Barbados’ newest centenarian Etheline Graham (yellow dress) flanked by children, grandchildren and great grands during the celebrations at Dreamaway Villa yesterday. (GP) This island’s latest centenarian Etheline Louise Graham was the “lady of the hour” as relatives and friends gathered to celebrate the special milestone yesterday. Governor General Dame Sandra Husbands, who joined via Skype, […]
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Barbados’ Ambassador to the United Nations, Elizabeth Thompson, presents a Hewlett-Packard laptop, donated by Barbadian Madame Justice Sylvia Hinds-Radix of the Appellate Court of New York State, to Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Dr. Romel Springer. (MRD) Barbadians living in the diaspora continue to respond to the need for devices to support emergency […]
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Emancipation memorials honouring our freedom fighters Jul 23, 2020 Department of Social Cohesion, Features, Government, Ministry of the Presidency Gavin Lewis Author Communications Officer | Department of Public Information email gavin.lewis@dpi.gov.gy follow me -9 days to Emancipation Day DPI, Guyana, Thursday, July 23, 2020 August 1, 1838 – Emancipation Day – one of the most […]
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“A nation cemented in unity” – President Ali promises Aug 08, 2020 Government, News, Office of the President Alexis Rodney Author email alexis.rodney@dpi.gov.gy — inauguration ceremony held DPI, Guyana, Saturday, August 8, 2020 At the inauguration ceremony this morning, held in his honour, His Excellency, Mohamed Irfaan Ali, committed to preserving Guyana’s democracy and working […]
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Four people have gone into isolation after testing positive for COVID-19 yesterday, and four will leave the facility today after recovering. This development takes the number of confirmed cases to 142, while the numbers in isolation remain at 23. The four new cases all arrived in the island yesterday – two Barbadian men on a […]
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(FP) Graduates of the Erdiston Teachers’ Training College have been told that the reality that awaits them when school reopens in September will be quite different from what they’ve been preparing for during their courses of study. Minister of Education, Technological and Vocational Training, Santia Bradshaw, told the over 200 newly trained teachers, who graduated […]
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Eight people will be discharged from the isolation facility at Harrison Point, St. Lucy, today after two consecutive negative tests for COVID-19. Among them are four of the Ghanaian nurses who arrived in the island on July 30 to assist in bolstering the nursing complement at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, district hospitals and polyclinics. Twelve […]
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President and Commander-In- Chief Republic of Guyana Saturday, August 8, 2020 His Excellency Chan Santokhi Hon. Edmund Hinkson – Representative of the Government of Barbados. Your Excellencies of the Diplomatic Corps Prime Minister Mark Phillips Chancellor Members of Cabinet Chief Justice Heads of the joint Services Distinguished Invited Guests My brothers and sisters of Guyana […]
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Former Prime Minister, Professor, The Rt. Honourable Owen Arthur. (BGIS Library) Former Prime Minister, Professor, The Rt. Honourable Owen Arthur, will be accorded a State Funeral with the “pomp and pageantry” befitting his outstanding contribution to this island’s landscape as the longest serving Prime Minister. Ministerial Coordinator for the state funeral, Colin Jordan, who is […]
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From left to right: Pro Vice Chancellor and Principal of the University of the West Indies, Professor, The Most Honourable, Violet Eudine Barriteau; Principal of The Ellerslie Secondary School, Lt. Col. Errol Brathwaite; and Education Minister, Santia Bradshaw, after unveiling the plaque for the V. Eudine Barriteau Auditorium. (GP) The outstanding achievements of former student […]
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