Barbados’ youngest COVID-19 patient to date is a one-year-old boy, who was diagnosed with the viral illness yesterday. The boy arrived in the island on August 1 on a Jet Blue flight, accompanied by his mother. The mother tested positive on arrival and both she and the child have been in isolation at Harrison Point, St. […]
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Pictured Above from left to right – Chairman of Ember Investment Corporation, Peter Griffith, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, Minister of Labour and Social Partnership Relations, Colin Jordan ( standing in the rear ) and Mr Edmund Hinkson M.P. Official opening ceremony of the chapel and offices at Mount Pleasant Memorial Gardens. Prime Minister Mia […]
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The body of the late Prime Minister laid in state in Parliament Buildings on Wednesday, August 12, (and again on Thursday, August 13,) from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. During that time, mourners filed past the closed casket and signed the condolence books, which was made available.
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Mrs Angela Edwards of Eddies Supermarket is seen signing the visitors book at the Speightstown Library this morning. She signed on behalf of her Husband Anthony and herself. Others continued to file in and sign during the day. CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE PHOTOSHOW OF TODAYS REHEARSAL FOR THE FUNERAL OF former Prime Minister, Professor, […]
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(Stock Photo) A member of the Ghanaian nursing contingent, which arrived in Barbados just over a week ago, is now in the secondary isolation unit at Harrison Point, St. Lucy, after testing positive for malaria. Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kenneth George, at a press conference today, shared that the male nurse, who tested negative […]
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BY BGIS | AUG 10, 2020 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES A 52-year-old male, who came into to the island on a chartered flight yesterday, tested positive for COVID-19. This brings the total number of recorded cases in Barbados to 143 – 75 females and 68 males. No one will be released from the isolation facility today, so the number of […]
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Barbados’ newest centenarian Etheline Graham (yellow dress) flanked by children, grandchildren and great grands during the celebrations at Dreamaway Villa yesterday. (GP) This island’s latest centenarian Etheline Louise Graham was the “lady of the hour” as relatives and friends gathered to celebrate the special milestone yesterday. Governor General Dame Sandra Husbands, who joined via Skype, […]
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Barbados’ Ambassador to the United Nations, Elizabeth Thompson, presents a Hewlett-Packard laptop, donated by Barbadian Madame Justice Sylvia Hinds-Radix of the Appellate Court of New York State, to Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Dr. Romel Springer. (MRD) Barbadians living in the diaspora continue to respond to the need for devices to support emergency […]
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“A nation cemented in unity” – President Ali promises Aug 08, 2020 Government, News, Office of the President Alexis Rodney Author email alexis.rodney@dpi.gov.gy — inauguration ceremony held DPI, Guyana, Saturday, August 8, 2020 At the inauguration ceremony this morning, held in his honour, His Excellency, Mohamed Irfaan Ali, committed to preserving Guyana’s democracy and working […]
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Four people have gone into isolation after testing positive for COVID-19 yesterday, and four will leave the facility today after recovering. This development takes the number of confirmed cases to 142, while the numbers in isolation remain at 23. The four new cases all arrived in the island yesterday – two Barbadian men on a […]
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