Omicron delays face-to-face classes
The fast-spreading Omicron variant of COVID-19 has thwarted plans for a phased return of face-to-face classes, even as schools once used as isolation centres...
Updates: COVID-19 press conference
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley hosted a press conference, Wednesday December 15, 2021. Also in attendance were Minister of Health, The Most Honourable Jeffrey...
Decision on jab for children soon, says CMO
Parents may soon know whether the Pfizer vaccine has been approved for their pre-teens.Chief Medical Officer Dr Kenneth George said yesterday the Ministry of...
Healthcare workers feeling the strain of COVID-19 surge
Chief Medical Officer Dr Kenneth George and Isolation Facilities Manager Dr Corey Forde said healthcare workers on the frontline of the battle against the...
Doctors again plead with Barbadians to play it safe
Two doctors in the frontline of the fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the island made another impassioned plea for Barbadians to change...
Ministry asks Muslims to close mosques
The Ministry of Health yesterday asked the Muslim community to stop all services at mosques and informal gatherings at houses temporarily after it was...