APR 8, 2021 — BGIS The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory identified seven new positive cases – all females – of COVID-19 on Wednesday, April 7, from among the 453 tests conducted. Eleven people recovered from the virus and were discharged from isolation. There are 95 persons in isolation. The island has recorded 3,704 (1,795 […]
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BY APR 7, 2021 —- BY SHEENA FORDE-CARRINGTON – BGIS Government, in an effort to fulfill its mandate to empower youth and communities, will be improving the infrastructure at community centres and pavilions. This assurance was given by Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment, Dwight Sutherland, during a tour of some of the Community Development Department’s […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | APR 7, 2021 | MINISTRY NEWS The Eric Holder Jr. Municipal Complex, Blackman’s, St. Joseph. (FP) The Magistrates’ Courts of District “B” and District “F”, located at the Eric Holder Jr, Municipal Complex, Blackman’s, St. Joseph, which were recently closed for cleaning and sanitisation, have reopened for business. Operations at the […]
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The Electoral Department is located at Warrens Tower II, Warrens, St. Michael. (FP) BY BGIS | APR 7, 2021 | MINISTRY NEWS The Electoral Department is preparing to issue the new smart ID card, and as a result, the Warrens Tower II office, at Warrens, St. Michael, will be closed for registrations, from Wednesday, April […]
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PICTURED ABOVE : Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley addressing a press conference hosted by the World Health Organization today. Standing behind her is Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic. (C. Pitt/BGIS) APR 6, 2021 by JULIA RAWLINS-BENTHAM ——– BGIS As Barbados received its first tranche of vaccines today from the COVAX Facility, Prime […]
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| APR 6, 2021 BY SHARON AUSTIN GILL-MOORE – BGIS The first tranche of vaccines under the COVAX Facility represents a significant step forward in Barbados’ fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic, expressed this view earlier today during a ceremony, on the arrival of the COVID-19 vaccines for […]
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COVID-19 Update: Six New Cases, Three Recovered APR 5, 2021 BGIS Six women were identified as COVID-19 positive on Sunday, April 4, from the 354 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. Meanwhile, three people recovered from the virus and were discharged from isolation. There are 109 persons in isolation. Barbados has recorded […]
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Press conference hosted by Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley – March 31, 2021. (PMO) VIEW IT HERE …… While the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has been the first to be administered to Barbadians, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley indicated that Government was looking at procuring other brands of COVID-19 vaccines for its citizens. Those being considered include […]
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(BDF) BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | APR 3, 2021 The Barbados Defence Force’s maritime unit, the Barbados Coast Guard (BCG), participated in a recent joint counter narcotics operation with the Royal Barbados Police Force and the Regional Security System. The interdiction seized a quantity of illegal drugs (cocaine and marijuana) of an estimated value of $4.9 million […]
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APR 3, 2021 — BGIS A 70-year-old Barbadian man with comorbidities is the latest COVID-19 fatality, bringing the number of deaths from the virus to 43. He passed away on Friday, April 2, after spending 29 days at the Harrison Point Isolation Facility, 19 of which he spent on a ventilator. Additionally, three women tested […]
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