STAFF WRITER -dpi.gov.gy — SEPTEMBER 12, 2021 –Says Government will put systems in place to amplify access to capital for women His Excellency Dr. Irfaan Ali has announced a number of measures that will enhance the lives of women and young people in Region Two. The President’s focus at the Influential Women and Youth Meeting […]
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STAFF WRITER — GUYANA NEWS SERVICE — 11 SEPTEMBER 2021 —Announces that the local private sector will purchase 12 new vehicles for the police His Excellency Dr. Irfaan Ali reassured residents of Charity today that a large number of concerns raised during his two-day visit to Pomeroon-Supenaam (Region Two) will be addressed within weeks, while […]
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SEP 10, 2021 This report gives a breakdown of the categories of persons in isolation as at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, September 10. There were 564 persons in isolation. Of these, 453 patients (80 per cent) were unvaccinated, and 99 (18 per cent) fully vaccinated. Of those fully vaccinated patients, one is in primary isolation; […]
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SEP 10, 2021 – MELISSA ROLLOCK – BGIS The Immunisation Unit is warning members of the public that the sale and purchase of the blue vaccination cards, which are issued to persons who have been vaccinated, is illegal. Co-coordinator of the National Vaccination Programme, Major David Clarke, said the Royal Barbados Police Force is aware […]
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Another life has been lost to COVID-19. A 66-year-old Barbadian woman died in the early hours of Friday, September 10, while in primary isolation at the Harrison Point Isolation Facility. She had an underlying condition and spent 14 days in primary isolation before passing away. She was unvaccinated. Her death brings to 52, the number […]
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Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and Minister of Health & Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic address the nation – September 9, 2021. (PMO) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has announced new changes to the directives to slow down the spread of COVID-19 in Barbados, during her address to the nation from Ilaro Court, this afternoon. […]
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NYA PHILLIPS — BGIS —— SEP 8, 2021 The Parkinson Memorial School is gaining a new creative arts facility, thanks to Goddard Enterprises Limited (GEL). Work has started on the formerly condemned Block B building to transform it into a Centre of Excellence for the Arts. It will feature, among other things, three theatres; three […]
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7 SEP 7, 2021 SHARON AUSTINGILL-MOORE – BGIS Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley’s address to the inaugural CARICOM-Africa Summit which was held virtually today. (PMO) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has put forward several proposals to strengthen relations between Africa and CARICOM, including the establishment of a regular weekly direct flight and a mass media […]
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BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | SEP 7, 2021 | TOP STORIES The Barbados Tourism Investment Inc. (BTI) wishes to remind the public of the continuation of the Salt Pond Flood Mitigation Project. The project, now in its 2nd Phase will require the closure of the bridge on the KNR Highway in Speightstown. These changes are scheduled from Monday, 20th September, 2021 […]
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6 September 2021 BY JULIE CARRINGTON – BGIS Chief Education Officer, Dr. Ramona Archer-Bradshaw is strongly recommending that teachers conduct diagnostic testing of their students at the start of the school term later this month. The assessments, she added, were not only about teaching content, but ensuring that all students understand the concepts as they […]
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