The BEST Plan is the largest fiscal stimulus package being offered to the country at a maximum value of $300 million. (Stock Photo) In order to counteract the impact of COVID-19 on the country’s tourism sector, Government has agreed to implement a stimulus package known as the Barbados Employment and Sustainable Transformation (BEST) Plan. Governor […]
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The NCSA will continue its efforts to reduce the number of people who are addicted and continue to use and abuse substances. (Stock photo) The National Council on Substance Abuse (NCSA), through its counselling service, is committed to the treatment and recovery of individuals struggling with substance abuse and addiction. We are aware that young people continue […]
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An eight-year-old female visitor, who arrived on British Airways yesterday, has tested positive for COVID-19, and is now in isolation. The child, who is asymptomatic, was accompanied by her parents, who both tested negative. Theirs were among 224 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory yesterday. Meanwhile, two people will be discharged from […]
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A 12-year-old Jamaican girl tested positive for COVID-19 on arrival at the Grantley Adams International Airport yesterday on board a Caribbean Airlines flight from Jamaica. The child, who has gone into isolation at Harrison Point, St. Lucy, was accompanied by her mother and sister, who both tested negative. Meanwhile, four people will leave the isolation […]
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Effective September 19, asymptomatic cases, who are deemed “well and stable enough” by the Ministry of Health and Wellness, may request to self-isolate. (Stock photo) Persons who test positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Barbados are now being given the option to self-isolate at designated properties at their own expense. Currently, everyone who tests positive […]
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Two CARICOM nationals are the latest COVID-19 positive cases in Barbados. A 20-year-old Jamaican woman tested positive on arrival at the airport aboard Caribbean Airlines yesterday. A 42-year-old Guyanese woman, who arrived on September 9 aboard Trans Guyana, also tested positive yesterday after a second test. Meanwhile, one person leaves the isolation facility at Harrison […]
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Argentine Ambassador to Barbados, Gustavo Martinez Pandiani (right), on behalf of the Argentine Republic, donates 10,000 COVID-19 test kits to the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory Director Songee Beckles (left) and the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Acting Deputy Permanent Secretary, Gillian Applewhaite (centre). (C.Pitt/BGIS) The Ministry of Health and Wellness today received a donation […]
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One person will be discharged from the isolation facility at Harrison Point, St. Lucy, today after a second consecutive negative COVID-19 test result. The test was among 192 conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory yesterday, all of which yielded negative results for the viral illness. The numbers in isolation have dropped to 16, […]
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COVID cash grant applauded Akeasha BoodieSeptember 8, 2020 — ‘it will assist in paying the bills” Residents of Georgetown and around the East Coast of Demerara have applauded an initiative by the Government of Guyana to distribute a $25,000 COVID-19 relief package per household across the country. The pandemic has resulted in economic turmoil for […]
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A 53-year-old Swedish visitor is Barbados’ latest case of COVID-19. He arrived from Sweden on a charter flight on September 3, and tested positive for the viral illness on his second test, five days later. His was the only positive result among the 164 tests performed by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory yesterday. Meanwhile, […]
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