need to Finance, Ryan Straughn, dur- sound argument for the fluff dispensable. the last two years is ‘no’.” be very serious about the image ing a publicly televised discus- that is at the top in Barbados. “We have had portfolios cut in “We get the majority of the that we project especially when sion that trimming the 26 mem- We do not have a sound argu- half, for instance between the talk and the conversation from we are in the public eye and it ber Cabinet would be a disserv- ment for it.” Attorney General and the one person. So they have not in cannot be that we feel that we ice to the country. She added, “It is very disre- Minister of Home Affairs. The good times justified their exis- are more special than anybody De Peiza dismissed his ration- spectful to be speaking to aver- division of labour is unequal,” tence and I submit they cannot else because that is definitely ale, saying, never in the history age Barbadians about cuts and she argued. justify it in hard times when we an insult to the intelligence of of Barbados has there ever been trims and then you don't see the “We have two Ministers of are speaking about saving the people of Barbados,” she five persons who could be la- need to include yourself in that Transport. We don’t hear from money.” said. (JH) AG Marshall: ‘Not unconditional openings’ REOPEN from Page 1 will not only be able to order Marshall, Minister of Legal reopenings. These openings are will be lifted, outside of the and collect their favorite de- Affairs, was adamant that de- subject to the strict compliance lockdown hours, but again protocols in place. Marshall lights, but now can eat in their spite the ease in restrictions, of the various protocols that Marshall reminded the outlined that the international favorite food establishment as there was still a need for cau- are established and some en- public to be responsible and density protocol is to be en- the restrictions for restaurants tion and adherence to the social terprises will have to use tem- maintain physical distancing. forced at these congregations, regarding dining-in will also be distancing protocols and for the perature measurement devices Gyms and the sports which are which is a 40 sq ft radius for lifted as of Monday. No stand public to understand that so- and there will have to be some still restricted are being dis- each person.