MAY 6, 2021 – BGIS Fourteen new positive COVID-19 cases – six males and eight females – were recorded on Wednesday, May 5. They were identified from the 733 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. Four of the new positives are male clients of the Psychiatric Hospital. Meanwhile, 10 people recovered from […]
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Staff WriterMay 5, 2021 Prime Minister, Hon. Brigadier (ret’d) Mark Phillips, yesterday announced that the communities of Whitewater and Kamwatta, of Barima – Waini (Region One), will receive electricity before the end of the year. The Prime Minister made these remarks during the simple sod-turning ceremonies at the construction sites where power generation facilities will be […]
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Government has offered a helping hand to just under 100 displaced Barbadian workers of the regional airline LIAT. (FP) The Government has offered a helping hand to just under 100 displaced Barbadian workers of LIAT, who will get some relief by early next week. During an hour-and-a-half-long Zoom meeting with dozens of the former employees […]
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MAY 5, 2021 By Julia Rawlins- Bentham – BGIS Ongoing efforts to reduce the excess of 70-feet of metal at B’s Recycling will not reduce the possibility of combustion, but it will increase the ability of officials to manage or fight a possible fire. Chief Fire Officer of the Barbados Fire Service (BFS), Errol Maynard, […]
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COVID-19 Update: 31 New Cases, 4 Discharged MAY 5, 2021 —————————- BGIS The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory identified 31 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, May 4, from among the 650 tests conducted. The cases, which comprise one female and 30 males, include 24 male clients of the Psychiatric Hospital. The new positives at […]
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MAY 4, 2021 BGIS One person died from COVID-19 on Monday, May 3. The 63-year-old man was admitted to the Harrison Point Isolation Facility on April 23, and passed away after spending six days on a ventilator. His death brings to 45 the number of people who have succumbed to the virus. Meanwhile, three new […]
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News British Virgin Islands (BVI) Reaches Out to SVG Tuesday, 27th April, 2021 saw the arrival of relief items from the British Virgin Islands (BVI) in the aftermath of the La Soufrière Volcano eruptions. Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Saboto Caesar and Minister of Tourism and Area Representative for North Leeward, Hon. Carlos James, were on […]
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Gov’t invests $94M to improve Region 8 water delivery Kellon RoverMay 2, 2021 Over 1,400 residents in Potaro-Siparuni (Region Eight) will soon benefit from enhanced water supply following the signing of three contracts valued at $94 million. A press release issued by the Guyana Water Incorporated stated that the official documents were signed on Saturday […]
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Take advantage of opportunities offered by the Government -PM Staff WriterMay 2, 2021 Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips this afternoon encouraged residents of several communities on the East Bank of Demerara to take advantage of the opportunities that his Government will be providing. At a visit to First Street, New Providence, Prime Minister Phillips […]
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COVID-19 Update: MAY 2, 2021 – BGIS COVID-19 cases rose by three – all females – on Saturday, May 1. They were identified from among the 258 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. Meanwhile, seven people recovered from the viral illness. There are now 92 persons in isolation. Barbados has recorded 3,866 […]
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