JUL 17, 2021 — Government of Barbados. Statement by Senator Dr. Jerome X. Walcott, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade On Sunday, July 11, 2021, a series of street protests took place in Havana and several other Provinces in the Republic of Cuba. Media coverage showed Cuban nationals calling on their Government for greater help […]
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JUL 13, 2021 – By GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS. The future of several key infrastructural projects in Barbados was discussed at the highest level today when Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The two leaders, who committed to strengthening the 44-year-old relationship between Barbados and China, met virtually this morning […]
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Barbadians of all walks life turned out at the Queens Park Auditorium to pay their final respects to the Mottley family over the loss of Warren Mottley, 55, brother of Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, who passed away on 29th June, 2021. Reports are that he died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital surrounded by his […]
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JUL 11, 2021 – By Melissa Rollock COVID-19 Update and Press Conference – July 11, 2021 (PMO) Government will be implementing a “three-phase operation” to bring the recent spike in COVID-19 cases under control. Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic, outlined the measures this evening during a press conference, which was called […]
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JUL 7, 2021 —- BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has described the assassination of Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse as “an atrocious act which Barbados vehemently condemns”. In a statement issued today, Ms. Mottley said: “Violence can never be a solution, and must be rejected in all circumstances. Barbados urges all to pause […]
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JUL 7, 2021 Twelve new COVID-19 cases, three females and nine males, were identified on Tuesday, July 6, from the 766 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. Thirty-five people are in isolation. The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases recorded since March 2020, is 4,108 – 1,988 females and 2,120 males. The virus […]
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JUL 6, 2021 Post Hurricane Elsa media update with Minister of Home Affairs, Information and Public Affairs, Wilfred Abrahams – July 6, 2021. (PMO) The Barbados Light and Power Company Limited (BL&P) has sought additional manpower to assist with its restoration efforts, as thousands remain without power, following the passage of Hurricane Elsa last Friday. […]
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JUL 6, 2021 Post Hurricane Elsa media update with Minister of Home Affairs, Information and Public Affairs, Wilfred Abrahams – July 6, 2021. (PMO) Government’s top priority following the passage of Hurricane Elsa on July 2 is on reconstructing homes completely destroyed by the category one system. Such houses, said Minister of Home Affairs, Information […]
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JUL 3, 2021 Press conference – update post Tropical Storm Elsa – July 3, 2021. (PMO) Minister of Housing, Lands and Maintenance, Dr. William Duguid, has described the work to repair and rebuild the houses damaged during the passing of Hurricane Elsa as a “mammoth task”. He was speaking this evening at the Lloyd Erskine […]
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