By Julie Carrington – Feb 21 – 2024 Former Commissioner of Police and Executive Director of the Regional Security System, Grantley Sylvester Watson. (Barbados Police Service) Former Commissioner of Police and Executive Director of the Regional Security System, Grantley Sylvester Watson, will be accorded an Official Funeral with Military Honours on Friday, March 8. The […]
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BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | FEB 20, 2024 Minister of Labour, Social Security and the Third Sector, Colin Jordan. (GP) February 20 is observed as World Day of Social Justice. On this day, we raise voices awareness of the fight against inequality, prejudice, and any other unfair treatment. Along with highlighting global social injustice, it […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | FEB 20, 2024 (Stock Photo) As of December 31, 2023, the Barbados 12-Month Welcome Stamp Programme has received 4,937 applications, of which 2,965 were approved (41 per cent family units and 59 single applicants). From the total number of applications received, 65 per cent were from individuals and 35 per cent from families. A […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | FEB 14, 2024 Barbados’ Ambassador to the United Nations, the World Trade Organization (WTO) and other international organisations, Matthew Wilson presents the instrument of ratification for the WTO Fisheries Subsidies Agreement, to WTO Director General, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, today. (World Trade Organization) Barbados has formally submitted its instrument of ratification accepting […]
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Caribpix was there for three of the Holetown weekend days to document pictorially some of the activities… Join the Festivities! Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of the Holetown Festival, where the past and present seamlessly come together in a celebration of Barbadian heritage. Here is a pictorial of the Opening…..
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Pictured above after being sworn in by the President Dame Sandra Mason ( third from left , is Ms. Tricia Watson ( second from left ) and Mr Ryan Walters ( extreme right ) and at extreme left is Mr Ralph Thorne the new Opposition Leader who was sworn in a day earlier. Business executive […]
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Member of Parliament for Christ Church South and former government backbencher Ralph Thorne, who crossed the floor to become Leader of the Opposition. The Member of Parliament for Christ Church South, Ralph Thorne has officially been sworn in as Opposition Leader. The ceremony occurred at State House before President the Most Honourable Dame Sandra Mason […]
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Government backbencher Ralph Thorne has crossed the floor to become Leader of the Opposition in a stunning move. The Christ Church South Member of Parliament visited the President of Barbados yesterday and declared his intention in a development that comes two years after the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) was returned to office in another clean […]
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BY JOY-ANN GILL | FEB 9, 2024 Minister of Labour, Colin Jordan, listens to a question from the media at today’s post-Cabinet press conference at the Ministry of Home Affairs and Information. He was joined by (left to right) Minister of Home Affairs and Information, Wilfred Abrahams; Minister of Energy and Business, Senator Lisa Cummins; and Minister […]
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BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | FEB 9, 2024 The late Justice of Appeal, Hon. Justice Jefferson Cumberbatch. (GP) The recent passing of Honourable Justice of Appeal, Jefferson Cumberbatch, is a tremendous loss to Barbados and the wider region. Justice Cumberbatch served in the capacity of Deputy Chairman and later as Chairman of the Anti-Money Laundering […]
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