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In confirming the development Friday night, Minister of Home Affairs Wilfred Abrahams said the problem was not COVID-related.
But when asked to respond to a report that claimed that Nurse had suffered a heart attack, Abrahams said it would be inappropriate for him to divulge the prison chief’s medical business, adding that the superintendent himself would do that as he saw fit at the right time.
The minister was also questioned whether Lt Col Nurse’s ailment would affect his ability to continue running the sole adult penal institution as Superintendent of Prisons. He has held the post for the past 20 years.
TIME IS UP for B’s Recycling Centre, but it is still not known what the next step will be, as Minister of Home Affairs Wilfred Abrahams has not finished reading the report. On May 4, the Ministry of Health ordered owner and operator Paul Bynoe to clean up the Cane Garden, St Thomas facility to reduce the probability of a serious fire, similar to that which occurred in August 2019. …
With construction already started on the 200 homes at Hope Vespera Gardens in Lancaster, St James, Government, through another private-public partnership arrangement, will be adding 265 homes, which will be available to Barbadians over the next three years. The $200 million Atlantic Breeze project, a collaborative effort between the National Housing Corporation and Preconco Limited, expected to employ more than 300 people, was officially launched yesterday. The two- and three-bedroom …
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Government is seeking to position Barbados as the hub for the Caribbean response to disasters, with the construction of a purpose-built warehouse and training facility.
Minister of Home Affairs, Information and Public Affairs, Wilfred Abrahams, made this disclosure during a virtual courtesy call with new Head of the European Union Delegation to Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean States, and CARICOM/CARIFORUM, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska, today.
Abrahams said Government was aiming to work in conjunction with the World Food Network and had received an offer from the United States Government for the construction of the facility.
He said while the Ministry was “firming up” the disaster management aspects to prepare for the upcoming hurricane season, preparations were restricted due to infrastructural limitations.
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Minister of Home Affairs Wilfred Abrahams is hosting a Press Conference today to provide a COVID-19 update and National Clean-up update.
Abrahams will be joined by Minister of Tourism Lisa Cummins; Minister of Health Jeffrey Bostic; Director of The University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre, Erouscilla Joseph; and Senior Veterinary Officer Dr Mark Trotman. (PR)
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Most massive emergency cleaning campaign in the history of Barbados.
Trying to open up major installations to try to get country back up and running.
Trying to get airport and seaport open because they are closed, Barbados is cut off and cannot get basic supplies into the country.