The cluster of COVID-19 cases identified at a business has now grown to 12. Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic, disclosed this morning that the three persons sent for assessment at the Harrison Point Isolation Facility had tested positive for the virus, along with two family members. He had stated yesterday that […]
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JUN 19, 2021 ————- BY JULIE CARRINGTON … BGIS Press conference hosted by Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley at Ilaro Court – June 19, 2021. (PMO) With the positivity rate for COVID-19 cases continuing to fall and the need to jump-start economic activity and create more jobs, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has announced the removal […]
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BY BGIS | JUN 19, 2021 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES The COVID-19 positivity rate continues to be stable, while vaccination numbers increase. On Friday, June 18, only one case of COVID-19, a male, was diagnosed from the 558 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. And, there were eight persons in isolation. Meanwhile, 91,495 persons have received their first […]
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The Celebrity Millennium cruise ship. (BGIS) The Celebrity Millennium departed its homeport of Philipsburg, St. Maarten for a 7-night cruise itinerary and docked in Barbados on Monday, June 7, 2021 as its first port of call. All passengers were tested prior to embarkation and were negative at that time. Since leaving Barbados, the ship made […]
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FRIDAY – JUN 11, 2021 Barbados’ COVID-19 positivity rate continues to trend downward, as no new cases were recorded out of the 595 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory, on Thursday, June 10. There are 18 persons in insolation. Since March 2020, the island has recorded 4,033 confirmed cases of the virus […]
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JUN 8, 2021 | By Sheena Forde-Craigg As the tourism industry continues to reopen worldwide, Barbados’ cruise sector welcomed Celebrity Millennium to it shores yesterday. The cruise ship which is part of the Celebrity Cruise Line, owned by Royal Caribbean Cruise Line (RCCL), is the first in the Western hemisphere to sail in 15 months and notably, the […]
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JUN 6, 2021 A female was the only COVID-19 positive case identified on Saturday, June 5, from the 414 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. The number of persons in isolation is 26. A total of 4,031 confirmed cases of COVID-19, comprising 1,951 females and 2,080 males, have been recorded since March […]
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JUN 5, 2021 COVID-19 Update and Press Conference – June 5, 2021 (PMO) Barbados is preparing to welcome back cruise ships to its shores from Monday, and all persons on the cruise ship will be 100 per cent vaccinated. Cruises will have rigorous protocols in place for disembarking passengers and bubbled tours will be implemented […]
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MAY 28, 2021 — BGIS Three new cases of COVID-19, all females, were identified Thursday, May 27, from the 769 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. Forty-three people are in isolation. Barbados has recorded 4,009 confirmed cases of the viral illness (1,937 females, 2,072 males), and 47 deaths since March 2020. The […]
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Staff WriterMay 27, 2021 –shipment delayed The Ministry of Health has announced that it is deferring the administration of the second doses of the Sputnik V vaccine following a delay in the shipment of the Russian made vaccines. The Ministry in a statement today, said second doses of the AstraZeneca and Sinopharm vaccines continue […]
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