NOV 26, 2021 BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS The Ministry of Health and Wellness advises the public that the COVID-19 home isolation programme is being evaluated with respect to the number of people isolating in the community. As at Wednesday, November 24, the number of people in home isolation stood at 4, 095. This auditing process […]
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BY MELISSA ROLLOCK | NOV 25, 2021 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES (Stock Image) Three Barbadians succumbed to COVID-19 between Wednesday, November 24, and today, Thursday, November 25. A 91-year-old woman lost her battle with the virus yesterday, at the Harrison’s Point Isolation Facility. She was unvaccinated. Two men, aged 78 and 94, died today […]
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BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | NOV 24, 2021 | TOP STORIES (FP) The Barbados Transport Board will be providing a bus service for persons needing transportation to the Garfield Sobers Sports Complex, for the National Service of Thanksgiving on Sunday, November 28, 2021. There will be two (2) buses allocated to Oistins, Speightstown and Princess Alice Terminals. […]
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BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | NOV 25, 2021 | TOP STORIES The Grantley Adams International Airport. (Photo: GAIA) GAIA Inc. has learnt that a voice recording has been circulating claiming that the Grantley Adams International Airport has been leased to China for thirty (30) years. We deny this allegation. It is simply untrue. The voice recording […]
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BY BGIS | NOV 24, 2021 (Stock Photo) Members of the public are advised that the Public Service of Barbados will close at noon next Monday, November 29. This early closure is to facilitate the participation of public officers in the various Independence-related activities, as Barbados celebrates its 55th anniversary and transitions to a republic […]
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(Stock Photo) In celebration of Independence Day and Barbados’ transition to a Parliamentary Republic, the annual parade will be held in National Heroes Square from 8:00 p.m. to midnight, on Monday, November 29. To facilitate the parade, there will be a number of road closures from midnight Thursday, November 25, to Thursday, December 2. Those […]
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NOV 23, 2021 – BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS. (Stock Photo) On behalf of the Government and people of Barbados, I extend sincere condolence to the family of Sir James Mitchell and the Government and People of St. Vincent and the Grenadines on the passing of a distinguished Caribbean statesman. Without a doubt, Sir James has […]
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Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Ryan Straughn (centre); CEO of Freight Handling Services, Marc Sampson (left), and Comptroller of Customs, Owen Holder, in discussion during a recent tour of three of the Customs Department’s offsite warehouses. (C. Pitt/BGIS) NOV 19, 2021 – BY SHARON AUSTIN – BGIS The Customs and Excise Department remains committed to […]
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NOVEMBER 21, 2021 — By Sheena Forde-Craigg —– BGIS Three Barbadian men died from COVID-19 on Saturday, November 20, and one Barbadian woman passed away from the virus today, Sunday, November 21. Two of the males, aged 67 and 83, succumbed to the viral illness while at the Geriatric Hospital. They were both fully vaccinated. […]
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Minister in the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, Kirk Humphrey, and Principal of the Maria Holder Nursery School in Oldbury, St. Philip, Sharon Knight, cutting the ribbon for the unveiling of the Coral Buddies mural. (GP) BY JULIA RAWLINS-BENTHAM — BGIS — | NOV 19, 2021 Minister of Maritime Affairs and the […]
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