Three passengers who arrived on a Jet Blue flight yesterday tested positive for COVID-19 and have gone into isolation. The three Barbadians, a 57-year-old woman and two men, aged 64 and 76, are all asymptomatic. Meanwhile, six people will be discharged from the Harrison Point, St. Lucy facility today, after recovering from the viral illness. […]
Continue ReadingPictured – Minister of Transport, Works and Water Resources Ian Gooding-Edghill pointing out something in the distance whilst surrounded by Media and BWA staffers at one of the informative stops. According to Minister of Transport, Works and Water Resources Ian Gooding-Edghill, Government is fully committed to the waterworks project being carried out at the Vineyard […]
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A 27-year-old visitor, who arrived on British Airways yesterday, was the only positive case of COVID-19 among the 304 tests done by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. The British woman, who is asymptomatic, is now in isolation at Harrison Point, St. Lucy. Meanwhile, one person will be discharged from the isolation facility today after […]
Continue ReadingThe monument at Rock Hall, St. Thomas. (FP) The long-delayed Rock Hall Freedom Park in St. Thomas will be officially opened on Sunday afternoon to mark the end of the 2020 Season of Emancipation, however, the planned removal of the statue of Lord Nelson on that day has been delayed. Minister in the Prime Minister’s […]
Continue ReadingInformation Minister, Wilfred Abrahams, greets Information Officer, Joy-Ann Gill, during a tour of the Barbados Government Information Service yesterday. Looking on (left to right) are Senior Information Officer, Eyvette McClean; Permanent Secretary, Sandra Phillips; Director of Public Affairs in the Office of the Prime Minister, Pat Parris; and Chief Information Officer, Sharon Lynch. (C.Pitt/BGIS ) […]
Continue ReadingMinister of Home Affairs, Information and Public Affairs, Wilfred Abrahams and Director of Public Affairs, Pat Parris, listen attentively as Chief Fire Officer, Errol Maynard, explains the equipment on the fire tender. (GP) The Barbados Fire Service (BFS), particularly its Arch Hall Fire Station and the Fire Academy, have come in for high praise from […]
Continue Reading20 August 2020Barbadians Toni Thorne and Danielle Howell win 2020 Chevening Scholarships Below are two photos of the 2020 Chevening Scholarship winners from Barbados, Danielle Howell and Toni Thorne. The British High Commission is pleased to announce that two Barbadians – Danielle Howell and Toni Thorne, have won Chevening Scholarships this year. They join […]
Continue ReadingChief of Staff of the Barbados Defence Force (BDF), Colonel Glyne Grannum (6th from left); Rotary Club West (Barbados) Immediate Past-President, Jean St. John (7th from right); President, Trevor Williams (4th from left), staff of the BDF’s Field Medical Facility and Rotary Club officials pose for a photo following the recent donation of equipment. (BDF) […]
Continue ReadingThe Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA). (FP) Thirteen companies or consortia with significant experience in the aviation sector have received the go-ahead to bid on the operation, financing, development and maintenance of the Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA). This was announced today by Chairman of GAIA Inc., Vic Fernandes and paves the way for the […]
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Barbados has recorded two more cases of COVID-19, out of the 205 tests conducted yesterday. There are a 37-year-old male visitor, who arrived on a British Airways flight on August 11, and tested positive after his second test, and a 25-year-old Barbadian male, who also arrived on a British Airways flight on August 18. Both […]
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