Statement re: Guyana’s Elections by Mia Amor Mottley Q.C., M.P., Chairman of the Caribbean Community The Caribbean Community calls on the electoral officials in Guyana and the representative political parties to work together to achieve a peaceful and lawful completion of the electoral process in Guyana by ensuring the tabulation of the results in all […]
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Government has plans to increase the number of hurricane shelters available to the public in order to maintain social distancing protocols as a result of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic when the 2020 hurricane season draws near.
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A 55-year-old Barbadian male has tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the national count to 82.
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October 28, 2015Press Release No. 15/483October 28, 2015 Washington, DC – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved disbursements to Dominica, Grenada, and St. Lucia following their requests under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) mechanism, with a combined SDR 48 million (US$65.6 million), to help cover their balance of payment needs stemming from […]
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Former Prime Minister, Professor Owen Arthur, chairs the Industrial Transformation group of the Jobs and Investment Council, which is looking at ‘How to create 20,000 jobs in 18 to 24 months.’ (BGIS Library) The Jobs and Investment Council has been established, and the members of its eight committees are hard at work undertaking their mandate […]
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BY BGIS | MAY 1, 2020 | TOP STORIES Minister of Labour and Social Partnership Relations, Colin Jordan. (FP)As we acknowledge International Workers’ Day 2020, commonly referred to as May Day, we can be sure that this day, May 1, will be remembered as one of the toughest days for workers, as well as for […]
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BY BGIS | MAY 2, 2020 | TOP STORIES Executive Director (Acting) of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), Elizabeth Riley. (CDEMA)The Chairman of the Council of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), the Honorable Ralph Higgs, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Elizabeth Riley as Executive Director (Acting) of the […]
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Wednesday Apr 29, 2020 – BARBADOS A seventh person died from COVID-19 in Barbados today. The deceased is a 78-year-old Barbadian woman, who arrived on the island on March 12 from the United Kingdom. She was tested for COVID-19 on March 27, after reporting symptoms. She was diagnosed as positive on the same day, and […]
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The police, with the help of divers and a crane, retrieved the body of a man inside a car submerged in The Careenage. Reports from the police said that about 7:50 a.m. they were alerted by the Coast Guard that a car was spotted in The Careenage at Cavans Lane in the area known as […]
Continue ReadingUnder the new arrangement that comes with the extended curfew, now scheduled to end on May 3, Barbadians are allotted specific days and times for transacting business at supermarkets, fish markets, hardware stores and banks
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