BARBADOS: Chief Medical Officer: Sinopharm Vaccines Safe JUN 29, 2021 – MELISSA ROLLOCK — BGIS Ceremony for the arrival of Sinopharm (COVID-19) vaccines in Barbados, donated by the Government of the People’s Republic of China. (PMO). China’s Sinopharm vaccines are “safe and efficacious” and are 79 per cent effective against SARS-CoV-2 infections, says Chief Medical […]
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The cluster of COVID-19 cases identified at a business has now grown to 12. Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic, disclosed this morning that the three persons sent for assessment at the Harrison Point Isolation Facility had tested positive for the virus, along with two family members. He had stated yesterday that […]
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JUN 19, 2021 ————- BY JULIE CARRINGTON … BGIS Press conference hosted by Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley at Ilaro Court – June 19, 2021. (PMO) With the positivity rate for COVID-19 cases continuing to fall and the need to jump-start economic activity and create more jobs, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has announced the removal […]
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BY BGIS | JUN 19, 2021 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES The COVID-19 positivity rate continues to be stable, while vaccination numbers increase. On Friday, June 18, only one case of COVID-19, a male, was diagnosed from the 558 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. And, there were eight persons in isolation. Meanwhile, 91,495 persons have received their first […]
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CDC receives over $100M in cash, donations to flood relief -Director General -GTT donates $3M Director General of the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), Lieutenant Colonel Kester Craig says the agency has received over $100 million in cash and items from the private sector to boost national flood relief efforts. Lt. Col. Craig made this disclosure […]
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Staff WriterJune 17, 2021 – Agri. Minister says Mayor’s responses to concerns unacceptable – urges M&CC not to play politics when executing responsibilities Following a meeting with the senior officials of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha said the Government would explore all avenues to ensure that the City Council […]
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The Celebrity Millennium cruise ship. (BGIS) The Celebrity Millennium departed its homeport of Philipsburg, St. Maarten for a 7-night cruise itinerary and docked in Barbados on Monday, June 7, 2021 as its first port of call. All passengers were tested prior to embarkation and were negative at that time. Since leaving Barbados, the ship made […]
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Ambassador Elizabeth Thompson chatting with recently-appointed British High Commissioner to Barbados, Scott Furssedonn-Wood, during their meeting at Government Headquarters yesterday. (C. Pitt/BGIS) Barbados’ Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, with special responsibility for Climate Change, SIDS Issues and Law of the Sea, Elizabeth Thompson, received a courtesy call from recently-appointed British High Commissioner to Barbados, Scott Furssedonn-Wood, […]
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FRIDAY – JUN 11, 2021 Barbados’ COVID-19 positivity rate continues to trend downward, as no new cases were recorded out of the 595 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory, on Thursday, June 10. There are 18 persons in insolation. Since March 2020, the island has recorded 4,033 confirmed cases of the virus […]
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JUN 8, 2021 | By Sheena Forde-Craigg As the tourism industry continues to reopen worldwide, Barbados’ cruise sector welcomed Celebrity Millennium to it shores yesterday. The cruise ship which is part of the Celebrity Cruise Line, owned by Royal Caribbean Cruise Line (RCCL), is the first in the Western hemisphere to sail in 15 months and notably, the […]
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