BARBADOS : COVID-19 Vaccine Could Soon Be Here…….. The first batch of COVID-19 vaccines could be here within another four to eight weeks. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley said this evening, in her most recent update, that about four vaccines could be on island as soon as this weekend. This “handful” of vaccines, she explained, would […]
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Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley’s address to the nation – January 08, 2021. (PMO) CLICK THIS LINK …… Members of the public could soon be again using the alphabet system at supermarkets, hardware stores and banks. Word of this came today from Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley during an address to the nation, in which […]
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Over 30 businesses both Private as well as Governmental is now closed because a member of staff have either contracted Covid 19 or have made contact with someone who have the Covid 19.
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British Reality TV Star Zara Holland was this morning fined $12000.00 Barbados ( $6,000.00 USD ) for breaching Barbados Corona Virus quarantine laws when she appeared in the District D magistrate court. Holland immediately pleaded guilty to breaking the islands Covid directive no 4 by leaving Sugar Bay hotel where she was staying awaiting results […]
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FBI aiding probe of West Berbice murders The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is currently providing the Guyana Police Force (GPF) with “technical assistance” in relation to the investigations into the brutal murders of West Coast Berbice (WCB) teenagers Isaiah and Joel Henry as well as Haresh Singh. The article FBI aiding probe of […]
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Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has revealed that the Ministry of Tourism, in conjunction with the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA), is working on a plan to have select hotels and villas designated as quarantine and isolation facilities. During a COVID-19 update to the nation at Ilaro Court, on Monday, Prime Minister Mottley stated […]
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COVID-19 update and question and answer session – January 04, 2021. (PMO) — You can view the YouTube Video here ……. All prison officers, civilian staff and inmates of HMP Dodds Prisons were tested for COVID-19, and are now awaiting their second tests. This was confirmed by Minister of Home Affairs, Information and Public Affairs, […]
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Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley met with Chairman of Sandals International, Gordon “Butch” Stewart at the site of the Beaches Resort in St. Peter in 2018. (FP) Today, on behalf of the Government and people of Barbados, I wish to express sincere condolences to the family, friends and loved ones of Gordon “Butch” Stewart, on […]
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(Stock Photo) Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart, O.J, CD, pioneering Jamaican business mogul, died in the United States of America yesterday. He was 79. Mr. Stewart, who was the founder and owner of the well-known hotel company Sandals Resorts International, also owned the Jamaica Observer Limited, as well as other businesses. Minister of Home Affairs, Information and Public […]
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Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kenneth George. (FP) Barbados is continuing to experience a spike in COVID-19 cases. However, Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kenneth George, says the figures are trending downwards, and the 100 plus persons conducting the contact tracing exercise are making significant progress. While for the two days, January 1st and January 2nd, […]
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