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All non-essential government ministries, departments and statutory corporations will be closed from 6:00 p.m. on Friday, April 3, until 6:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 15, 2020.
Public service departments which are designated as essential services will open from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and employees will function as directed by the Head of the Public Service.
ESSENTIAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Administration & Governance
- Cabinet Office
- Governor General’s Department
- Prime Minister’s Office
- Barbados Defence Force
- Ministry of the Public Service
Law & Order
- Office of the Attorney General
- Chief Parliamentary Counsel
- Solicitor General
- Director of Public Prosecutions
- Registrar of the Supreme Courts
- Royal Barbados Police Force
- Barbados Fire Service
- Her Majesty’s Prison
- Immigration Department
- Customs and Excise Department
Department of Emergency Management
School Meals Department
Education Technical Management Unit
Barbados Meteorological Services
Health & Social Services
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital
- Pharmacies
- Polyclinics
- Care of the Elderly
- Child Care Board
- National Assistance Board
- Welfare Department
- Barbados Drug Service
- Health Laboratory
- District Hospitals
- Psychiatric Hospital
- National Disabilities Unit
- Sanitation Service Authority
- Barbados Water Authority
- Nation Insurance Department (To remain open until 4:30)
Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs
- Finance Division
- Treasury Department
- Central Bank
- Barbados Statistical Department
- Barbados Revenue Authority
Utilities
- Electricity (Private Sector)
- Telecoms (Private Sector)
Broadcasting & Communication
- Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology
- Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and Public Affairs
Communication with Foreign Agencies
- Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
Business and Commerce
- Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office
- Department of Commerce
- General Post Office
- Bridgetown Port & Grantley Adams International Airport
- Barbados National Oil Company Limited
- Barbados Tourism Management Inc.
- Public Transportation
- Central Purchasing Department
Barbados Agricultural Development & Marketing Corporation
Ministry of Agriculture & Food Security
Ministry of Tourism & International Transport
Ministry of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs
Ministry of Transport, Works and Maintenance
Ministry of Home Affairs
National Petroleum Corporation
Ministry of Environment and National Beautification
Ministry of Youth and Community Empowerment