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Public Notice: St. Andrew Outpatient Clinic closed due to water outage
The public is advised that the St. Andrew Outpatient Clinic remains closed today. This closure is due to a water outage, resulting from a burst main. (BGIS) The post Public Notice: St. Andrew...
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Legal professionals to benefit from two-day event
“Evolving Judicial and Legal Practices for the Digital Age” will be the subject of a two-day virtual event being hosted by the Caribbean Agency for Justice Solutions – APEX, and the American Registry...
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HIV/AIDS Food Bank closed for the rest of the week
The Ministry of Health and Wellness advises that the HIV/AIDS Food Bank is closed for the remainder of the week. The reopening date will be announced in due course. (BGIS) The post HIV/AIDS Food Bank...
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COVID-19 death toll climbs to 124
Two men have lost their battle with COVID-19, pushing the death toll to 124. They are a 29-year-old Guyanese, who died on Tuesday, October 19, and a 64-year-old Barbadian, who passed away today,...
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COVID-19 Update: 381 new cases, 3433 in home isolation, 636 in isolation...
The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory identified 381 new COVID-19 cases, 170 males and 211 females, on Tuesday, October 19. The facility conducted 2,331 tests. The new positives comprise 79...
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Isolation Report for October 20
This report gives a breakdown of the persons in isolation facilities as of 12:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 20, 2021. There were 651 people in isolation. Of these, 480 patients (74 per cent) were...
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Services sector vital in rebuilding Caribbean economies
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the blacklisting from the European Union, and the recent implementation of a 15 per cent corporate tax rate have signalled the need for a more diversified,...
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Lawmakers give nod to making last viceroy ‘President of Barbados’
Governor General Dame Sandra Mason was today elected to become Barbados’ first President on November 30, when the country transitions to a republic. But her election, in which the House of Assembly...
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Atherley still disagrees with timing of republic move
Despite jointly proposing current Governor General Dame Sandra Mason as Barbados’ first President, Opposition Leader Bishop Joseph Atherley has maintained objection to the process and timing of the...
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Government begins delivering COVID-19 ‘booster’ jabs to elderly,...
COVID-19 booster shots are to begin Thursday for some fully vaccinated people over age 70 and people whose immune systems are compromised, the Ministry of Health announced late Wednesday night. The...
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Franklyn: I voted with my conscience
A decision by Opposition Senator Caswell Franklyn to go against the position of his leader in the election of the country’s first President Dame Sandra Mason, has opened up a political “can of worms”...
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Parents taking steps toward vaccine exemption
Some individuals seeking an exemption from having their children take the COVID-19 vaccine are reportedly coming up against a stumbling block. While the vaccine against the viral illness is not...
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Public health emergency extended into next year
The state of public health emergency which was enacted at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic has been extended another five months by lawmakers. With just three days before the current state of...
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Dr Forde ‘still on the job’ – Bostic
As the coronavirus spreads virtually unchecked among thousands, unfounded rumour has also gone viral, claiming one of the country’s top disease fighters as its latest victim. Head of Isolation...
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WATCH LIVE: Press Conference with COVID-19 Public Advisor
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Chief Maynard says firefighters fully geared up for COVID-19
The Barbados Fire Service’s officers are currently equipped with all the necessary resources to carry out their duties in a COVID-19 environment, Chief Fire Officer Errol Maynard insisted on Wednesday,...
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B’s cleared by fire service
The top brass of the Barbados Fire Service has declared that it has no part in an ongoing five-month Government-imposed ban on operations at the B’s Recycling Plant. Chief Fire Officer Errol Maynard on...
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Woman in viral ‘abuse’ video to appear in court
Police have arrested and charged Shanice Reece with the offence of cruelty to a child. She is expected to appear at the District A Magistrates Court today. On Monday, Acting Public Relations Officer,...
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More flights to Bim as Irish carrier comes a-calling
The upcoming winter tourist season brightened again this week with the advent of another flight out of the UK on the heels of an inaugural service from continental Europe. On Wednesday, Ireland-owned...
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Atherley calls for Presidential Commission to develop national charter for...
Opposition Leader Bishop Joseph Atherley is lobbying for improved circumstances for women on the lower end of the economic scale in Barbados under the presidency of Dame Sandra Mason. He made a...
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