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 JULIE CARRINGTON | FEB 14, 2022 Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office with day-to-day responsibilities for Culture, Senator Dr. Shantal Munro-Knight (left); Chief Archivist, Ingrid Thompson; and Permanent Secretary, Jehu Wiltshire, examine one of the historical documents in the Archives. (GP) The work done by the Archives Department to preserve Barbados’ history has been […]
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BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | FEB 13, 2022 | TOP STORIES CEO David Jean-Marie and Manager of Internal Audit & Quality Assurance, Charmaine Soo Chan proudly displays the Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) 9001:2015 certification, making the Port of Bridgetown the first seaport in the English-speaking Caribbean to be accredited with this Quality Management System (QMS) […]
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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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BY JOY-ANN GILL | FEB 12, 2022 | Minister of Health and Wellness, Ian Gooding-Edghill, speaking at today’s COVID-19 Update and Press Conference. (Photo courtesy of the Prime Minister’s Office) Come February 14, the 12:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. curfew will be lifted, giving way to the resumption of many recreational activities for Barbadians to […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | FEB 12, 2022 | Chief Medical Officer, Dr. The Most Honourable Kenneth George, speaking at today’s COVID-19 Update and Press Conference. (Photo courtesy of the Prime Minister’s Office Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr. The Most Honourable Kenneth George, has reported a 19 per cent reduction in new COVID-19 infections over the […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | FEB 12, 2022 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES Head of the COVID-19 Monitoring Unit, Ronald Chapman, speaking at today’s COVID-19 Update and Press Conference. (Photo courtesy of the Prime Minister’s Office) With an ease in COVID-19 restrictions beginning on Monday, February 14, including the removal of the current curfew, Head of […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | FEB 10, 2022 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley (centre) poses with Joyce Stanton (right) and her daughter Michelle Brathwaite at Ilaro Court following the presentation of a special proclamation from Governor of Massachusetts, Charlie Baker Jr. (C. Pitt/BGIS) Congratulatory greetings are still pouring in to Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley on […]
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