All appointments for the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ pilot website for booking vaccinations have been filled. The pilot targeted persons 50 years and over, allowing them to make appointments via www.vaccine.gov.bb to receive their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine on Saturday, April 24, and Sunday, April 25, at specific sites. The response was overwhelming, with […]
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APR 22, 2021 – BY JULIE CARRINTON – BGIS Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley’s address to the nation – April 22, 2021. (PMO) Parliament will come out of its Easter recess to meet tomorrow, Friday, April 23, in an extraordinary session to debate a resolution to extend the current State of Emergency by another five […]
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BY BGIS | APR 22, 2021 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES There were nine new COVID-19 positive cases – four males and five females – recorded on Wednesday, April 21, from the 365 tests carried out by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. Meanwhile, 12 people recovered from the viral illness. There are currently 84 persons in isolation. Barbados’ confirmed cases […]
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APR 19, 2021 ———————— BGIS Barbados recorded three new positive cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, April 18. The two males and one female were identified from among the 288 tests carried out by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. Additionally, 16 people were discharged, while 86 persons remain in isolation. The overall number of confirmed COVID-19 […]
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| APR 17, 2021 — BGIS There were eight new COVID-19 positive cases recorded on Friday, April 16, while eight people recovered from the viral illness. The new positives, four males and four females, were identified from the 410 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. As a result, the number of people in […]
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COVID-19 Update: APR 13, 2021 ————————– BGIS Six new cases, all men, tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, April 12, from the 220 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. Meanwhile, 10 people recovered and were discharged. There are now 91 persons in isolation. Barbados has recorded 3,740 confirmed COVID-19 cases (1,817 females and […]
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APR 10, 2021 There are now 100 people in isolation after 11 new positive cases of COVID-19 were recorded on Friday, April 9. The new cases, four males and seven females, were identified from among 587 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. Meanwhile, eight persons recovered and were discharged from isolation. Since […]
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Press conference hosted by Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley – April 8th, 2021. (PMO) VIEW IT HERE …… Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has announced a further ease in COVID-19 restrictions, including major adjustments to the curfew. In an address to the nation this evening from Ilaro Court, Prime Minister Mottley explained the decision was […]
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APR 8, 2021 — BGIS The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory identified seven new positive cases – all females – of COVID-19 on Wednesday, April 7, from among the 453 tests conducted. Eleven people recovered from the virus and were discharged from isolation. There are 95 persons in isolation. The island has recorded 3,704 (1,795 […]
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BY APR 7, 2021 —- BY SHEENA FORDE-CARRINGTON – BGIS Government, in an effort to fulfill its mandate to empower youth and communities, will be improving the infrastructure at community centres and pavilions. This assurance was given by Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment, Dwight Sutherland, during a tour of some of the Community Development Department’s […]
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