AUG 20, 2021 Director of Medical Services at the Queen ElizabethHospital and paediatrician, Dr. Clyde Cave, has stated that while it is theoretically possible for COVID-19 to be transmitted from mother to child, “this does not seem to happen”. Dr. Cave was responding to the question:“Are there any known effects of either the COVID-19 virus […]
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Friday – August 20, 2021 Kemol King —- Guyana Department of Public Information. The Presidents of Guyana and Suriname, His Excellency, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali and His Excellency, Chandrikapersad Santokhi intend to engage Northern Brazil on how they can jointly boost their tourism industries. This was disclosed by President Ali on Thursday during a joint […]
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AUG 19, 2021 Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kenneth George, is reminding the public that the Barbados Drug Service’s website, http://drugservice.gov.bb/, to report any adverse effects from COVID-19 vaccines is fully functional. He told the online and in-person audience at the fourth and final town hall meeting on vaccines and testing at the Combermere School last night […]
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Local company invests heavily in asphalt manufacture Article by Anesta Henry Published onAugust 18, 2021 first appeared in Barbados Today. Eighty per cent of the asphalt being used to repave the island’s road network in the ongoing road rehabilitation programme is coming from a locally-owned company which is the sole producer of bitumen asphalt in […]
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PICTUURED ABOVE : His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali greeting newly appointed CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett. President Ali and CARICOM SG discuss food security, regional development August 17 2021 by Staff Writer Guyana Information Service. His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali assured newly appointed CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett of Guyana’s continued support for regional development. […]
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BDF’s legacy built on integrity and unwavering resolve, Grannum says Article First appeared in Barbados Today Published onAugust 15, 2021 The Barbados Defence Force’s legacy is one built on integrity and unwavering resolve, even in these challenging times, Chief of Staff Col. Glyne Grannum said. As the force commemorated its 42nd anniversary service at the […]
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Staff writer – Guyana Department of Public Information. August 14, 2021 His Excellency Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, on behalf of the Government and people of Guyana, expressed solidarity and support to the people of the Republic of Haiti in the wake of the devastating 7.2 magnitude earthquake that rocked that nation today. The Head of […]
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Anara KhanAugust 13, 2021 ─ Sputnik V also arrives ─ 100,000 doses of Pfizer expected in September Guyana’s COVID-19 immunisation campaign has been boosted with the arrival of 57,600 doses of AstraZeneca through the COVAX facility. The vaccines arrived early Friday at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. In his remarks, Minister of Health, Dr. Frank […]
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AUG 13, 2021 Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic, has welcomed the first tranche of Pfizer vaccines from the United States of America, describing it as “big step forward” for Barbados. Speaking at a press conference to mark the arrival of the shipment at the Grantley Adams International Airport today, Minister Bostic […]
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