Public Officers Receive Support Via Online Sessions (Stock Photo) BY SHARON AUSTIN MAR 17, 2021 Public officers who have been impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) are taking advantage of the safe outlet provided by Government for them to express their feelings and share experiences. The interactive online support sessions, which are being held twice […]
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Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, Kirk Humphrey. (FP) Belize has called on Barbados to share its experiences, knowledge and how it approached establishing a blue economy ministry as a guide for that county’s own blue economy portfolio, recently established by its Cabinet. To facilitate this process, Minister of Maritime Affairs and the […]
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Police Traffic Department gets computer Staff WriterMarch 15, 2021 Minister of Home Affairs, Hon. Robeson Benn, today, received a donation of a Computer System from the Insurance Association of Guyana (IAG), for the Guyana Police Force Traffic Department. Minister Benn in brief remarks, expressed sincere thanks to IAG for what he indicated is a timely […]
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MAR 15, 2021 – BGIS Twenty-one new positive cases of COVID-19 were identified on Sunday, March 14, while 41 people recovered from the viral illness. The new positives were among the 237 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. The number of active cases is now 189. In addition, one person died from […]
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(Stock Photo) BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | MAR 15, 2021 | TOP STORIES Statement by the Hon. Wilfred A. Abrahams, M.P. Minister Of Home Affairs, Information and Public Affairs on the passing of Sharon Christie It is with deep sadness that I learned of the passing of Sharon Christie, former Deputy Chairman and former Acting […]
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PICTURED ABOVE – An artist’s conception of what the development will look like First appeared in the Stabroek News March 15, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has delayed the construction of the Maraiko Bay luxury housing development project, according to principals of Construction and Investment Management Group (CIMGRO) Ragindra Persaud and Sudama Ramalingum. Speaking to Stabroek […]
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Chairman of the Cabinet Sub-Committee on COVID-19, Senator Dr. Jerome Walcott pictured during the public update… VIEW THE PRESS BRIEING HERE ……. Barbadians are once again being cautioned against becoming complacent, despite the easing of restrictions from tomorrow, Monday, March 15, and the decline in the COVID-19 […]
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MAR 14, 2021 —— BGIS Barbados recorded 17 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, March 13, from among the 374 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. Additionally, 27 persons recovered and were released from isolation. The number of active COVID-19 cases is now 210. Of the 17 new cases, there are eight […]
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COVID-19 Background PICTURED ABOVE — Dr. Joy St. John / Executive Director of The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) which is the new single regional public health agency for the Caribbean. Background There is an ongoing outbreak of a new coronavirus called the coronavirus disease 2019 COVID-2019). It is a zoonotic virus of unknown origin that […]
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Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Janet Phillips, receives the donation of supplies from PAHO’s Dr. Yitades Gebre while Health Minister, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic, and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kenneth George, look on. (C. Pitt/BGIS) No deaths have been found to be linked to COVID-19 vaccines. This assertion has come from Pan-American Health […]
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