The Holetown Festival takes place in Holetown, Barbados, and celebrates the anniversary of the first English settlement in Holetown on February 17, 1627. The week-long celebration occurs every year during mid-February and includes a number of activities which showcase the culture and traditions of Barbados. Events include folk singing and dancing, sports and games, street parades, […]
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BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | FEB 20, 2023 Retired Inspector Leon Blades presenting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Water Resources, Mark Cummins, with copies of his two books – Keeping You Safe – Children’s Highway Code, and Avoiding Collisions in Barbados – while Deputy Chief Technical Officer of Design Services, Jason Bowen, looks on. […]
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BY SHARON AUSTIN | FEB 17, 2023 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley signing the extension of the Social Compact between Government and the private sector, at Ilaro Court recently. Looking on are Chairman of the Barbados Private Sector Association, Trisha Tannis (left) and Senior Minister with responsibility for Coordinating the Productive Sector, Kerrie Symmonds. (C. […]
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BARBADOS: A flashback — The Concorde Experience – 18th November 2003. Here we bring you a look at images showcasing the Arrival of Concorde.
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | FEB 16, 2023 Regional leaders and CARICOM officials at the 44th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). (CARICOM Secretariat) The 44th Regular Meeting of the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) Conference of Heads of Government is being held in Nassau, Bahamas, from Wednesday, February 15, to Friday, […]
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BY BGIS | FEB 16, 2023 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley today led a delegation to meet with Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau while at the 44th Regular Meeting of the Caribbean Community’s Conference of Heads of Government being held in Nassau, Bahamas. Prime Minister Trudeau, expressing pleasure at meeting with Prime Minister Mottley, noted that Canada […]
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BY SHARON AUSTIN | FEB 15, 2023 Hearing Chairman and Fair Trading Commission (FTC) Deputy Chair, Dr. Donley Carrington and CEO of the FTC, Dr. Marsha Atherley-Ikechi listen to questions from the media at today’s press conference. (GP) The Fair Trading Commission (FTC) has issued its Decision and Order on the Barbados Light and Power […]
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BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | FEB 15, 2023 (Stock Image) On Wednesday, February 15, the Midweek Nation erroneously reported that “across the road from Bridgetown Fisheries Complex, there is a well overflowing with sewage onto the Princess Alice Highway”. Officers from the Ministry of Transport, Works and Water Resources (MTWW), Barbados Water Authority, and the […]
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BY SHARON AUSTIN | FEB 13, 2023 PICTURED ABOVE: From left to right – Secretary General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union, Rodney Taylor; Minister of Industry, Innovation, Science and Technology, Davidson Ishmael; Attorney General Dale Marshall; and his St. Vincent and the Grenadines counterpart, Grenville Williams, in discussion during the break of the three-day workshop on Effective […]
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BY SHARON AUSTIN | FEB 14, 2023 Barbados has been removed from the European Union’s (EU) state-of-play document (Annex II), which means the island has been deemed compliant with tax requirements. This disclosure came from Minister of Energy and Business, Senator Lisa Cummins, who said the announcement today follows the substantial work done by government […]
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