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The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory identified 495 new COVID-19 cases – 225 males and 270 females – on Friday, January 7, from the 2 475 tests conducted. The cases comprised 69 persons under the age of 18, and 426 who were 18 years and older. There were 173 people in isolation facilities, while 2 647 were in home isolation. An 85-year-old man passed away from the virus on Friday, …

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – Health officials in Barbados are putting contingency plans in ...

Two Barbadian males, aged 14 and 70, died from COVID-19 on Wednesday, January 5, and Thursday, January 6, respectively. The teenager passed away at the Enmore Isolation Facility, while the elderly man died at the Harrison’s Point Isolation Facility.  They were both unvaccinated. Their deaths bring to 265, the number of people who have succumbed to the virus since March 2020. Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel The Most …

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – Health officials in Barbados are putting contingency plans in ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – Health officials in Barbados are putting contingency plans in ...

The Electoral and Boundaries Commission (EBC) has made it clear that Barbadians who are COVID-19-positive and in isolation are prohibited from leaving their houses to cast a ballot on January 19. The matter had been a bone of contention during a press conference hosted by the EBC on Saturday, when head of the COVID-19 Monitoring Unit, Ronald Chapman, disclosed that people known to have the virus and in home isolation …

The Electoral and Boundaries Commission (EBC) was on Saturday advised  not to make any definitive statements on whether people who tested positive for COVID-19 and were in isolation would be allowed to vote in the January 19 General Election. Board member and attorney at law Hal Gollop QC issued the note of caution during a media conference that was streamed live. He said the laws of Barbados did not contemplate …

Officials from the Electoral and Boundaries Commission (EBC) addressed the media on January 1, 2022. Chief Electoral Officer Angela Taylor Elections preparations are on point. We started preparing two years after the last one. Election clerks and officers have been published and they are being trained today. We are ready for Nomination Day. Bags are being packed with all of the information the candidates will need. The list of nomination …

The coronavirus (COVID-19) death toll has risen to 262, following the deaths of two Barbadians today, Friday, December 31. A 58-year-old man, who was partially vaccinated, and a 93-year-old unvaccinated woman both died this morning at the Harrison’s Point Isolation Facility. Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel The Most Honourable Jeffrey Bostic, has extended condolences to the family and friends of the deceased. (BGIS)

Death was a constant item in the news reported from the community across Barbados in this challenging year. This year many families did not go unscathed by the pandemic. Some communities were rocked by death of loved ones and local heroes, while o