A CARICOM national, resident in Barbados, is the 83rd person who has tested positive for COVID-19. The 72-year-old woman was the only new positive case among 89 tests conducted yesterday by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. The Ministry of Health and Wellness reported that she has no recent travel history, and investigations into the […]
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In his Europe Day message today, EU Ambassador Fernando Ponz Cantó made a veiled reference to the ongoing electoral crisis here when he said he would not wish dictatorship on any country including Guyana. With COVID-19 restrictions in place, the customary European Union (EU) reception to mark the historic May 9th, 1950 ‘Schuman declaration’ was […]
News Sean Douglas 45 Minutes Ago Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi. – PARTY BOAT operators face a $150,000-fine and ten years in jail if they breach the Shipping Act. This is one of 18 laws amended by the Miscellaneous Amendments Bill 2020 passed by the Senate on Wednesday, said Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi. He said current […]
Six people will leave the isolation facility today after receiving their second negative test result for COVID-19. Their results were included in the 70 test results returned yesterday by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. There were no new positive cases. The number of confirmed cases in Barbados, therefore, remains at 82. Fifty-three people have […]
News Rhianna Mc Kenzie 47 Minutes Ago Seven more samples have been submitted for testing to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA). The total number of samples submitted is now 2,121, up from 2,114 on Wednesday morning. The Ministry of Health’s 4 pm update said the number of confirmed cases remains at 116 with eight […]
For the third consecutive day, no new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Barbados. The Ministry of Health and Wellness has indicated that 80 tests were conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory and there were no new positive cases. To date, this brings the tally of tests to 2629. Twenty-eight persons will continue […]
This story is developing and will be updated. The Ambassador of the United States of America, Sarah-Ann Lynch, the British High Commissioner, Greg Quinn, the Canadian High Commissioner, Lilian Chatterjee, and the Ambassador of the European Union, Fernando Ponz-Canto, in a joint statement today noted the plans put forward for a recount of ballots from the […]
Nine weeks after Guyanese cast their ballots at the General and Regional Elections, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has finalized and published an Order which governs the national recount scheduled to begin tomorrow. With the country facing a deepening political and economic crisis in the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, the eight-page Order signed by […]
News Rhianna Mc Kenzie 30 Minutes Ago Three more covid19 patients have been discharged from the Home of Football step-down facility in Couva, bringing the total number of discharged patients to 99. The Ministry of Health’s 4pm update on Monday said the total number of samples submitted to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) for […]
(Trinidad Express) There are only three COVID-positive patients in hospital as of Sunday night. Of the five being treated at the Couva Hospital over the weekend, two were released yesterday. This is the update from the Health Ministry as at 10p.m. Sunday. Number of samples submitted to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) for testing […]