Statement from Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley on the passing of Patrick Hoyos Once again, with a profound sense of sadness, I find myself in the position of paying tribute to a stalwart of the media fraternity who has left us unexpectedly. Patrick Hoyos was the consummate journalist, an interviewer with a shark-like tenacity for […]
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Outgoing CARICOM Chair and Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and incoming Chair, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. (FP) Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will host a special conference on Friday, July 3, which will see Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley handing over the reins to incoming chairman, […]
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Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley’s address to the nation – June 26, 2020. (PMO) — PLAY VIDEO HERE ……. Prime Minister Mia Mottley spoke to a number of issues including providing a COVID-19 update. Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel, Jeffrey Bostic; Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Dale Marshall; and Minister of […]
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Health authorities in Antigua have confirmed 39 individuals who recently arrived in the country have since tested positive for COVID-19. Among the new imported cases are returning nationals who were recently repatriated from the Dominican Republic. Officials say all 39 had been placed in quarantine since their arrival in Antigua. The 39 cases now bring […]
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Many of us have observed with great sadness what has been transpiring in Guyana. It is more than 100 days since the people of Guyana went to the polls. And yet there is no declared result. From the very beginning we have been clear and said consistently that every vote must count and every vote […]
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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO COVID-19 (NOVEL CORONAVIRUS) UPDATE #275 As part of the national drive to safeguard the health of the Trinidad and Tobago population in the face of the global COVID-19 outbreak, the Ministry of Health continues to provide up-to-date information on the country’s status in this regard. As of the afternoon of Sunday 14th […]
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Trinidadian Students in Barbados returning home today in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will have to spend 14 days in quarantine in Trinidad after spendin the same time in quarantine in Barbados before being allowed to board the special Caribbean Airlines flight, Thats under the instructions of National Security Minister Stuart Young, Young, speaking […]
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BY BGIS | JUN 7, 2020 | All 30 people tested for COVID-19 yesterday were negative for the viral illness. The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory has now conducted 5,900 tests since February 11. The first two cases were diagnosed on March 16. Since then, there have been 92 confirmed cases of COVID-19, 81 people […]
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Just over two hundred persons arrived at Grantley Adams International Airport in Barbados yesterday aboard a British Airways aircraft. About half of them went on to other Caribbean destinations, primarily St Lucia and St Vincent. Ninety eight persons who were swabbed at Paragon, Christ Church, were immediately placed in quarantine, which will last 14 days. […]
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A Jamaican opposition spokeswoman wants to see more synergies among CARICOM countries in the area of agriculture, as well as more diversification in the types of produce and value-added products that this region creates. Director of Lydford Logistics, Lisa Hanna, who also shadows the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Trade in Jamaica, shared […]
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