PICTURED ABOVE : Minister of Health and Wellness, Jeffrey Bostic, as he addressed a query posed by the media during a press conference, chaired by Prime Minister, Mia Amor Mottley, at Ilaro Court. BY JOY-ANN GILL — SEP 13, 2021 Press conference with Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley featuring Minister of Health and Wellness, Lt […]
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SEP 13, 2021 – ANDRE SKEETE . BGIS Press conference with Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley featuring Minister of Health and Wellness, Lt Col. Jeffrey Bostic – September 13, 2021. (PMO) Journalist and retired Station Manager of Starcom Network Inc., David Ellis, is Barbados’ COVID-19 Public Advisor. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley announced Mr. Ellis’ appointment […]
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Increasing COVID-19 Clusters Worrying Authorities Faced with a situation of over 80 family clusters across the island, as a result of the highly contagious COVID-19 Delta variant, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has reiterated that such a situation is “nothing to be trifled with”. Speaking during a nationally televised press conference at Ilaro Court today, […]
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Episode 21 of ONE ON ONE featuring Dr. Corey Forde pictured above. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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SEP 10, 2021 This report gives a breakdown of the categories of persons in isolation as at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, September 10. There were 564 persons in isolation. Of these, 453 patients (80 per cent) were unvaccinated, and 99 (18 per cent) fully vaccinated. Of those fully vaccinated patients, one is in primary isolation; […]
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SEP 10, 2021 – MELISSA ROLLOCK – BGIS The Immunisation Unit is warning members of the public that the sale and purchase of the blue vaccination cards, which are issued to persons who have been vaccinated, is illegal. Co-coordinator of the National Vaccination Programme, Major David Clarke, said the Royal Barbados Police Force is aware […]
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Another life has been lost to COVID-19. A 66-year-old Barbadian woman died in the early hours of Friday, September 10, while in primary isolation at the Harrison Point Isolation Facility. She had an underlying condition and spent 14 days in primary isolation before passing away. She was unvaccinated. Her death brings to 52, the number […]
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Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and Minister of Health & Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic address the nation – September 9, 2021. (PMO) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has announced new changes to the directives to slow down the spread of COVID-19 in Barbados, during her address to the nation from Ilaro Court, this afternoon. […]
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KINGSTOWN – St Vincent and the Grenadines said five cases of the latest strain of the coronavirus (COVID-19) had been detected in the territory. Preview YouTube video ‘Mu Covid Variant’ May Be More Resistant to Vaccine and More Serious Than Delta Variant The National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) said in a statement that the five […]
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SEP 4, 2021 A public service vehicle driver has tested positive for COVID-19. As a result, the Ministry of Health and Wellness and the Alliance Owners of Public Transport (AOPT) are advising passengers who travelled on route taxi ZR 85 anytime between Monday, August 23, and Sunday, August 29, and came into close contact with […]
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