BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | FEB 25, 2022 On Monday 14th February 2022, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) welcomed its new Chief Operations Officer (COO), Dr. Christine Greenidge D.H.A., R.N. At the tender age of 19, Dr. Greenidge deviated from her original career plan, choosing instead to begin her career in healthcare in the field of […]
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BY SHARON AUSTIN | FEB 23, 2022 (Stock Photo) The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs has advised that TCP HOT Acquisition LLC dba HRB Brands issued a product recall on February 16, 2022, for Brut and Sure Aerosol Sprays, due to the presence of benzene. The company’s website reported that the voluntary recall is for all […]
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BY JOY-ANN GILL | FEB 21, 2022 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES Minister of Education, Technological and Vocational Training, Kay McConney, visiting students at the St. Winifred’s School today to gauge how they were settling in following the resumption of face-to-face classes. (C. Pitt/BGIS) With the resumption of face-to-face classes today, officials from the Ministry […]
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BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | FEB 18, 2022 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES From left to right: Social Worker, Joseph Lawrence; Senior Medical Officer of Health (Ag), Dale Babb; President of the Family Care Support Group, Sonia Browne; health Sister, Vera Layne; Secretary-Treasurer Family Care Support Group, Judy Archer; Medical Officer of Health (Ag), Tracie Carmichael; […]
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BY JOY-ANN GILL | FEB 17, 2022 Public Affairs Officer, US Embassy, Bridgetown, Larry Socha (left) in conversation with Chief Medical Officer, The Most Hon, Dr. Kenneth George (second left) in front of the shipment of Pfizer vaccines donated by the US Government. Also pictured are: Minister of State in Foreign Trade and Business Development, […]
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BY JULIA RAWLINS-BENTHAM | FEB 17, 2022 President of Barbados, The Most Honourable Dame Sandra Mason (second from right); and Minister of the Environment and National Beautification, Adrian Forde (right); Atlantis Submarines General Manager, Roseanne Myers (left) and a crew member prepare to board the submarine for a tour on Tuesday. The tour was part of company’s […]
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PICTURED ABOVE Students on way to school. BY MELISSA ROLLOCK |BGIS — FEB 15, 2022 The Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training is sticking to its proposed date of Monday, February 21, for the phased return of students to the physical classroom. Stating that the process might not be perfect, Minister Kay McConney, outlined […]
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BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | FEB 16, 2022 PICTURED ABOVE : Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Anton Best. (FP) The Ministry of Health and Wellness is advising the public that there is no more routine quarantine for persons who are potentially exposed to COVID-19. Since the start of the pandemic, quarantine, along with other related […]
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PICTURED ABOVE Chief Education Officer, Dr. Ramona Archer-Bradshaw. BY SHARON AUSTIN | FEB 15, 2022 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES The Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training has a draft roadmap for the safe, effective and efficient reopening of schools. This disclosure came today from Chief Education Officer, Dr. Ramona Archer-Bradshaw, who said the objectives of […]
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BY JOY-ANN GILL | FEB 12, 2022 (Stock Photo) Next week’s removal of the curfew and associated changes to the Directive have been based on the scientific evidence provided by health experts within the Ministry of Health and Wellness. This was underscored today by Minister of Health and Wellness, Ian Gooding-Edghill, as he addressed a […]
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