APR 8, 2021 — BGIS The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory identified seven new positive cases – all females – of COVID-19 on Wednesday, April 7, from among the 453 tests conducted. Eleven people recovered from the virus and were discharged from isolation. There are 95 persons in isolation. The island has recorded 3,704 (1,795 […]
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BY APR 7, 2021 —- BY SHEENA FORDE-CARRINGTON – BGIS Government, in an effort to fulfill its mandate to empower youth and communities, will be improving the infrastructure at community centres and pavilions. This assurance was given by Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment, Dwight Sutherland, during a tour of some of the Community Development Department’s […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | APR 7, 2021 | MINISTRY NEWS The Eric Holder Jr. Municipal Complex, Blackman’s, St. Joseph. (FP) The Magistrates’ Courts of District “B” and District “F”, located at the Eric Holder Jr, Municipal Complex, Blackman’s, St. Joseph, which were recently closed for cleaning and sanitisation, have reopened for business. Operations at the […]
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The Electoral Department is located at Warrens Tower II, Warrens, St. Michael. (FP) BY BGIS | APR 7, 2021 | MINISTRY NEWS The Electoral Department is preparing to issue the new smart ID card, and as a result, the Warrens Tower II office, at Warrens, St. Michael, will be closed for registrations, from Wednesday, April […]
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PICTURED ABOVE : Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley addressing a press conference hosted by the World Health Organization today. Standing behind her is Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic. (C. Pitt/BGIS) APR 6, 2021 by JULIA RAWLINS-BENTHAM ——– BGIS As Barbados received its first tranche of vaccines today from the COVAX Facility, Prime […]
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| APR 6, 2021 BY SHARON AUSTIN GILL-MOORE – BGIS The first tranche of vaccines under the COVAX Facility represents a significant step forward in Barbados’ fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic, expressed this view earlier today during a ceremony, on the arrival of the COVID-19 vaccines for […]
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(BDF) BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | APR 3, 2021 The Barbados Defence Force’s maritime unit, the Barbados Coast Guard (BCG), participated in a recent joint counter narcotics operation with the Royal Barbados Police Force and the Regional Security System. The interdiction seized a quantity of illegal drugs (cocaine and marijuana) of an estimated value of $4.9 million […]
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(Stock Photo) A joint tourism initiative has been undertaken between Barbados and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to the tune of US$20 million. It is aimed at repositioning the tourism sector through the implementation of key tourism initiatives. One of these key initiatives is the National Tourism Programme. Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa […]
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Minister of Housing, Lands and Maintenance, Dr. William Duguid, today broke ground on the latest National Housing Corporation (NHC) construction site at Coombs House, Whitepark Road. Speaking at the ground breaking ceremony, Dr. Duguid said: “We’ve decided to build some Quads here. Quads are essentially apartment complexes that have four units. We decided to do that […]
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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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