The National Insurance Office has advised that the NIS pension cheques which have a cashing date of April 9, 2020, may be cashed on Wednesday, April 8, and Thursday April …
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Four persons tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total number of persons who have tested positive for the viral illness since March 16 to 60 – 31 females and …
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 A 74-year-old man is the second person to have died from the coronavirus, COVID-19 in Barbados. The patient, who tested positive for the viral illness on March 20, …
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The Barbados Transport Board will put the brakes on its services at the end of the week. Chief Executive Officer Fabian Wharton made the announcement on Voice of Barbados’ …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Tiger at Bronx Zoo in New York City tests positive for coronavirus
by Sandy Deaneby Sandy DeaneSOURCE- 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 …
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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. …