Polyclinics open to the public Barbados Today06/04/20201102 views All polyclinics remain open for urgent care during the 14-day curfew period, which ends on April 14. The Winston Scott Polyclinic, at Jemmotts Lane, St. Michael, continues to offer a… Read more
Elderly patient was not quarantined, officials revealed Barbados Today05/04/2020557 views The 81-year-old man who succumbed to COVID-19 complications on Saturday night was not placed in an isolation facility or on mandatory self-quarantine despite arriving from the United Kingdom on the… Read more
Cuban medical professionals arrive in Barbados Sandy Deane05/04/2020253 views A team of intensive care specialists from Cuba arrived in Barbados safely tonight to join the fight against COVID-19. Health Minister Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic told a virtual press conference… Read more
UWI Cave Hill Campus resumes classes online from tomorrow Barbados Today05/04/2020164 views After an approximate three-week interruption due to COVID-19, semester two at The University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus resumes tomorrow, the institution has announced in a statement. It… Read more
Tiger at Bronx Zoo in New York City tests positive for coronavirus Sandy Deane05/04/2020234 views SOURCE- ASSOCIATED PRESS – A tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for the new coronavirus, in what is believed to be the first known infection in an animal… Read more
Ventilators destined for Barbados seized by U.S. Barbados Today05/04/202072322 views The seizure of 20 ventilators destined for Barbados appears to have thrust the Mia Mottley administration into a growing global battle for critical supplies to fight the outbreak of COVID-19.… Read more
District ‘E’ Police Station open to serve the public Barbados Today05/04/20203147 views The Royal Barbados Police Force acknowledges that there has been erroneous news circulating on social media and formal media houses. This news alleged that there was a closure of the… Read more
Harrison’s Point facility to be handed over to Gov’t tomorrow Sandy Deane05/04/20203094 views Work on the buildings at Harrison’s Point, St Lucy that will house the quarantine and isolation centre for COVID-19 is now complete. At a virtual press conference this morning, Health… Read more
Thousands file for NIS benefits Barbados Today05/04/202015135 views Some 3, 602 unemployment claims have been submitted to the NIS since major layoffs began recently due to the new coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Barbados. Acting Director of the… Read more