Effective September 19, asymptomatic cases, who are deemed “well and stable enough” by the Ministry of Health and Wellness, may request to self-isolate. (Stock photo) Persons who test positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Barbados are now being given the option to self-isolate at designated properties at their own expense. Currently, everyone who tests positive […]
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Two CARICOM nationals are the latest COVID-19 positive cases in Barbados. A 20-year-old Jamaican woman tested positive on arrival at the airport aboard Caribbean Airlines yesterday. A 42-year-old Guyanese woman, who arrived on September 9 aboard Trans Guyana, also tested positive yesterday after a second test. Meanwhile, one person leaves the isolation facility at Harrison […]
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Prospective buyers, who were unsuccessful at Lancaster, were advised that there would be future land fairs at Colleton and Pool, St. John, while Chancery Lane, Christ Church, and Todds, St. John, would have housing solutions and land lots.(F. Belgrave/BGIS) Minister of Housing, Lands and Maintenance, Dr. William Duguid, is pleased at the response to the […]
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Minister of Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship Kerrie Symmonds (second from left) in discussion with Energy Specialist at the IDB Veronica Prado, IDB’s Country Representative in Barbados Juan Carlos De la Hoz Viñas while PS In the Ministry of Energy listen attentively. (J. Carrington/BGIS) During talks at the Country Road, St. Michael Ministry, Minister Symmonds […]
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—– “An Officer and a Gentleman ” …… That was Major Maxwell. ——- Funeral Service for the late Major Lubin Austin Robinson Charleston Maxwell Friday, September 11, 2020 at 1:30 p.m. The Cathedral Church of Saint Michael and All Angels. CLICK HERE TO VIEW PHOTOSHOW OF THE FUNERAL …… Funeral Service for the late Major […]
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Argentine Ambassador to Barbados, Gustavo Martinez Pandiani (right), on behalf of the Argentine Republic, donates 10,000 COVID-19 test kits to the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory Director Songee Beckles (left) and the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Acting Deputy Permanent Secretary, Gillian Applewhaite (centre). (C.Pitt/BGIS) The Ministry of Health and Wellness today received a donation […]
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Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa Cummins. (FP) ( AT LEFT ) International transport is the plank on which tourism is built, says Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Lisa Cummins. The Minister emphasised this today as she welcomed the Partnership between InterCaribbean Airways and Barbados, during a breakfast meeting at the Abidah […]
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Now you have the option to receive your passport via BPS Post Express Couriers. (A.Hinds/BGIS) Passport collection is now much simpler for Barbadians. That is because they now have the option of having their passport delivered by the Express Delivery Couriers of the Barbados Postal Service. The new service, which costs Bds$16, was formalised with […]
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Former diplomat and President-designate of the Senate, Reginald Farley, explains to the media that his two years as High Commissioner to Ottawa as productive.(C.Pitt/BGIS) Former diplomat and President-designate of the Senate, Reginald Farley, has described his two years as High Commissioner to Ottawa as productive. Reflecting on his tenure following a ceremony today at Government […]
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Former High Commission to Canada, Reginald Farley taking the Oath before Governor-General Dame Sandra Mason and Acting Private Secretary to the Governor-General, Joyanne Blackman-Jarvis. Senator Farley will become the President of the Senate when Parliament resumes on Tuesday, September 15. (C.Pitt/BGIS) Former High Commissioner to Canada, Reginald Farley, has been officially sworn in as a […]
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