Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley met with Chairman of Sandals International, Gordon “Butch” Stewart at the site of the Beaches Resort in St. Peter in 2018. (FP) Today, on behalf of the Government and people of Barbados, I wish to express sincere condolences to the family, friends and loved ones of Gordon “Butch” Stewart, on […]
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(Stock Photo) Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart, O.J, CD, pioneering Jamaican business mogul, died in the United States of America yesterday. He was 79. Mr. Stewart, who was the founder and owner of the well-known hotel company Sandals Resorts International, also owned the Jamaica Observer Limited, as well as other businesses. Minister of Home Affairs, Information and Public […]
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Our Photographer was shown a discarded COVID 19 red quarantine armband ( PICTURED ABOVE ) in the car park of Rockley beach by the security there. The beach security went on to disclose that was the 4th that he came across recently. This is certainly a risk to others on the beach that might come […]
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Six visitors tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, out of the 969 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. They are females, aged 33 and 38, who arrived on the island on December 28 on Virgin Atlantic; and a 51-year-old female, who was in contact with a known case. Testing positive on their […]
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Sandals Barbados Resort and Spa has been delisted as a designated quarantine hotel by the Chief Medical Officer, effective January 5, 2021. This action was taken after several verified complaints of breaches of the COVID-19 protocols taking place at the resort with respect to visitors in quarantine. Additionally, police have held for questioning at least […]
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COVID-19 update & plans for the management of the pandemic in Barbados for the remainder of the holiday season. (PMO) A new limited COVID-19 directive covering December 30, 2020, to midnight on January 6, 2021, is being put in place to buttress the current one. This disclosure came today from Attorney General Dale Marshall during […]
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Thousands flocked to the Beach over the Xmas weekend and yesterday Sunday 27 th December 2020 was also very busy. The images seen in the Photoshow was taken at the popular Brownes Beach. VIEW THEM ON HERE BY CLICKING THIS LINK …….
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Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley. (Prime Minister’s Office) Fellow Barbadians, residents and well-wishers abroad… a blessed Christmas morning to all. We have a lot to be thankful and grateful for, this particular Christmas. By now, most children would have opened their Christmas gifts or be making their way to the Christmas tree or the centre […]
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Governor General’s Christmas Message 2020. My fellow Barbadians, residents and visitors, I am sure that there won’t be a Christmas message this year that will not speak of the incredibly challenging year we have been experiencing and that has been affecting us both personally and professionally, the disaster wrought upon us by COVID. But my […]
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On December 22, Barbados recorded a total of 16 new COVID-19 cases; the highest single day total of positives since the beginning of the pandemic. Based on initial assessment, all cases are asymptomatic The total number of tests performed by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory for December 22 was 1,095. Over 64,000 tests have been […]
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