By GOVERMENT OF BARBADOS JAN 22, 2021 Barbados recorded two COVID-19 related deaths in two days: one on January 19, and the other on January 20. This brings the total number of deaths from the viral illness in the island to nine. The two males were both in their 80s, and had underlying conditions. […]
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Jan 24 2021 At the request of the government of Barbados and in agreement with the government of the Republic of Cuba, last Friday, January 22, 2021, a group of eleven doctors and four laboratory specialists arrived in Barbados from Havana to complete the contingent of the ¨Henry Reeve¨ Medical Brigade, which has been in […]
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Minister in the Ministry of Culture, John King, speaking to members of the Barbados Landship Association. (NCF) Two Government officials have given the assurance that they will do all in their power to ensure the survival and expansion of Barbados Landship Association. Minister in the Ministry of Culture John King and Chief Executive Officer of […]
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Acclaimed as the Father of Barbados’ Independence, The Right Excellent Errol Walton Barrow was born in the parish of St. Lucy on January 21, 1920. — Please view YouTube video here ……. The son of the late Rev. Reginald Grant Barrow and the late Ruth nee O’Neal, Errol was the nephew of National Hero The […]
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COVID-19 update – January 20, 2021. (PMO) view here ….. PICTURED ABOVE —- New medical facility at Harrison Point ( Picture by David Crichlow – CARIBPIX ) Manager of Isolation Facilities, Dr. Corey Forde, has given an update on the condition of patients in the COVID-19 isolation facilities. Speaking during a televised press conference today, […]
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(FP) Effective January 21, 2021 the U.K. will be requiring travellers to present a negative COVID-19 test for entry into the country. Outbound U.K. travellers requiring a Rapid Antigen test in order to facilitate travel should present themselves to the Best-dos Santos Laboratory starting tomorrow, Tuesday January 19, 2021, and continuing daily between the hours of 11:00 […]
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(Stock Photo) Starting January 26, 2021, the United States will require travellers to present a negative COVID-19 test for entry into the country. Rapid tests are accepted and as a result, over the next week, the Government of Barbados will be announcing testing facilities dedicated to travellers to the U.S., where rapid tests will be administered. […]
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Article by Sandy Deane firstPublished on January 17, 2021 by Barbados Today Health authorities are investigating the death of an elderly Barbadian man possibly linked to COVID-19, Health and Wellness Minister Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic disclosed this evening. In a statement Bostic said, “it was with a sense of sadness that I inform you that […]
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The great irony is that Mr. Barrow founded the Democratic Labour Party. He didn’t choose his birthplace – the home of his maternal grandparents, the O’Neals, the residence of a small 14-acre sugar property in St. Lucy – but he often spoke of it. And he chose Culloden Farm himself – it was a classic […]
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