The body of the late Prime Minister laid in state in Parliament Buildings on Wednesday, August 12, (and again on Thursday, August 13,) from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. During that time, mourners filed past the closed casket and signed the condolence books, which was made available.
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(Stock Photo) A member of the Ghanaian nursing contingent, which arrived in Barbados just over a week ago, is now in the secondary isolation unit at Harrison Point, St. Lucy, after testing positive for malaria. Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kenneth George, at a press conference today, shared that the male nurse, who tested negative […]
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Barbados’ Ambassador to the United Nations, Elizabeth Thompson, presents a Hewlett-Packard laptop, donated by Barbadian Madame Justice Sylvia Hinds-Radix of the Appellate Court of New York State, to Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Dr. Romel Springer. (MRD) Barbadians living in the diaspora continue to respond to the need for devices to support emergency […]
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Four people have gone into isolation after testing positive for COVID-19 yesterday, and four will leave the facility today after recovering. This development takes the number of confirmed cases to 142, while the numbers in isolation remain at 23. The four new cases all arrived in the island yesterday – two Barbadian men on a […]
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(FP) Graduates of the Erdiston Teachers’ Training College have been told that the reality that awaits them when school reopens in September will be quite different from what they’ve been preparing for during their courses of study. Minister of Education, Technological and Vocational Training, Santia Bradshaw, told the over 200 newly trained teachers, who graduated […]
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Eight people will be discharged from the isolation facility at Harrison Point, St. Lucy, today after two consecutive negative tests for COVID-19. Among them are four of the Ghanaian nurses who arrived in the island on July 30 to assist in bolstering the nursing complement at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, district hospitals and polyclinics. Twelve […]
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President and Commander-In- Chief Republic of Guyana Saturday, August 8, 2020 His Excellency Chan Santokhi Hon. Edmund Hinkson – Representative of the Government of Barbados. Your Excellencies of the Diplomatic Corps Prime Minister Mark Phillips Chancellor Members of Cabinet Chief Justice Heads of the joint Services Distinguished Invited Guests My brothers and sisters of Guyana […]
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Former Prime Minister, Professor, The Rt. Honourable Owen Arthur. (BGIS Library) Former Prime Minister, Professor, The Rt. Honourable Owen Arthur, will be accorded a State Funeral with the “pomp and pageantry” befitting his outstanding contribution to this island’s landscape as the longest serving Prime Minister. Ministerial Coordinator for the state funeral, Colin Jordan, who is […]
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From left to right: Pro Vice Chancellor and Principal of the University of the West Indies, Professor, The Most Honourable, Violet Eudine Barriteau; Principal of The Ellerslie Secondary School, Lt. Col. Errol Brathwaite; and Education Minister, Santia Bradshaw, after unveiling the plaque for the V. Eudine Barriteau Auditorium. (GP) The outstanding achievements of former student […]
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Youths blazing the trail in new PPP Cabinet Aug 05, 2020 Government, News, Office of the President Alexis Rodney Author email alexis.rodney@dpi.gov.gy —President says “multifaceted nature of skills” needed in Guyana DPI GUYANA, Wednesday, August 5 2020 A batch of young Guyanese is leading the way in what could be the youngest Cabinet ever, as […]
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