In response to 24 imported cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Barbados last weekend, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley said today that authorities were fully aware that once the borders were reopened that this could happen. Speaking during a press conference at Ilaro Court, she, however, assured residents of Barbados that the measures being taken at […]
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Youths blazing the trail in new PPP Cabinet Aug 05, 2020 Government, News, Office of the President Alexis Rodney Author email alexis.rodney@dpi.gov.gy —President says “multifaceted nature of skills” needed in Guyana DPI GUYANA, Wednesday, August 5 2020 A batch of young Guyanese is leading the way in what could be the youngest Cabinet ever, as […]
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Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley’s Special Envoy, Edmund Hinkson. (FP) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley’s Special Envoy, Edmund Hinkson, M.P., will represent her at the inauguration of the President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Dr. Irfaan Ali. Mr. Hinkson will attend the morning ceremony, scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, August 8, at Guyana’s National Cultural […]
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(Stock Photo) A visitor to the island is now being investigated by Police after a complaint that she left a COVID-19 quarantine facility without permission earlier today. It is alleged that the visitor, who arrived on a flight from the United Kingdom, was tested at the Grantley Adams International Airport for the viral illness and […]
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Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc.(BTMI) The Government of Barbados has implemented a travel ‘Bubble’ for specific countries with a low incidence of COVID-19, effective August 5, 2020. They are St. Vincent, St. Lucia, Dominica, St. Kitts and Nevis and Grenada. Under these new travel protocols, persons travelling within the ‘Bubble’ who have not travelled to or […]
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Government’s policy decision to retest arriving passengers for COVID-19 at the seven-day mark continues to pay dividends. Three more Ghanaian nurses tested positive for COVID-19 after being retested yesterday. They are among 95 nurses who arrived from the West African country on July 30 in response to an outreach by the Barbados Government for specialist […]
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Humphrey: Connecting Caribbean People Important Acting Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Kirk Humphrey (left); Head of Global Markets, BTMI, Petra Roach; and Director of Caribbean and Latin America, BTMI, Corey Garrett (right), present interCaribbean Eastern Caribbean Operations Director, Gilles Busstuli, with a plaque and a token of appreciation following the inaugural flight of the […]
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Laboratory Director at the Best-dos Santos Lab, Songee Beckles, has explained how the lab determines a positive test from the thousands of samples received on a daily basis, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ms. Beckles was responding to a query raised by Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley regarding retesting samples due to the inconclusive nature of […]
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Minister of Housing, Lands and Rural Development, Dr. William Duguid, breaking ground at Parish Land, St. Philip, at one of the sites earmarked by Government for the relocation of Rock Hall residents. (F.Belgrave/BGIS) Minister of Housing, Lands and Rural Development, William Duguid, today broke ground at Parish Land, St. Philip, to start road construction at […]
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At Least 150 Killed as Powerful Explosion Rocks Beirut Thousands of people were injured when two blasts, the second much larger, struck the waterfront of the Lebanese capital, shaking much of the city. The government had stored “highly explosive materials” at the blast scene, a top military official said. Here’s the latest. live click here […]
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