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January 13, 2021 One in four inmates of Her Majesty’s Prison Dodds has tested positive for COVID-19, Minister of Health Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic revealed Tuesday. Of the 974 tests conducted Tuesday, 84 people had tested positive for COVID-19, with 67 of those being Dodds inmates, he said. With an estimated 800 prisons at the St Philip prison, the latest figures mean that 294 prisoners have so far tested positive for COVID-19 with other results still pending. But while Lt. ...

Most of the COVID-19 clusters across the island share linkages but the chronology of their existence is still to be determined. This was made clear by Senior Medical Officer Dr Anton Best, who disclosed last night that even in the case of the bus crawl last month, which has been since labelled as a super spreader and linked to a major outbreak at Her Majesty’s Prison Dodds, investigations have not …

Social Share Four COVID-19 clusters are being investigated by public health officials in Barbados on the West Coast, South Coast, at Her Majesty’s Prison Dodds and the Boxing Day Bus Crawl. Speaking during Tuesday’s COVID-19 management update, Minister of Health Jeffrey Bostic said the process of contact tracing was continuing as they sought to bring this outbreak under control. At the time of speaking, the West Coast cluster had 86 positive cases and two people are associated with 25 po...

Prison officers claiming defamation of character against Govt authorities Article by January 12, 2021 Three prison officers are in the process of filing two separate lawsuits against the Government of Barbados over COVID-19 related issues. Industrial Relations Advisor to the Prison Officers Association of Barbados (POAB) and trade union leader Senator Caswell Franklyn disclosed today that the first action is one of defamation of character against the men whom Government offi...

Update on patients in isolation Article by January 10, 2021 Manager of the Isolation Facilities, Dr. Corey Forde, Saturday night gave a report on the health status of patients in isolation, during a televised update on Barbados’ COVID-19 situation. Dr. Forde indicated that overall the majority were doing well, while those whose condition was initially categorised as serious have since improved. He reported at present there were 14 persons – six males and eight females �...

Social Share People who fall into Category One for COVID-19 swabbing will be accommodated at the Branford Taitt Polyclinic and the Best-dos Santos Testing Facility from January 11, 2021, starting at 8:30 a.m. It was previously announced that the Glebe Polyclinic would be one of the two testing facilities for Category One. People in Category One are: medical officers, primary contacts, Royal Barbados Police Force personnel, Her Majesty’s Prison Dodds staff and inmate, Barbados Defence For...

By Ansray Thomas An appeal is expected to be filed for a Jamaican man in Barbados who was sentenced to six months in prison last Thursday for breaching the eastern Caribbean islands COVID-19 protocols when he left a quarantine facility to purchase juice. The sentence has been described by many as unjustifiably harsh. Dean Scott, a 49-year-old mason, reportedly pleaded guilty to contravening Paragraph 14 of the Emergency Management (COVID-19) Curfew (No.4) Directive 2020. He was unable at the...

By Ansray Thomas An appeal is expected to be filed for a Jamaican man in Barbados who was sentenced to six months in prison last Thursday for breaching the eastern Caribbean islands COVID-19 protocols when he left a quarantine facility to purchase items. The sentence has been described by many as unjustifiably harsh. Dean Scott, a 49-year-old mason, reportedly pleaded guilty to contravening Paragraph 14 of the Emergency Management (COVID-19) Curfew (No.4) Directive 2020. He was unable at the...

January 6, 2021 With the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus at HMP Dodds, some prisoners have expressed concern for their safety and the speed at which their cases will be heard. Attorney-at-law Lalu Hanuman told Barbados TODAY two of his clients who are on remand at the St Philip penal institution, reached out to him in a “distressed state” and following the revelations of the 161 positive tests at the prison with 113 of them being inmates. He said to make matters worse, the two men...

Mandatory wearing of bracelets coming as COVID cases spike Article by January 2, 2021 In the wake of a rapid rise in COVID-19 cases, Barbadians and visitors in quarantine will be mandated to wear bracelets to allow health authorities to effectively track their whereabouts. Speaking during a press conference today, Minister of Health Lt Col Jeffrey Bostic said the new bracelets, which will be placed on persons in quarantine from next Wednesday, will make it more difficult for...