Barbados recorded four more COVID-19 cases from the 89 tests conducted on Friday by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. They are three female visitors aged 24, 44, and 68, and a 58-year-old male visitor. Three of them, who arrived on island between December 15 and 20, on West Jet and British Airways, tested positive […]
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News Janelle De Souza Just Now A Perenco platform offshore Trinidad. – Perenco TT Ltd has assured that it has and will continues to fulfil its contractual obligations to its workforce, and that all personnel will be compensated for their quarantine periods. A press release from the company on Christmas Day stated, “Perenco remains fully […]
(Jamaica Gleaner) Kirtland Gill had no idea that his flight out of Jamaica 20 years ago would have taken him to the Buckingham Palace and landed him into the history books as the first black soldier to head the oldest regiment in the British Army. Gill, 40, was just going to visit relatives in February […]
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 […]
Barbados recorded another two cases of COVID-19 on Monday, while six persons were released from isolation. The new cases are a 22-year-old male visitor, who arrived on British Airways on December 19; and a 21-year-old female visitor, who came in on British Airways on December 20. Both of them were asymptomatic, and tested positive on […]
Manzoor Nadir Speaker of the National Assembly Manzoor Nadir has set December 28 for the first meeting of all Standing Committees of the House. Nadir told the 14th Sitting of the Assembly today that his office considers every meeting of every committee important and was committed to facilitating the sustained participation of every member before […]
Barbados will not be closing its doors to the United Kingdom just yet, Minister of Health and Wellness, Lt. Col. Jeffery Bostic has said. While Caribbean countries including Grenada and Jamaica have banned travel from the UK after Britain reported a new strain of the coronavirus, Bostic told reporters at a press conference this evening that […]
SOURCE: BBC –President-elect Joe Biden has received his first dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, saying he was getting the jab to show Americans it is “safe to take”. Mr Biden joins a growing number of political leaders getting the jab, including Vice-President Mike Pence and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. On Sunday, the roll-out began […]
(Jamaica Observer) Jamaica has put a two-week ban on flights from the United Kingdom, joining several countries in restricting travel from Britain over a new strain of the novel coronavirus. The Ministry of Health and Wellness, in a statement announcing the ban, said it would take effect immediately and end January 4, 2021. It noted […]
Minister of Health and Wellness, Lt Col Jeffery Bostic has confirmed that Barbados has recorded an additional six cases of COVID-19. He made the announcement while delivering his end of year message on Sunday. “As we get set to commence this week of Christmas preparations, I urge each of you to be on your guard. […]