MAY 6, 2021 SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG . BGIS COVID-19 update and press conference – May 6, 2021. (PMO) Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Kenneth George, has disclosed that there are currently 50 positive cases in the cluster at the Psychiatric Hospital. Dr. George stated this during a COVID-19 update and press conference this evening at Ilaro […]
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MAY 6, 2021 By Joy -Ann Gill — BGIS COVID-19 update and press conference – May 6, 2021. (PMO) Although a student has tested positive for COVID-19 at the Princess Margaret Secondary School, and another student at the St. George Primary School has been placed in quarantine, awaiting a second COVID-19 result, Health Minister Lieutenant […]
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URGENT LIVE COVID -19 UPDATE AND PRESS CONFERENCE.
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(Stock Photo) Persons are being urged to stick to the appointment times allotted for their COVID-19 vaccinations. Co-coordinator of the National Vaccination Programme, Major David Clarke, said that some people with appointments for their second doses were arriving at the designated sites way too early. He further added that in some instances, those who were […]
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MAY 6, 2021 – BGIS Fourteen new positive COVID-19 cases – six males and eight females – were recorded on Wednesday, May 5. They were identified from the 733 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. Four of the new positives are male clients of the Psychiatric Hospital. Meanwhile, 10 people recovered from […]
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Government has offered a helping hand to just under 100 displaced Barbadian workers of the regional airline LIAT. (FP) The Government has offered a helping hand to just under 100 displaced Barbadian workers of LIAT, who will get some relief by early next week. During an hour-and-a-half-long Zoom meeting with dozens of the former employees […]
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MAY 5, 2021 By Julia Rawlins- Bentham – BGIS Ongoing efforts to reduce the excess of 70-feet of metal at B’s Recycling will not reduce the possibility of combustion, but it will increase the ability of officials to manage or fight a possible fire. Chief Fire Officer of the Barbados Fire Service (BFS), Errol Maynard, […]
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COVID-19 Update: 31 New Cases, 4 Discharged MAY 5, 2021 —————————- BGIS The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory identified 31 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, May 4, from among the 650 tests conducted. The cases, which comprise one female and 30 males, include 24 male clients of the Psychiatric Hospital. The new positives at […]
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MAY 4, 2021 BGIS One person died from COVID-19 on Monday, May 3. The 63-year-old man was admitted to the Harrison Point Isolation Facility on April 23, and passed away after spending six days on a ventilator. His death brings to 45 the number of people who have succumbed to the virus. Meanwhile, three new […]
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COVID-19 Update: MAY 2, 2021 – BGIS COVID-19 cases rose by three – all females – on Saturday, May 1. They were identified from among the 258 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. Meanwhile, seven people recovered from the viral illness. There are now 92 persons in isolation. Barbados has recorded 3,866 […]
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