The United States Government on Friday sanctioned a son of Nicaragua President, Daniel Ortega, and Vice President and First Lady, Rosario Murillo, as well as his communications company. According to ABC News, US Office of Foreign Assets Control added Juan Carlos Ortega to its list of “Specially Designated Nationals.” The designation means his assets in […]
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Former PM of Barbados Owen Arthur pictured at right with the late Cuban President Fidel Castro at the 2nd CARICOM- CUBA SUMMIT 7 & 8th December 2005 in Barbados. Reports reaching CARIBPIX.NET of former PM Owen Arthur is in a stable but still serious condition after being admitted to the Qeeen Elizabeth Hospital with heart […]
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Lt. Col. Jeffrey Bostic is presented with COVID-19 supplies by Senior Development Officer, Canadian High Commission in Barbados, Natalie Hutchinson and PAHO/WHO Representative for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Dr. Yitades Gebre, yesterday. (C.Pitt/BGIS) Barbados yesterday received CAN$485,614 in COVID-19 supplies from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). The donation […]
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Jofra Archer Excluded From Second England-West Indies Test Posted on 16 July 2020 England fast bowler Jofra Archer was excluded from the second Test against West Indies after breaching the bio-secure protocols. The 25-year-old went to his Brighton home between the first Test in Southampton and second in Manchester. All of England’s matches this summer are […]
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Out-of-the-box thinking by Barbadian health authorities has netted this country another COVID-19 case, which, under normal circumstances, could have gone undetected for a long period of time. Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kenneth George, explained earlier today, that following the positive diagnoses of five returning nationals last weekend, a decision was taken to extend the quarantine […]
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Pictured above is Prime-Ministers Mottley and PM Gonsalves CARICOM Chairman. Posted on 15 July 2020 On July 8, 2020, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) delivered its judgement on the long-running saga touching and concerning the election of the President and members of the National Assembly of Guyana — the General and Regional Elections — held […]
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Students heading to their assigned classrooms at the Christ Church Foundation School to sit this year’s Barbados Secondary Schools’ Entrance Examination. (C.Pitt/BGIS) The 2020 Barbados Secondary Schools’ Entrance Examination, also known as the Common Entrance Exam, came off today without a hitch. After months of anticipation, 3,544 students – 1,740 males and 1,804 females – […]
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Doctors have long known that certain preexisting health conditions can make a patient’s experience with the novel coronavirus much more severe and potentially deadly. But growing research is painting a broader picture of other indicators that could signal health issues for anyone who becomes infected. Now, a new study out of Wuhan, China, shows that […]
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Principal of The Ellerslie Secondary School, Lieutenant Colonel Errol Brathwaite (front, centre), who received 100 tablets from alumnus, Dr. Ricardo Knight from Chicago, poses with principals and senior teachers of various schools who also received tablets on behalf of their students. (C.itt/BGIS) Two thousand, two hundred electronic devices for learning/teaching have already been distributed by […]
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PICTURED ABOVE — On landing, some of the 132 passengers disembarked in batches. Passengers sanitise their hands as they head into the Arrivals Hall. The sanitising stations are part of the strict COVID-19 protocols in place at the airport. (C.Pitt/BGIS) The Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) officially reopened to commercial air traffic today with the […]
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