Two CARICOM nationals are the latest COVID-19 positive cases in Barbados. A 20-year-old Jamaican woman tested positive on arrival at the airport aboard Caribbean Airlines yesterday. A 42-year-old Guyanese woman, who arrived on September 9 aboard Trans Guyana, also tested positive yesterday after a second test. Meanwhile, one person leaves the isolation facility at Harrison […]
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Argentine Ambassador to Barbados, Gustavo Martinez Pandiani (right), on behalf of the Argentine Republic, donates 10,000 COVID-19 test kits to the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory Director Songee Beckles (left) and the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Acting Deputy Permanent Secretary, Gillian Applewhaite (centre). (C.Pitt/BGIS) The Ministry of Health and Wellness today received a donation […]
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One person will be discharged from the isolation facility at Harrison Point, St. Lucy, today after a second consecutive negative COVID-19 test result. The test was among 192 conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory yesterday, all of which yielded negative results for the viral illness. The numbers in isolation have dropped to 16, […]
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Persons are asked to note that the Post Office will not be accepting mail for international destinations other than Canada. (Stock Photo) The Barbados Postal Service (BPS) has advised that as a result of the limited airline capacity, the movement of outbound mail continues to be severely impacted, while limited incoming international mail, as well […]
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COVID cash grant applauded Akeasha BoodieSeptember 8, 2020 — ‘it will assist in paying the bills” Residents of Georgetown and around the East Coast of Demerara have applauded an initiative by the Government of Guyana to distribute a $25,000 COVID-19 relief package per household across the country. The pandemic has resulted in economic turmoil for […]
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A 53-year-old Swedish visitor is Barbados’ latest case of COVID-19. He arrived from Sweden on a charter flight on September 3, and tested positive for the viral illness on his second test, five days later. His was the only positive result among the 164 tests performed by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory yesterday. Meanwhile, […]
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Pictured is Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness. CARICOM NewsTime 7 September 2020 •Sep 7, 2020 CARICOM: Caribbean Community CLICK ON LINKS BELOW. 0:00:54 JAMAICA LABOUR PARTY WINS LANDSLIDE IN ELECTIONS HELD 3 SEPTEMBER 2020 0:04:04 COVID-19: SOME CARICOM COUNTRIES TIGHTEN CURFEW AS COVID-19 CASE
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The Animal Flower Cave in St. Lucy is part of the Barbados Uh Come From initiative. (S. Forde-Craigg/BGIS) Barbadians are being encouraged to visit attractions across the island, in an effort to support the tourism sector, which has been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Chief Product Development Officer at the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. […]
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Chinese Ambassador Yan Xinsheng presenting Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment, Dwight Sutherland with a token while Permanent Secretary, Yolande Howard looks on. (S. Forde/BGIS) Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment, Dwight Sutherland, is seeking to have further linkages between the People’s Republic of China and Barbados. During a recent courtesy call by […]
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There was one positive case of COVID-19 among the 259 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory yesterday. The 26-year-old Jamaican female arrived from Jamaica aboard Caribbean Airlines yesterday. Her case brings the number in isolation at Harrison Point, St. Lucy, to 18, and the total number of cases recorded in Barbados to […]
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