BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | JUL 14, 2022 BARBADOS BREAKING NEWS : Address to the Nation by the Prime Minister (July 14, 2022) Government will be signing a Compact Agreement with the private sector on Saturday, July 16, to effect a reduction of prices on 44 essential items, including a selection of canned and dry goods, […]
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BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | JUL 13, 2022 PICTURED ABOVE THE New Barbadian Banknotes Coming December 2022 With Crop Over and other public events making a return this summer, the Central Bank of Barbados is encouraging Barbadians to be vigilant when making cash transactions and to check their money as soon as they receive it. “The […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | JUL 12, 2022 Acting Deputy Principal of the Government Industrial School, Seilest Bradshaw, speaking to the media following a tour to view the renovations in progress at the Dodds, St. Philip facility. (T. Barker/BGIS) There was no attempted suicide by a female ward at the Government Industrial School (GIS). Minister of […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | JUL 12, 2022 Minister of Home Affairs and Information, Wilfred Abrahams, speaking to the media following a tour to view the ongoing renovations at the Government Industrial School, today. Looking on are Chairman of the GIS Board, Reverend Dr. Lucille Baird (left); and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs and […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | JUL 12, 2022 Minister of Home Affairs and Information, Wilfred Abrahams; Managing Director of Front House Design Studio, Raquel Thompson; and officials, tour the Government Industrial School, at Dodds, St. Philip to view the renovations which have been carried out so far. (T. Barker/BGIS) Following Cabinet’s approval to conduct renovations at […]
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BY FABIAN BELGRAVE | JUL 12, 2022 PICTURED ABOVE: Human Resources Manager of Carters General Store, Suzanne Durant, receives the Signature Award from Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment, Charles Griffith, at the Employers’ Engagement Event held at Hilton Barbados, last Friday. (Ministry of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment) Barbadian businesses which provide employment […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | JUL 11, 2022 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley warmly greets Barbados’ Consul General to Miami Rudy Grant before sitting down for discussions at Ilaro Court today. (Troy Barker/BGIS) Barbados’ Consul General to Miami, Rudy Grant, plans to expand the island’s foreign policy footprint in Miami when he takes up his new […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | JUL 8, 2022 Japan’s Ambassador to Barbados Kayoko Fukushima presenting Minister in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Ryan Straughn with a gift from her homeland after the meeting at Government Headquarters. (T. Barker/BGIS) Barbados and Japan have identified additional areas of cooperation that can lead to a deepening of […]
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Synieka Thorne July 9, 2022 – Saudi desk established, land for embassy available His Excellency, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, on Saturday, extended an open invitation to investors of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to ‘invest now’, promising that Guyana is ready to remove bureaucratic hurdles. “You are really pushing at open doors,” the President told the […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | JUL 8, 2022 | Minister in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs Ryan Straughn and USVI’s Director of the Office of Finance and Management, Jenifer O’Neal at the end of their courtesy call where they discussed ways to better regulate the betting and gaming industries in their respective countries. (T. […]
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