BY JULIE CARRINGTON | NOV 17, 2022 From left to right – Acting Deputy Permanent in Cabinet Office, Selma Green; Chief Executive Officer of the National Cultural Foundation, Carol Roberts- Reifer; Minister with responsibility for Culture, Senator Dr. Shantal Munro-Knight; and Military Advisor to the Chief of Staff, Lieutenant Colonel Carlos Lovell, in discussion following yesterday’s […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | NOV 16, 2022 President of Barbados, The Most Honourable Dame Sandra Mason, presents former Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel The Most Honourable Jeffrey Bostic, with The Honourary Freedom of Barbados Award during the Humanitarian Awards in April 2022. (FP) The second Humanitarian Awards Ceremony will see over 6,000 Barbadians […]
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BY MELISSA ROLLOCK | OCT 17, 2022 (Stock Photo) The Ministries of Foreign Trade and Business stand ready to work with the Ministry of Health and Wellness and manufacturers to reduce the salt and sugar contents of products and to make front-of-package labelling a reality. This commitment was made by Minister of State in Foreign […]
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BY MELISSA ROLLOCK | OCT 13, 2022 | From left to right – Executive Chairman, QEH, Juliette Bynoe-Sutherland; Vice President of the European Investment Bank, Ricardo Mourinho Félix; Minister of Health and Wellness, Ian Gooding-Edghill; and Director of Engineering Services, QEH, Paula Agbowu, touring the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, on Tuesday. (GP) Representatives from the European Investment […]
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October 13, 2022 The Health Ministry will be lifting the visitation restrictions in place at the Infectious Diseases Hospital as early as next week. Speaking during today’s COVID-19 update, Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony said there are few COVID-19 patients at the institution. Infectious Diseases Hospital, Liliendaal The hospital is also now accommodating patients with […]
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BY MELISSA ROLLOCK | OCT 11, 2022 Some of the Ghanaian nurses and officials pose with Executive Chairman of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Juliette Bynoe- Sutherland (second from right) and Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Anton Best (third from left), at the Grantley Adams International Airport. The nurses will be assigned to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and other […]
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SEP 30, 2022 There were 34 new COVID-19 cases, 16 males and 18 females, recorded on Thursday, September 29, from the 323 tests conducted by laboratories across the island. The cases consisted of 11 persons under the age of 18, and 23 who were 18 years and older. The number of people in isolation facilities […]
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BY BGIS | SEP 23, 2022 | Government has announced updated protocols in keeping with international trends concerning protection and control measures for COVID-19. These new directives came into effect today, Friday, September 23, 2022. The wearing of masks is now generally optional. However, mask wearing remains mandatory for: Persons in nursing homes, private hospitals, senior […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | SEP 11, 2022 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley addressing the audience at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Bayville Hospital’s 24-hour urgent care facility. (C.Pitt/BGIS) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has described Bayview Hospital’s $12 million investment in a modern 24-hour urgent care facility as a statement of confidence in the island’s […]
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BY BGIS | AUG 18, 2022 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MHW) has advised that effective August 20, 2022, there will be no testing for un-vaccinated travellers on arrival at the Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA). In its revised protocol for air travel, the Health Ministry further advises that […]
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