Godfrey BroomesMay 18, 2021 -at launch of anti-malaria campaign Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony on Monday handed over 17,300 insecticide-treated nets to the Region Nine Administration to curb malaria transmission in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo. At a simple ceremony to launch the anti-malaria campaign in the Region, Minister Anthony said the Government […]
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COVID-19 UPDATE: 4 New Cases, 3 Recoveries, 1 Death MAY 18, 2021 — MELISSA ROLLOCK — BGIS Barbados has recorded its 47th COVID-19 related death. The deceased is a 67- year-old Barbadian woman with co-morbidities, who passed away on Monday, May 17. Meanwhile, four new cases (one male and three females) were recorded on Monday, […]
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Minister of Labour and Social Partnership Relations, Colin Jordan. (FP) Preparations are underway for Barbados’ representatives to actively participate in meetings of the International Labour Organization (ILO), with the Minister of Labour and Social Partnership Relations, Colin Jordan, set to lead the Government delegation. The 109th Session of the International Labour Conference will be held […]
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Neola DamonMay 17, 2021 The Government on Monday received a consignment of 67,537 doses of the Sputnik V vaccine, another quota of the 200,000 vaccine doses it purchased from the Russian Federation to protect Guyana from Covid. The shipment, which arrived at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, brings Guyana closer to achieving herd immunity. This […]
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Staff Writer May 15, 2021 — CLICK HERE FOR MORE GUYANA NEWS….. Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips, this afternoon, distributed 150 hampers to residents of Grove, while he also encouraged them to take their COVID-19 vaccines and to continue observing the protective measures in place to safeguard Guyanese from the virus. During his visit, […]
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Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley speaking at the re-opening of the St. Andrew Outpatient Clinic, at Belleplaine, St. Andrew Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has reiterated Government’s intention to improve the quality of life for the rural population by ensuring that services are carried to them and not the reverse. And with that in mind, […]
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MAY 13, 2021 Pictured above – Minister of Home Affairs, Wilfred Abrahams breaking ground for government’s latest housing project, HOPE Inc. Premium, at Atlantic Breeze, Chancery Lane, Christ Church yesterday. Looking on is Minister of Housing, Lands and Maintenance, William Duguid ( David Crichlow – CARIBPIX.NET Photo ) Government’s latest housing project, HOPE Inc. Premium, was […]
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BY SHARON AUSTIN | MAY 13, 2021 | TOP STORIES Government will be hosting a public-private consultation on derelict houses to ascertain how best to bring them back into productive use. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley made this disclosure last evening as she delivered remarks at the launch of the Atlantic Breeze Lifestyle Development, at Chancery Lane, Christ Church. Ms. […]
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Staff WriterNovember 9, 2016 (MOTP) Georgetown, Guyana – (November 09, 2016) Newly accredited non-resident Ambassador of the State of Palestine to Guyana, Dr. Linda Sobeh-Ali, this morning, expressed her Government’s gratitude and appreciation to the Government and people of Guyana, for the country’s recognition and support for the rights of the Palestinian people, as she presented […]
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Dr. Carla Natalie Barnett has been appointed as the 8th CARICOM Secretary-General. Dr Barnett, a national of Belize, is the first woman and the first Belizean to be selected for the post. (CARICOM) The Caribbean Community has appointed its first female Secretary-General. She is Belizian Dr. Carla Natalie Barnett, an economist who Prime Minister Mia […]
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