PICTURED ABOVE — Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment, Dwight Sutherland ( at right ) and Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Dale Marshall pose beside the tractorvator used for the groundbreaking. ( All images – C.Pitt – BGIS ) Community centres are viable resources which can be used to empower communities and […]
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A CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY? IN THE CARIBBEAN? ON OUR WATCH? By David Comissiong, Ambassador of Barbados to CARICOM According to the International Criminal Court, Crimes Against Humanity consist of acts such as murder, enslavement, deportation, persecution, and other inhumane acts that are committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against a civilian […]
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BY MELISSA ROLLOCK | MAR 5, 2021 | TOP STORIES The Ministry of Transport, Works and Water Resources (MTWW) and the National Conservation Commission were not involved in any illegal dumping at Bath, St. John, as indicated in a now viral social media video. Minister of Environment and National Beautification, Adrian Forde, said the unsightly debris highlighted by members of […]
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BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | MAR 4, 2021 | TOP STORIES New Senior Manager of Markets, Ministry of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, Eric Lewis. (GP) The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy (MMABE) welcomes Eric Lewis as its new Senior Manager of Markets. Mr. Lewis brings a wealth of experience to […]
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MAR 5, 2021 — BGIS Barbados recorded 31 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, March 4, and 39 persons have recovered from the viral illness. The new positives were identified from among the 588 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. There were 490 active cases of COVID-19, as of Thursday. The […]
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COVID-19 update and press conference – March. 3, 2021. (PMO) – VIEW HERE….. The National Insurance Board (NIB) has submitted a Board Paper to the Ministry of Finance, seeking approval to become a statutory board. Chairman of the National Insurance Board, Leslie Haynes, made the disclosure during a COVID-19 update and press conference entitled COVID-19: Your […]
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(Stock Photo) In the first two quarters of 2020, which included the COVID-19 lockdown period, Barbados saw an increase of about 83 per cent in reported incidents of domestic violence. This was revealed yesterday by Representative with UN Women Multi Country Office, Caribbean, Tonni Brodber as she addressed the Ministry of Labour and Social Partnership […]
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COVID-19 update and press conference – March 1, 2021. (PMO) – VIEW IT HERE …… PICTURED ABOVE – Head of the COVID-19 Unit, Ronald Chapman. Two officers at the COVID-19 Monitoring Unit have tested positive for the virus. Head of the COVID-19 Unit, Ronald Chapman, shared this information today, in response to a question from the media, […]
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COVID-19 update and press conference – March 1, 2021. (PMO) – VIEW IT HERE …… Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kenneth George, speaking during yesterday’s press conference to provide an update about COVID – 19 ( at left in above picture ) Increased surveillance of all nursing homes will be a priority for Government in the […]
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BY BGIS | MAR 1, 2021 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx BARBADOS: COVID-19 Update: 30 New Cases, 63 Recoveries FEB 28, 2021 — BGIS Barbados recorded 30 positive COVID-19 cases on Saturday, February 27, from the 506 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. Sixty-three people recovered and were discharged from isolation. […]
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