PICTURED ABOVE : Minister of Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Kerrie Symmonds. (FP) MAY 19, 2021 ——————- By Sharon Austingill-Moore —- BGIS Government, through the Ministry of Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship, is on the cusp of enacting a comprehensive Metrology Act. This disclosure came from Minister of Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Kerrie Symmonds, as […]
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Pictured above : Chairman of the Board of Directors BNSI, Ryan R. Brathwaite. (GP) As the island prepares to observe World Metrology Day, Chairman of the Barbados National Standards Institution (BNSI), Ryan Brathwaite, has highlighted the importance of quality infrastructure to our daily operations. Acknowledging this year’s theme Measurement for Health, Mr. Brathwaite, in a statement, noted […]
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MAY 19, 2021 ————— GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS After months of challenging over 700 girls around the region to develop tech solutions to pressing regional issues, the Caribbean Girls Hack TechnoCreativity Hackathon 2021 came to a nail biting close with its final Caribbean Girls Virtual 3D Hackathon finals on Saturday, May 8. One hundred and fifty girls, representing 36 […]
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(Stock Photo) BMCLA and The University of the West Indies – Cave Hill Campus, form a strategic partnership in IP framework development for the local medicinal cannabis industry. The Barbados Medicinal Cannabis Licensing Authority (BMCLA) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a strategic agreement with The University of the West Indies, Cave […]
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Godfrey BroomesMay 18, 2021 -at launch of anti-malaria campaign Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony on Monday handed over 17,300 insecticide-treated nets to the Region Nine Administration to curb malaria transmission in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo. At a simple ceremony to launch the anti-malaria campaign in the Region, Minister Anthony said the Government […]
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COVID-19 UPDATE: 4 New Cases, 3 Recoveries, 1 Death MAY 18, 2021 — MELISSA ROLLOCK — BGIS Barbados has recorded its 47th COVID-19 related death. The deceased is a 67- year-old Barbadian woman with co-morbidities, who passed away on Monday, May 17. Meanwhile, four new cases (one male and three females) were recorded on Monday, […]
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MAY 18, 2021 — Government of Barbados. Click the link to download the most recent directives, Emergency Management (COVID-19) (Curfew) (No 10) Directive, 2021. To read more on the modifications in this directive, go to the Current COVID-19 Directive Extended with Modifications. The Directive covers the period from Tuesday, May 18, 2021, and expires on Monday, June […]
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Minister of Labour and Social Partnership Relations, Colin Jordan. (FP) Preparations are underway for Barbados’ representatives to actively participate in meetings of the International Labour Organization (ILO), with the Minister of Labour and Social Partnership Relations, Colin Jordan, set to lead the Government delegation. The 109th Session of the International Labour Conference will be held […]
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Neola DamonMay 17, 2021 The Government on Monday received a consignment of 67,537 doses of the Sputnik V vaccine, another quota of the 200,000 vaccine doses it purchased from the Russian Federation to protect Guyana from Covid. The shipment, which arrived at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, brings Guyana closer to achieving herd immunity. This […]
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MAY 17, 2021 One new positive case of COVID-19 – a male – was diagnosed on Sunday, May 16, from the 276 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. Ten people recovered from the viral illness and were discharged. And, there are currently 86 persons in isolation. Barbados has recorded 3,968 confirmed cases […]
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