BARBADOS : Ghanaian Nurses Welcomed.

The Ghanaian nurses proudly display their country’s flag as they are greeted by Minister of Health and Wellness, Lt. Col. Jeffrey Bostic; Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa Cummins; and other government officials. (C.Pitt/BGIS) –—- Ghanaian nurses welcomed – Unedited Photoshow…..click here ….. Ninety-five nurses from the Republic of Ghana in West Africa […]

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BARBADOS: P.M Mottley receives supplies from the World Health Organization WHO/Jack Ma Foundation for CARICOM Countries.

Sunday, July 25 @ 1:00 p.m. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley today accepted a donation of COVID-19 essential medical supplies for CARICOM countries, from the World Health Organization WHO/Jack Ma Foundation. And, she said the surgical and N95 masks would greatly assist the governments in protecting their frontline workers. Ms. Mottley made the comments at […]

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Barbados Receives COVID-19 Supplies From UAE

Head of Humanitarian Response in the Foreign Aid Affairs Section, UAE, Khalifa Alketbi; Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Dr. Jerome Walcott; Abdul Qader Al-Hemyari; Permanent Secretary, Prime Minister’s Office, Alies Jordan; and acting Executive Director of CDEMA, Elizabeth Riley, pose for a photograph at the handover of COVID-19 supplies and equipment from […]

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BARBADOS : Two New Cases Today

Two more passengers who arrived on an Air Canada flight into Barbados last Sunday have tested positive for COVID-19, after undergoing a second test yesterday. They are the mother and brother of the 10-year-old, who was diagnosed on arrival at the Grantley Adams International Airport. They are all in isolation at Harrison Point, St. Lucy. […]

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BARBADOS: Agencies Working Together To Provide PPE Supplies.

Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, Kirk Humphrey (second left) receives personal protective equipment from Caribbean Development Bank President, Dr. Warren Smith while Chairman of the Barbados Port Inc., Senator Lisa Cummins (left) and acting CDEMA Executive Director, Elizabeth Riley, look on. (Sheena.Forde-Craigg/BGIS) The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) and the Caribbean Development […]

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BARBADOS: Three Released From Isolation Today

Three people will be released from the Harrison Point, St. Lucy isolation facility today, after recovering from COVID-19. Meanwhile, the 136 tests done by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory yesterday were all negative for the viral illness. Seventy-six of these related to passengers arriving on commercial flights. With the latest recoveries, the numbers in isolation […]

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