Prisons in Barbados and St. Vincent and the Grenadines are now better equipped to combat the infection and transmission of COVID-19. Executive Director of the CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (CARICOM IMPACS), Lt. Col. Michael Jones and Executive Director of the Regional Security System (RSS), Captain (N) Errington Shurland, handed over various basic sanitation […]
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Two women, aged 57 and 56, are the latest COVID-19 positive patients in Barbados, bringing the number of confirmed cases to 92. The 56-year-old is the fifth member of a Bridgetown church to test positive. The case of the 57-year-old is not related to the church and is currently under investigation by the Ministry of […]
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Today, Barbados lost one of the finest Chief Education Officers we’ve ever had, and I lost a cherished colleague and a friend. Although I had known for some time about the decline of her health, her passing demonstrates that we are never really prepared for the departure of those we love. I, therefore, offer deepest […]
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Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Kerrie Symmonds has officially launched the Barbados Recovery Tourism Task Force, a unit responsible for managing the sector during the COVID-19 pandemic, and mapping its transformation. The Task Force, along with the Barbados Together Continuous E-Learning Programme, was unveiled during an online press conference held by the Minister recently. […]
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There were no new positive cases of COVID-19 among the 103 tests conducted yesterday by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. The laboratory has now completed 4,541 tests. Barbados has recorded 90 confirmed cases of the viral illness, and seven deaths. Seventy people have so far recovered, and 13 remain in isolation. COVID-19 Update: May […]
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A detailed workplace cleaning and disinfecting COVID-19 protocol has been developed for the public service, and it is already in use by some departments. Director General, Human Resource, Ministry of Public Service, Gail Atkins, made the disclosure yesterday, as she made a presentation on Safe Work; Safe Environment; Safe People, during the Learning and Development Directorate’s Webinar, […]
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There are no newly diagnosed cases of COVID-19 in Barbados today. All 116 tests conducted for the viral illness yesterday were negative. The number of persons infected since March 16 remains at 90 – 47 females and 43 males. Seventy people have recovered and 13 remain in isolation. No one was released from isolation today. […]
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Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Kerrie Symmonds. (FP) The Grantley Adams International Airport remains closed to commercial traffic until June 30, however, this is not a guaranteed date for when airlines will resume flying to the island. This is according to Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Kerrie Symmonds, who addressed this today during […]
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Citizens of the UK, France and Germany, who were stranded here since the country was locked down due to the COVID-19 pandemic left the country early yesterday morning on a one-way flight to the United Kingdom (UK) on British Airways. The flight departed the Grantley Adams International Airport at 8:45 a.m. The curfew was imposed […]
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Scope This document is intended to give guidelines to domestic workers and the persons who employ them in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Introduction Domestic workers provide a very personalized service to their clients while requiring both worker and client to share the same space. To reduce the risk of exposure to COVID-19 by both […]
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