Barbados’ COVID-19 Czar Richard Carter ( PICTURED ABOVE ) has issued an absolute and final warning to businesses who continue to flout the COVID-19 protocols outlined by Government. Speaking on the state-owned Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) Evening News Carter said: “This message is clear and from the cabinet of Barbados it’s an absolute clear and […]
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A 10-year-old boy is the latest COVID-19-positive patient in Barbados. The Barbadian child was among 125 passengers who arrived at the Grantley Adams International Airport yesterday on an Air Canada flight. He was the only positive case among the 69 persons on the aircraft who were tested for the viral illness. The other passengers carried validated […]
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Barbados recorded one new case of COVID-19 yesterday when a passenger on a British Airways flight tested positive on arrival at the Grantley Adams International Airport. The 76-year-old Barbadian was among 69 passengers on the flight who were tested for the viral illness. There were 218 passengers on board. The others had validated negative COVID-19 […]
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Former PM of Barbados Owen Arthur pictured at right with the late Cuban President Fidel Castro at the 2nd CARICOM- CUBA SUMMIT 7 & 8th December 2005 in Barbados. Reports reaching CARIBPIX.NET of former PM Owen Arthur is in a stable but still serious condition after being admitted to the Qeeen Elizabeth Hospital with heart […]
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Jofra Archer Excluded From Second England-West Indies Test Posted on 16 July 2020 England fast bowler Jofra Archer was excluded from the second Test against West Indies after breaching the bio-secure protocols. The 25-year-old went to his Brighton home between the first Test in Southampton and second in Manchester. All of England’s matches this summer are […]
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Out-of-the-box thinking by Barbadian health authorities has netted this country another COVID-19 case, which, under normal circumstances, could have gone undetected for a long period of time. Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kenneth George, explained earlier today, that following the positive diagnoses of five returning nationals last weekend, a decision was taken to extend the quarantine […]
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PICTURED ABOVE — On landing, some of the 132 passengers disembarked in batches. Passengers sanitise their hands as they head into the Arrivals Hall. The sanitising stations are part of the strict COVID-19 protocols in place at the airport. (C.Pitt/BGIS) The Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) officially reopened to commercial air traffic today with the […]
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Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for coronavirus. He took the test, his fourth, on Monday after developing symptoms, including a high temperature. Mr Bolsonaro has repeatedly played down risks of what he has called the “little flu”, saying he would not be seriously affected. He has opposed lockdowns, which he says hurt the […]
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Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley’s address to the nation – June 26, 2020. (PMO) — PLAY VIDEO HERE ……. Prime Minister Mia Mottley spoke to a number of issues including providing a COVID-19 update. Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel, Jeffrey Bostic; Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Dale Marshall; and Minister of […]
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Forty-three people tested negative for COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the number of tests now completed by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory to 7,450. The number of people still in isolation at Harrison Point, St. Lucy, remains at five. Ninety-seven people have been diagnosed with the viral illness; 85 have recovered; and seven have died. by bgis […]
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