Post-Cabinet ministerial statement & press conference – March 25, 2021. (PMO) VIEW THE PRESS CONFERENCE HERE …… Phased Return To The Classroom Starts April 20 Students across Barbados will be returning to the physical classroom at the start of the third term of the 2020-2021 academic year on April 20. Minister of Education, Technological and […]
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MAR 26, 2021- BGIS Barbados has recorded its 41st COVID-19 related death. The deceased is a 70-year-old Barbadian man, who passed away on Thursday, March 25, at the Harrison Point Isolation Facility, where he had been a patient since February 24. He also suffered from chronic non-communicable diseases. Meanwhile, 10 new cases, five females and five […]
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Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Ryan Straughn (Centre), receives a cheque for the Adopt Our Families Programme from BHTA Chief Executive Officer, Senator Rudy Grant (left) and Chairman, Geoffrey Roach (right). (C. Pitt/BGIS) Government has made provision to continue the Adopt Our Families Programme in the next financial year, which begins in April. This […]
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BY BGIS | MAR 22, 2021 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES Eight positive cases of COVID-19 were diagnosed on Sunday, March 21. The new cases – three men and five women – were identified from among the 261 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. Meanwhile, 28 persons recovered and were released from isolation. The number of cases in […]
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Prime Minister of Barbados and Chair of the Joint World Bank-International Monetary Fund Development Committee, Mia Amor Mottley speaking at the 53rd Session of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development – March 22, 2021. (PMO) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has highlighted reaching a clearing arrangement for excess orders of […]
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Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley speaking during the debate on the 2021-22 Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure, in the House of Assembly today. (PMO) The National Vaccine Fund was launched last week, and it has already received just under $7 million in donations. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley made the disclosure earlier today during the […]
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(Stock Photo) The Ministry of Health and Wellness continues to appeal to members of the public to get tested for the COVID-19 virus whether they believe that they are symptomatic or not. Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kenneth George, has reminded persons that COVID-19 can present with any variety of flu-like symptoms and some infected persons […]
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Minister of Education, Technological and Vocational Training, Santia Bradshaw. (MRD/FP) PICTURED ABOVE …. Teachers and non-teaching staff of all public and private schools have been invited to a meeting with Minister of Education, Technological and Vocational Training, Santia Bradshaw, on Wednesday, March 24, at the Garfield Sobers Gymnasium. The meeting, scheduled from 1:00 p.m. to […]
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—— MAR 21, 2021 ——- BGIS There were 18 new positive cases of COVID-19 recorded on Saturday, March 20, from the 422 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. They comprise eight men and 10 women. Twenty-eight people recovered and were discharged from isolation. The number of cases in isolation is now 182. The […]
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MAR 19, 2021 BGIS Twenty people – seven males and 13 females – have gone into isolation after testing positive for COVID-19. The new cases were identified among the 480 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory on Thursday, March 18. There are now 184 active cases on the island. Twenty-five persons were […]
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