Main photo above is of the old Glendairy Prison. SEP 30, 2021 Vincent Alleyne has been appointed as Assistant Superintendent of Prisons, Administration, and in a brief ceremony, the Barbados Prison Service extended congratulations. On Tuesday, September 28, Superintendent of Prisons, Lieutenant Colonel John Nurse, presented Mr. Alleyne with his Letter of Appointment to the […]
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SEP 30, 2021 United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will be in Barbados to open the 15th session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD 15) next Monday, October 4. The conference, hosted by the Government of Barbados, will be held in a virtual format with events streaming from Barbados, Geneva and across […]
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This country’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kenneth George ( pictured above ), has reported a steady rise in all of the COVID-19 indices, and pleads with Barbadians to help health authorities stem the tide of rising infections. By Julie Carrington — BGIS SEP 29, 2021 COVID-19 press briefing with COVID-19 Public Advisor David Ellis featuring […]
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SEP 28, 2021 PICTURED ABOVE: Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Ryan Straughn, welcoming the President of the African Export-Import Bank, Professor Benedict Oramah, and his delegation to Barbados. (C. Pitt/BGIS) President of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Professor Benedict Oramah, is on a four-day visit to Barbados. Professor Oramah, who is here from September […]
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Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has expressed the view that a complete reset of the global economic development model is urgently required. Ms. Mottley shared this view today as she addressed the opening ceremony for the inaugural three-day UNCTAD 15 Gender and Development Forum. She told participants that the emerging priorities likely to preoccupy […]
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STAFF WRITER GUYANA INFORMATION SERVICE September 25, 2021 – Says the use of GDP per capita for developing nations is inadequate His Excellency Dr. Irfaan Ali on Friday said that Guyana fully supports the development of the Multidimensional Vulnerability Index (MVI) to aid Small Island Developing States (SIDS), since the current system of using GDP per […]
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PICTURED ABOVE Visitors in Barbados enjoying some tasty coconut water from a street coconut vendor. SEP 23, 2021 Barbados’ 12-Month Welcome Stamp Programme as at August 31, 2021, has received 2,953 applications, and of those applications 1,987 were approved. According to the data, the top five leading countries seeking entry under the programme are the […]
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UNGA76 General Debate: Prime Minister of Barbados
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SEP 24, 2021 Join the conversation as the Republic Status Transition Advisory Committee hosts a series of virtual meetings on the proposed Charter of Barbados. The public consultations will be held live on CBC TV Channel 8 and via social media from September 28 to Friday, October 8. You are encouraged to view the proposed […]
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