BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | MAY 20, 2022 (IRF) Barbados will host the 10th International Road Federation (IRF) Caribbean Regional Congress, a major road and transportation conference, from Tuesday, June 7 to Friday, June 10, at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre. The Ministry of Transport, Works and Water Resources has been instrumental in organising the congress, […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | MAY 20, 2022 Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Sandra Husbands (right) in discussion with the UNDP’s new Resident Representative for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Limya Eltayeb, at their recent courtesy call. (C. Pitt/BGIS) The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is eager to continue working with Barbados to […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | MAY 20, 2022 Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, The Most Honourable Janet Phillips, and Cuba’s Ambassador to Barbados, Sergio Jorge Pastrana, signing the Health Cooperation Agreement. (S. Forde-Craigg/BGIS) A Health Cooperation Agreement for additional medical personnel has been signed between Barbados’ Ministry of Health and Wellness and […]
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BY NYA PHILLIPS | MAY 11, 2022 From left: IDB Representative to Barbados, Viviana Alva Hart; Principal of the Erdiston Teachers’ Training College, Dr. Colin Cumberbatch; Minister of Education, Technological and Vocational Training, Kay McConney; and Chief Education Officer, Dr. Ramona Archer-Bradshaw, at the launch of the Barbados 21st Century Educators Hub. (GP) Teachers will […]
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(Stock Photo) BY MELISSA ROLLOCK | MAY 4, 2022 Barbados’ Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) saw a fall-off in the number of routine immunizations for children, including that of the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. While this is a cause for concern, Senior Medical Officer in the […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | MAY 4, 2022 Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Trade, Sandra Husbands. (FP) The Post-Cotonou Agreement between the European Union (EU) and the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), formerly known as the ACP Group of States, could be one of the most diverse agreements, but it […]
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BY MELISSA ROLLOCK | APR 28, 2022 While they might not be deemed as National Heroes, those who were on the frontline of the COVID-19 fight were today hailed as heroes in their own right by Minister of Health and Wellness, Ian Gooding-Edghill, during the Humanitarian Awards held at Kensington Oval. The Minister was delivering […]
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BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | APR 27, 2022 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES The Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Photo: QEH In the continuing effort to keep the public informed on matters related to COVID-19, management at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) advises that within the past week, the Hospital’s Infection Prevention and Control Department has identified 13 […]
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CATHY LASHLEY | APR 22, 2022 Thousands of frontline personnel who have been working tirelessly in the fight against COVID-19 will be recognised for their sacrifice during a special ceremony on National Heroes Day. Government is planning to honour these persons by presenting them with Humanitarian Awards at Kensington Oval on Thursday, April 28, at […]
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APR 5, 2022 Barbados recorded 432 new COVID-19 cases, 186 males and 246 females, from the 1,715 tests conducted on Monday, April 4, by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. The cases comprised 93 persons under the age of 18, and 339 who were 18 years and older. There were 72 people in isolation facilities, […]
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