BY FABIAN BELGRAVE | APR 21, 2023 Barbadians have been urged to implement water conservation methods, as this country begins a season of drought. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport, Works and Water Resources, Santia Bradshaw, made the appeal this morning at the Post-Cabinet press conference at the Barbados Water Authority’s headquarters, The Pine, […]
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BY SHARON AUSTIN | APR 21, 2023 The Constitutional Reform Commission (CRC) recently presented 300 copies of The Barbados Constitution: Facts and Questions to the Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training. With copies of the book are: (from left) Deputy Chief Education Officer, Dr. Roderick Rudder; Chairman of the CRC, Mr. Justice (Retd) Christopher Blackman; author of the […]
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Pictured above Alison Chapman-Andrews is cheerful after receiving a bouquet of flowers from Carol Roberts-Reifer, Chief Executive Officer of the National Cultural Foundation. Alison Chapman-Andrews has built a legacy as one of the island’s premiere visual artists, widely known for her ability to bring a new dimension to familiar scenes. She has forged a partnership […]
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Organization Founded by Shirley Chisholm Congratulates Renaming of Barbados School Vauxhall Primary School renamed to the Shirley Chisholm Primary School By: Shirley Chisholm Cultural Institute Congresswoman Shirley ChisholmVAUXHALL, Barbados – April 4, 2023 – PRLog — The Vauxhall Primary School, the education institution located at Vauxhall, Christ Church was renamed the Shirley Chisholm Primary School during a ceremony today Tuesday, […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | APR 3, 2023 Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Kerrie Symmonds, presents a welcome gift to the new resident Cuban Ambassador to Barbados, Yanet Stable Cárdenas, at the Ministry this morning. (S. Forde-Craigg/BGIS) Barbados and Cuba’s 50 -year diplomatic relationship, based on unity, technical cooperation and respect, is poised to […]
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BY JULIA RAWLINS-BENTHAM | MAR 31, 2023 Minister of the Environment and National Beautification, Adrian Forde, speaking at the launch of the Republic Bank 2023 Sir Charles Williams International Fishing Tournament at Port St. Charles recently. while Tournament Coordinator, Mike Parris (left) and President, Barbados Game Fishing Association, Paul Hamel-Smith, look on. (GP) Game fishers are being […]
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BY SHARON AUSTIN | MAR 30, 2023 Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Dale Marshall, in discussion with President of the Barbados Bar Association, Kaye Williams during their courtesy call on Monday, while Vice President, Laura Harvey-Read, looks on. (C. Pitt/BGIS) Barbados’ criminal justice system will be examined next week, when the Office of […]
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BY JULIA RAWLINS-BENTHAM | MAR 31, 2023 Sitting left to right – Chief Immigration Officer, Margaret Inniss; Minister of Home Affairs and Information, Wilfred Abrahams; and Deputy Chief Immigration Officer, Janice Robinson, pose with graduates of the inaugural clinic after today’s ceremony. (GP) The Barbados Immigration Department (BID) has been described as the “poster department for […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | MAR 30, 2023 Mexico’s Ambassador to Barbados, Víctor Hugo Morales Meléndez presents a gift to Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Kerrie Symmonds, during their courtesy call, today. (S. Forde-Craigg/BGIS) Barbados and Mexico have agreed to bolster their cordial and cooperative relationship, which was formally established on September 11, 1972. […]
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BY FABIAN BELGRAVE | MAR 30, 2023 Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal of The University of the West Indies at Cave Hill, Professor Clive Landis; China’s Ambassador to Barbados, Yan Xiusheng; and Member of Parliament, Cynthia Forde, break ground at the site for a multimillion-dollar Agricultural Research Park at Dukes, St. Thomas on Tuesday. Looking on […]
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