Staff WriterSeptember 22, 2021 His Excellency Dr. Irfaan Ali and several members of his Government today held a productive meeting with the Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Mr Luis Almagro. A number of matters were highlighted by the Guyanese officials in the meeting held at the Office of the Permanent Mission to Guyana in […]
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Barbados’ COVID-19 Death Toll Reaches 62 SEP 22, 2021 Barbados’ COVID-19 death toll now stands at 62. Three men, aged 61, 81, and 87, passed away during the night on Tuesday, September 21, at the Harrison Point Isolation Facility in St. Lucy. They all had comorbidities and were unvaccinated. Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant […]
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SEP 20, 2021 – By Sharon Austin – BGIS Thirty-four-year-old Salem Collector is one of the over 6,000 Barbadians who contracted and recovered from COVID-19. However, his story may be unlike most, as he spent one month at the Harrison Point Isolation Facility fighting for his life, a week at Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH), where critical […]
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Article by David Hinkson – September 21, 2021 – First appeared in Barbados Today Barbados is well stocked with supplies of the three main COVID-19 vaccines in use but the campaign to inoculate high school children has barely scratched the surface as only one in four high school children has received their first dose of […]
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SEP 18, 2021 By Fabian Belgrave — BGIS Press briefing with Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley featuring Minister of Health and Wellness, Lt Col. Jeffrey Bostic – September 18, 2021. (PMO) Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic, today announced that there was “widespread community transmission” of COVID-19, and that the country was […]
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PICTURED ABOVE — Attorney General Dale Marshall and new Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy, David Schnier, chatting during their recent courtesy call. (C. Pitt/BGIS) SEP 16, 2021 JULIE CARRINGTON – BGIS The United States Government’s assistance in the provision of training and resources in key areas came in for high commendation […]
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COVID-19 has claimed its 57th victim. A 73-year-old Guyanese man passed away around 10:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 16, while in primary isolation at the Harrison Point Isolation Facility, where he spent six days. The elderly man had a comorbidity and was unvaccinated. The Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic, extends […]
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Isaiah Braithwaite — September 16, 2021 − Gov’t to create wellness centres − cost being examined to create night facilities countrywide −to launch physical education programmes for schools, communities His Excellency, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali says investment in sports must have a ‘bottom up’ approach for positive results to be achieved in the sector. President […]
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