View the YouTube VIDEO HERE ……. As the saying goes ” A picture is worth a thousand words.” My attempt here is to document the Funeral proceedings in a careful selection of images that can showcase this event of love by those playing different roles in the Celebration of the Life and Work of Gordon […]
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JUL 16, 2021 —- By Sheena Forde-Craigg A warm welcome and best wishes in his new post were the sentiments extended to Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Sub-Regional Program Director, Dean Chambliss. Extending those greetings was Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Dr. Jerome Walcott, during a courtesy call, this morning at the Ministry’s […]
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JUL 17, 2021 — Government of Barbados. Statement by Senator Dr. Jerome X. Walcott, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade On Sunday, July 11, 2021, a series of street protests took place in Havana and several other Provinces in the Republic of Cuba. Media coverage showed Cuban nationals calling on their Government for greater help […]
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JUL 13, 2021 – By GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS. The future of several key infrastructural projects in Barbados was discussed at the highest level today when Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The two leaders, who committed to strengthening the 44-year-old relationship between Barbados and China, met virtually this morning […]
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JUL 11, 2021 – By Melissa Rollock COVID-19 Update and Press Conference – July 11, 2021 (PMO) Government will be implementing a “three-phase operation” to bring the recent spike in COVID-19 cases under control. Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic, outlined the measures this evening during a press conference, which was called […]
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Hart: Approximately 200 People In Quarantine At Hotels JUL 11, 2021 Pictured above Manager of the COVID-19 Quarantine Facilities, Alvin Hart. COVID-19 Update and Press Conference – July 11, 2021 (PMO) As Barbados records 40 new cases of COVID-19, there are approximately 200 persons in quarantine at hotels. And, Manager of the COVID-19 Quarantine Facilities, […]
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JUL 11, 2021 Forty people, 20 males and 20 females, were diagnosed with COVID-19 on Saturday, July 10, out of the 908 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. The number of persons in isolation is 60. Since March 2020, confirmed COVID-19 cases have reached 4,176 (2,020 females and 2,156 males). There have […]
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JUL 7, 2021 Twelve new COVID-19 cases, three females and nine males, were identified on Tuesday, July 6, from the 766 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. Thirty-five people are in isolation. The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases recorded since March 2020, is 4,108 – 1,988 females and 2,120 males. The virus […]
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JUL 6, 2021 Post Hurricane Elsa media update with Minister of Home Affairs, Information and Public Affairs, Wilfred Abrahams – July 6, 2021. (PMO) The Barbados Light and Power Company Limited (BL&P) has sought additional manpower to assist with its restoration efforts, as thousands remain without power, following the passage of Hurricane Elsa last Friday. […]
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