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Season of Emancipation Activities for May
Barbadians will get the opportunity to reflect, honour and celebrate the victories of their ancestors when a number of activities are staged this month as part of the Season of Emancipation. On Sunday,...
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PAHO establishes high-level commission on mental health, COVID-19 for...
SOURCE: CMC — The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Dr Carissa Etienne has launched a high-level commission on mental health and COVID-19 aimed at preparing guidelines and...
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Blackett calls on DLP candidates to engage with their communities
Candidates of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) have been challenged by outgoing interim president Steve Blackett to get noticed. “We have to meet people in their own spaces,” Blackett told those...
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Elderly man succumbs to COVID-19
Another elderly person died from COVID-19 on Saturday, May 7. He is a 91-year-old man, who was fully vaccinated. The death toll from the virus has now reached 406. Minister of Health and Wellness, Ian...
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Barbados records 394 new cases of COVID-19
Barbados recorded 394 new COVID-19 cases, 180 males and 214 females, on Saturday, May 7, from the 1,320 tests carried out by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. Of the positive cases, 95...
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BTMI launches Barbados’ Motorsport Island’ concept
Barbados is bringing the exciting motorsport lifestyle and luxurious island holidays together for world’s growing motorsport fanbase. That was the sentiment of the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc....
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Centenarian happy to be alive and strong
One of Barbados’ latest centenarians, John Phillips Durant, celebrated his birthday on Thursday, April 5, surrounded by loved ones at the St. Michael District Hospital. He received a special virtual...
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Concerned citizens call for closure of Government Industrial School
After years of abuse allegations levelled against the Government Industrial School (GIS), a collection of concerned citizens is calling for the closure of the state-run juvenile detention centre....
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Police investigate aggravated burglary
Police from the Southern Division are investigating a report of an aggravated burglary which occurred about 9 p.m. on Saturday, May 7, at Hythe Gardens, Christ Church. According to lawmen, a Canadian...
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Vaccination Schedule for May 9 – 15
The Immunisation Unit encourages the public to take advantage of the COVID-19 vaccines which will be available at various polyclinics and sites from Monday, May 9, to Sunday, May 15. The venues and...
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Mothers’ Day babies at QEH
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) welcomed several bouncing new babies during Mothers’ Day yesterday. Omesha Roachford, 23, delivered her baby boy weighing seven pounds, nine ounces at 12.44 a.m....
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COVID-19 Update: 264 new positive cases
There were 264 new COVID-19 cases,121 males and 143 females, recorded on Sunday, May 8, from the 825 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. The cases comprised 54 persons...
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Coroner’s office confirms 24 more COVID-19 deaths
The COVID-19 death toll in Barbados now stands at 430. In a statement today, the Ministry of Health and Wellness said an additional 24 persons were found to have died from viral illness, following...
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Police discover body of elderly man at house in Black Rock, St Michael
Police are on the scene at Black Rock Main Road, St Michael where they have discovered the body of an elderly man at a house. Residents called police to the area after detecting a pungent odour coming...
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Twenty-year-old man remanded on murder charge
Jakobe Jaheem Yarde was today remanded to Dodds after appearing before Chief Magistrate Ian Weekes on a murder charge and three other offences. Yarde, 20, of Nurse Land, Bank Hall, St. Michael was...
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Phase two of Coursera courses coming soon
Phase Two of the Commonwealth of Learning/Coursera Workforce Recovery Programme initiative will be coming soon. This was discussed during a courtesy call with Minister of Labour and Social Partnership...
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Accreditation Council has two new Quality Assurance Officers
The Barbados Accreditation Council has two new Quality Assurance Officers, bringing the Quality Assurance & Quality Enhancement Services to its full complement of five. Shakira Vaughan and Sergio...
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New Trident ID Card offers more security & benefits
Barbadians living in New York, United States, now have a better idea of how the new Barbados identification card, the Trident Identity Card, will work and benefit them when it is launched. They heard...
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Barbados wins two CREF Industry Awards
Barbados has copped two awards at the recently held Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum’s (CREF) Industry Awards. The awards are for Best Energy Efficiency Project for theEnergy Efficient Retrofit of...
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CTO appoints new Communications Consultant
The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has appointed Kevin Pile as Communications Consultant, effective May 9. Mr Johnson Johnrose, the former Communications Specialist who was at the CTO since Feb...
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