by Sharon Austin | Aug 24, 2021 | Corona Virus, Top Stories
The third and final shipment of 33,600 vaccines under the COVAX Facility arrived at the Grantley Adams International Airport this afternoon. (Photo: A. Hinds) As Barbados received another batch of AstraZeneca vaccines in its “arsenal” to fight the virus, Prime...
by Sharon Austin | May 11, 2021 | Corona Virus, Top Stories
https://youtu.be/u4vi9yMVgTw?t=104 Arrival of batch 2 of COVID-19 vaccines via COVAX – May 11, 2021. (PMO) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has called for a global summit for coordinated action on a number of areas pertaining to the COVID-19 pandemic. She made...
by Sharon Austin | Apr 6, 2021 | Corona Virus, Top Stories
Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic, speaking at the a brief ceremony to mark the arrival of the COVID-19 vaccines for Barbados, provided through the COVAX Facility. From left to right is PAHO/WHO Representative to Barbados, Dr. Yitades...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Apr 6, 2021 | Corona Virus, Top Stories
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley listens attentively to PAHO/WHO Representative to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Dr. Yitades Gebre following a press conference hosted by the World Health Organization. (C. Pitt/BGIS) As Barbados received its first tranche of...
by Sharon Austin | Apr 6, 2021 | Corona Virus, Top Stories
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley (5th from right); Minister of health Lt. Col. Jeffrey Bostic (5th from left); PAHO/WHO Representative to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Dr. Yitades Gebre (4th from right); and members of the diplomatic corps pose with the vaccines...