BY BGIS | MAY 12, 2022 Barbados’ newest centenarian, Sylvia Elretta Springer, displays her birthday gifts from President of Barbados, The Most Honourable Dame Sandra Mason. (T. Barker/BGIS) Barbados’ newest centenarian, Sylvia Elretta Springer, who said it is “wonderful” to be alive, celebrated her birthday on Sunday, May 8, 2022, with President of Barbados, The Most […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | MAY 11, 2022 Minister of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Security, Indar Weir (centre), and Permanent Secretary, Terry Bascombe (right) listen attentively to Coursera officials Matt Klein and Nicole Amaral (both left) during their recent meeting while Director of the National Transformation Initiative, Dr. Allyson Leacock, looks on. (S. Forde-Craigg/BGIS) With Phase […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | MAY 11, 2022 Acting Prime Minister Santia Bradshaw and Jamaica’s High Commissioner, Arthur Williams, in discussion at a recent courtesy call at Ilaro Court. Looking on is Minister of State in Foreign Trade and Business Development, Sandra Husbands.(C. Pitt/BGIS) Barbados and Jamaica have identified several areas of cooperation that would deepen […]
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Barbadians got their first look at the new polymer banknotes that will go into circulation at the end of the year as the Central Bank of Barbados hosted an official launch event for the new series on May 4. The event was livestreamed on the Bank’s website and social media channels starting at 11:00 a.m. […]
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BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | MAY 10, 2022 (Stock Photo) Barbados’ recently proclaimed Fair Credit Reporting Act was designed to standardise credit reporting activities in Barbados, including providing greater transparency for consumers, who will now be more aware of what information credit bureaus are collecting about them and with whom it is being shared. This was explained by […]
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BY MELISSA ROLLOCK | MAY 9, 2022 (Stock Image) Barbadians living in New York, United States, now have a better idea of how the new Barbados identification card, the Trident Identity Card, will work and benefit them when it is launched. They heard first-hand from Minister of Industry, Innovation, Science and Technology, Davidson Ishmael, and […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | MAY 9, 2022 Minister of Labour, Social Security and the Third Sector, Colin Jordan (centre), poses with (l-r) Assistant Director of NTI, Marcelle Greenidge; Senior Advisor for Coursera on Global Government Partnership, Chad Pasha; Enterprise Client Success Manager, Patrick Whitaker; Director of the NTI, Dr. Allyson Leacock; Permanent Secretary in the […]
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BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | MAY 7, 2022 Minister of Housing, Lands and Maintenance, Dwight Sutherland. (GP) Ihave heard the queries of several Barbadians concerning the progress of construction of the 150 steel-framed houses which were imported into Barbados by Government last December to fill a need for emergency shelter for 150 families whose homes […]
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BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | MAY 7, 2022 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley (FP) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has expressed solidarity with the Government and people of Cuba, and offered any assistance Barbados can render, following a horrific explosion in downtown Havana on Friday. Reports from the Cuban capital indicate that about two dozen […]
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JULY 28, 2017 25 Interesting Facts about Cuba ADVENTURE Cuba, Traveling 2 There are so many interesting cultural aspects and facts about Cuba. Are you willing to learn more about Cuban culture and history? Great, I prepared something for you! Cuba seems to be a third world country. As a result of nearly five-decade-long blockade and embargo imposed by United […]
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