Staff WriterMay 12, 2021 The Government of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana has noted with growing alarm and concern the escalating violence between Israel and Palestine which has resulted in the senseless loss of lives, the destruction of property, the displacement of persons, and a further setback in the Middle East. The Government of Guyana […]
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Felecia ValenzuelaMay 12, 2021 -increase in 18-39 age range Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony says 32.9 per cent of the population or almost 160,000 persons have received the first dose of the vaccine to protect them from COVID-19. During Wednesday’s COVID-19 update, he said just about 3.3 per cent of the population […]
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MAY 12, 2021 – BGIS Ibring greetings this day, to the nurses of Barbados and the Caribbean Region. Nurses Day is celebrated every year on a date that marks the birthday of the world famous nurse -Florence Nightingale. This day is celebrated with millions of nurses around the world and in collaboration with the International Council […]
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Dr. Carla Natalie Barnett has been appointed as the 8th CARICOM Secretary-General. Dr Barnett, a national of Belize, is the first woman and the first Belizean to be selected for the post. (CARICOM) The Caribbean Community has appointed its first female Secretary-General. She is Belizian Dr. Carla Natalie Barnett, an economist who Prime Minister Mia […]
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MAY 12, 2021 Government is committed to forging a stronger relationship with the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) multi-country office and their new representative. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Dr. Jerome Walcott, gave this commitment recently, and offered his support to the new UNDP Resident Representative to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Ms. Valerie Cliff, […]
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MAY 12, 2021 ———————– BGIS A 66-year-old Barbadian woman with comorbidities is the 46th person to have died from COVID-19. She passed away on Tuesday, May 11. There were also seven new positive cases (six males and one female) recorded on Tuesday. They were identified from among the 758 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public […]
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(Stock Photo) The Ministry of International Business and Industry will reopen its office tomorrow, Thursday, May 13, at 8:15 a.m., as staff members have received negative results, following their second test for COVID-19. The office, located on the 8th Floor, Baobab Tower, St. Michael, was closed after an employee was confirmed positive, following a second […]
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BY MELISSA ROLLOCK | MAY 12, 2021 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES Five out of the seven positive COVID-19 cases reported for Tuesday, May 11, are from the Psychiatric Hospital. Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic, gave a breakdown of the numbers while on a tour of the Black Rock, St. Michael institution this afternoon to mark International […]
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(Stock Photo) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade has learned with sadness of the passing of one of its former Foreign Service Officers, Mohammed Iqbal Degia, in the United States, after a brief illness. His colleagues will remember Mohammed for his diligence in executing his assignments as well as his erudition, sharp intellect, […]
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MAY 11, 2021 – – By Sharon Austingill-Moore – BGIS Arrival of batch 2 of COVID-19 vaccines via COVAX – May 11, 2021. (PMO) Barbados has done well in the COVID-19 fight, but cannot afford to drop its guard now. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley gave this reminder today as she received the second shipment of […]
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