by Sheena Forde-Craigg | Jan 5, 2021 | Corona Virus, Top Stories
https://youtu.be/Be7dBq7Fu4c?t=239 COVID-19 update and question and answer session – January 04, 2021. (PMO) Government will be monitoring the new strain of COVID-19 reported in the United Kingdom (UK), with help from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)...
by Cathy Lashley | Mar 2, 2020 | Corona Virus, Top Stories
CARICOM Chair, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, has promised that regional governments will keep their citizens fully informed about any developments regarding the strategy to combat the COVID-19 virus. (C.Pitt/BGIS) Chairman of CARICOM, Prime Minister Mia Amor...
by Sharon Austin | Feb 20, 2020 | Corona Virus, Top Stories
CARICOM Chair and Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley urged people of the region to take news on the coronavirus disease from official news channels only. To Ms. Mottley’s left is Dominica’s Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit. (C.Pitt/BGIS)...
by Joy Springer | Jan 25, 2019 | banner, Top Stories
There is no dengue fever outbreak in Barbados. However, the Ministry of Health and Wellness is cautioning householders and property owners to step up surveillance for the mosquito vector on their premises, particularly in light of an alert from the Caribbean Public...
by Joy Springer | Oct 19, 2018 | banner, Top Stories
The World Health Organization (WHO) has removed its Zika virus country classification scheme which categorized Barbados and most of the Caribbean as having active Zika virus transmission. The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) announced on October 18 that the...