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The Government has sent a clear signal that we should celebrate the Christmas season with caution and sobriety in the face of the fast-spreading Omicron coronavirus variant which has put countries around the globe on edge at what ought to be the most wonderful time of the year.Issuing the Emergency Management Curfew Directive 23 that is now in effect, the authorities resisted the tug from the business community and other interest groups to lift all restrictions, opting instead to make only minor changes.We particularly welcome the lifting of the curfew from midnight on Christmas Eve to 5 a.m. ...

A Ministry of Health official died Friday when he lost control of the pick-up truck he was driving and slammed head-on into a coach that was travelling in the opposite direction.The death of 66-year-old Richard Newton of Sealy Hall, St John jolted Minister of Health and Wellness Lt Col Jeffrey Bostic, who told reporters on the scene that the loss has sent shockwaves throughout the health care system.The smash-up occurred along a section of Pilgrim Road, Christ Church, around 10:45 a.m. Newton was travelling west, while a privately owned bus that was plying a Transport Augmentation Programme (T...

May 13, 2021 Investigations into coronavirus at the Ellerslie Secondary School have revealed that only one student has been infected so far, with Health and Wellness Minister Lt Col Jeffrey Bostic declaring Wednesday “there is no outbreak at any school in Barbados”. The student also did not take public transport amid fears of possible exposure, said Dr Kimberley Philips, medical officer of Health at the Brandford Taitt Polyclinic who is managing the situation. Dr Phillips said: “The primary case was one who took transport from her father and would have walked home and to schoo...

Psychiatric hospital COVID outbreak grows, director says care affected Article by May 13, 2021 The cluster of COVID-19 cases at the Psychiatric Hospital has grown slightly by five new cases,  with 55 people now being diagnosed with the illness, the health minister said Wednesday as its chief admitted the outbreak has begun to affect the hospital’s care. But Minister of Health and Wellness Lt Col Jeffrey Bostic insisted the situation is under control, with the rise in numbers currently being seen as an expected development. So far, three staff members and 52 patients hav...

May 12, 2021 The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic rose by one Tuesday while health authorities closed yet another school after a student tested positive for the virus. The woman, a 66-year-old Barbadian, died Monday night, Health and Wellness Minister Lt Col Jeffrey Bostic announced Tuesday night. Lt Col Bostic revealed that the woman had a history of hypertension, diabetes, and shortness of breath. He said: “She was a primary contact of a COVID positive patient on the 5th of May, 2021. “She had a negative first COVID-19 test and presented for her second test yesterday. ...