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Ten cases of fully vaccinated individuals testing positive for COVID-19

Published 26 July 2021

 Basseterre 

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

Article by Barbados Today

There have been ten reported cases in Barbados of fully vaccinated individuals testing positive for COVID-19.

Speaking Sunday on VOB’s Down to Brass Tacks, Chief Medical Officer, Dr Kenneth George said six of the ten cases were imported, while the other four were locals, all of whom had already been fully vaccinated.

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Misinformation driving vaccine hesitancy, medical professionals say

Published 26 July 2021

 Basseterre 

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

Article by
Barbados Today

Misinformation and misconstrued facts have played a major role in vaccine hesitancy in Barbados, even as the island grapples with a resurgence in COVID-19 numbers over the past few weeks.

Several medical professionals expressed  this view during Sunday’s edition of Down to Brass Tacks on Voice of Barbados. 

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Haiti president funeral: Gunshots force guests to run for cover

Published 23 June 2021

Basseterre

Buckie Got It, News Source

Haiti president funeral: Gunshots force guests to run for cover

The funeral of the assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moise on Friday was on disrupted by shots fired nearby and riot gas used on protesters, prompting a high-level U.S. delegations  to abruptly leave and other dignitaries to duck into vehicles for safety.

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COVID-19 vaccines in the workplace: What does the law say?

Published 21 July 2021

 Basseterre 

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

Trinidad and Tobago Loop News

COVID-19 vaccines in the workplace: What does the law say?

As the national COVID-19 vaccination drive continues, questions have been raised regarding vaccination and workers’ rights.

But what does the law state?

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Sombre day: T&T hits 1,000 COVID-19 deaths

Published 21 July 2021

 Basseterre 

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

Trinidad and Tobago Loop News

Trinidad and Tobago’s COVID-19 death toll has reached the 1,000 mark.

In its 4pm update on Tuesday, the Ministry of Health revealed that two more people died from the virus.

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