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February 17, 2021 Health authorities have pledged to provide a full statement on Sunday’s death of a nine-year-old child at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital from complications of COVID-19. Media reports out of Trinidad claimed the child died from a condition called Multi-system Inflammatory Syndrome in Children, brought on by the coronavirus.  Dr Joanna Paul, Acting Medical Chief of Staff at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, was quoted as saying there were 26 such cases there...

Social Share Twenty-five new cases of COVID-19 – nine males and 16 females – were identified out of the 504 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory on February 2. Seven of the new positives were people previously sent to the Harrison Point Isolation Facility in St Lucy for assessment.  A person would be sent to Harrison Point for assessment to confirm whether their PCR test result is that of a new case or an old case. Nine more people were sent for assessment. Th...

Article by Social Share Minister of Home Affairs Wilfred Abrahams said on Monday that while quarantine and isolation rules prevented some prisoners who had completed their sentences from leaving Her Majesty’s Prison Dodds during the lockdown, all inmates who have completed their sentence and the programme for reintegration into society, have been released. In a statement from the COVID Communications Unit, Abrahams said while the delay in release of prisoners would have caused concern t...

Social Share The Ministry of Health and Wellness has reminded the public that there are established categories and timelines for receiving coronavirus (COVID-19) tests and results. Category One: Primary contacts – Royal Barbados Police Force personnel; wardens and inmates at Her Majesty’s Prison Dodds; Barbados Defence Force personnel; Barbados Fire service personnel; all medical personnel; border security – immigration officers; customs officers; Barbados Port Inc. officers; Grantley ...

Article by Social Share One death related to coronavirus (COVID-19) – a 91-year-old woman – was recorded on Sunday. This brings the total number of deaths since March 2020, to ten. Fourteen new positive cases were also recorded yesterday from the 262 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory, while 15 people were released from isolation. The Ministry of Health and Wellness said the number of active cases now stands at 742. The new positive cases comprise seven me...

The COVID-19 infections continue to rise. Public health authorities last night revealed the country recorded 35 new cases from 902 tests on Tuesday, and another 52 positive results from 2 355 tests conducted on Wednesday. Based on results accumulated over those two days, there are now 641 active cases in the country, as Ministry of Health personnel continue to participate in large-scale contact tracing to get to the bottom of …

The first inmate to come out of HMP Dodds since COVID-19 struck the prison three weeks ago has described the situation there as “bare sufferation”. The woman, who served five years and 41 days for financial crimes, was due to be released on January 12. However, like the other 842 inmates, she was placed under lockdown from December 31 as Government instituted a “no one in, no one out” policy. …

Social Share More than 300 people, including staff and inmates, have now tested positive for the COVID-19 virus at Her Majesty’s Prison Dodds. In Thursday’s management update Minister of Health and Wellness Jeffrey Bostic said there are 309 confirmed cases of the viral illness at the prison. These include 70 members of staff (45 males and 25 females) as well as 239 male inmates. However, no one at the facility appears to be in critical condition as infectious disease specialist, Dr Corey...

January 15, 2021 We have heard repeatedly that COVID-19 presents unprecedented challenges in these unprecedented times. We get it.  The fallout of the pandemic socially and economically is all too apparent. That is why we empathise with employers just as much as we feel the pain of employees.  But even in the face of this mayhem and uncertainty, we cannot in good faith condone any situations that are not just or fair to our workers.  We reported Wednesday that prominent attorney-at...

Prison chief to probe reports of suicide attempt Article by January 13, 2021 Prison authorities will be launching an investigation into the behaviour of a prison officer who is currently in quarantine at a south coast hotel awaiting his COVID-19 test results. Reports reaching Barbados TODAY claimed that the officer had attempted to take his own life but this was refuted by an inside source at the property. The source said the prison officer went on to his balcony and loudly...