The Ministry of Health and Wellness has strongly advised the public against the use of rapid antibody tests to diagnose COVID-19. In a statement today, the Ministry said that it had come to its attention that some local providers were offering rapid antibody tests for COVID-19. Noting that these tests were currently […]
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The 110 Barbadians who returned home on the latest repatriation flight out of the United States today were swabbed for COVID-19 immediately on disembarkation at the Grantley Adams International Airport. The new testing site at the airport eliminated much of the wait period which passengers arriving from the United Kingdom last week complained […]
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BY BGIS | JUN 7, 2020 | All 30 people tested for COVID-19 yesterday were negative for the viral illness. The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory has now conducted 5,900 tests since February 11. The first two cases were diagnosed on March 16. Since then, there have been 92 confirmed cases of COVID-19, 81 people […]
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Some undesirable incidents have developed today in respect of ongoing and worldwide protests against the killing in the U.S.A of African American, Mr George Floyd by a white policeman who was captured on camera as he kept his knee on Mr Floyd’s neck for nine minutes while Floyd pleaded for his life saying over and […]
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Police intervened approximately fifteen minutes into the Black Lives Matter Protest march outside the US embassy in Barbados. They told organizers that permission had been withdrawn since according to them the march was illegal since permission was given for ten person whereas there appeared to be in excess of one hundred persons gathered. The event […]
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BY BGIS | JUN 5, 2020 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has strengthened Barbados’ capacity to fight COVID-19 with a gift of several hundred testing kits, along with related supplies. The supplies were made available to Barbados through the UAE’s Minister for International Cooperation and Development, Her Excellency Reem Al-Hashimi, this week, a testimony to the […]
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JUN 5, 2020 —- BGIS Publisher Sir Anthony Bryan is awarded his knighthood by Governor General Dame Sandra Mason at the National Honours ceremony at Government House on January 8, 2018. (FP) — PICTURED ABOVE. I join Barbadians across this nation in paying respects to Sir Anthony Bryan, who passed away today at the Queen Elizabeth […]
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(Pictured above} Prime Minister Mia Mottley greeting Mrs Ralph Johnson while Mr Johnson’s brother looks on. Family, friends and business associates, paid their respects to Ralph Johnson and fondly recalled him as a champion. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley was among the attendees.She had paid a tribute to Mr Johnson shortly after his death was […]
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Just over two hundred persons arrived at Grantley Adams International Airport in Barbados yesterday aboard a British Airways aircraft. About half of them went on to other Caribbean destinations, primarily St Lucia and St Vincent. Ninety eight persons who were swabbed at Paragon, Christ Church, were immediately placed in quarantine, which will last 14 days. […]
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BY SHARON AUSTIN | JUN 2, 2020 | TOP STORIES Public officers and employees of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are reminded that the sensitization meetings on the Barbados Optional Savings Scheme (B.O.S.S.) will continue tomorrow, Wednesday, June 3. The meetings, which will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.; and 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., will be […]
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