Barbados’ COVID-19 Death Toll Reaches 62 SEP 22, 2021 Barbados’ COVID-19 death toll now stands at 62. Three men, aged 61, 81, and 87, passed away during the night on Tuesday, September 21, at the Harrison Point Isolation Facility in St. Lucy. They all had comorbidities and were unvaccinated. Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant […]
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COVID-19 has claimed its 57th victim. A 73-year-old Guyanese man passed away around 10:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 16, while in primary isolation at the Harrison Point Isolation Facility, where he spent six days. The elderly man had a comorbidity and was unvaccinated. The Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic, extends […]
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SEP 15, 2021 — NYA PHILLIPS – BGIS COVID-19 has claimed yet another life. The deceased is a 60-year-old Barbadian man, who passed away on Tuesday, September 14, while at the Accident and Emergency Department of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. He had co-morbidities and was unvaccinated. His death brings to 53, the number of lives […]
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Another life has been lost to COVID-19. A 66-year-old Barbadian woman died in the early hours of Friday, September 10, while in primary isolation at the Harrison Point Isolation Facility. She had an underlying condition and spent 14 days in primary isolation before passing away. She was unvaccinated. Her death brings to 52, the number […]
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ARTICLE FIRST APPEARED IN … THE GUYANA CHRONICLE — THE NATION’S PAPER…… By Staff Reporter | August 4, 2020 Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on googleShare on whatsapp SHOCK, grief and disbelief have overtaken three Corentyne communities as three young adults with promising futures lost their lives after a night of fun. Jessica Gallaway, 20, of David […]
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By Julia Rawlins-Bentham – BGIS AUG 28, 2021 Minister of Home Affairs, Information and Public Affairs, Wilfred Abrahams, attended the state funeral for former Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Sir Lester Bird, on Thursday, August 26. During the state funeral, held at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Minister Abrahams laid a wreath and paid […]
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Mrs. Roxanne Brancker is having a few solitary moments with her late husband Rawle moments before the casket is closed at the Cricket Legends viewing. Condolences to Rawle Brancker’s wife Roxanne, sons Adrian and Jason, and other members of the Brancker family and close Friends. May God’s peace and comfort be upon you now and […]
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AUG 9, 2021 — BGIS Today, it is with a sense of sadness that I extend from the Government and people of Barbados to the Government and people of Antigua & Barbuda, heartfelt condolence on the passing of Sir Lester Bird. Sir Lester, Prime Minister of Antigua & Barbuda from 1994 until 2004, but whose […]
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So often when we lose a loved one we cannot help but ask: “Why?” It’s a question for which we never ever get an answer, perhaps because it is beyond the capacity of man to understand. When I received news of the passing of Rawle Brancker earlier this afternoon, I could not help but reflect […]
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