BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | MAR 29, 2022 London-based lawyer, 35-year-old Victoria Evans, rowed into Barbados on Thursday morning around 5:00 a.m. in what could be the new Guinness World Record for rowing solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Beginning her journey from Tenerife, Canary Islands on February 11 this year, Ms. Evan took 40 days and […]
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BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | MAR 29, 2022 (Stock Image) Approximately 30 Haitian nationals arrived in Barbados between February 20 and 25, 2022. As CARICOM nationals they were granted the regular six months stay as visitors, as provided for under the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas, and in keeping with the Caribbean Community (Movement of Skilled Nationals) […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | MAR 29, 2022 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley. (FP) The welcome stamp initiative is an example of the opportunities that can be realised when countries open their doors to overseas residents willing to become digital nomads. So says Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley who expressed renewed optimism in this initiative and […]
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Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley addresses a large gathering for Barbados’ National Day at Expo 2020 in Dubai. (Image courtesy of PMO’s Office) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley is optimistic that the Barbados Embassy in Abu Dhabi, slated to open tomorrow, will show that Barbados is serious about deepening diplomatic relations with the United Arab […]
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BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | MAR 23, 2022 BTMI’s Senior Business Development Officer, Marc McCollin, poses with the award for the Best Tourist Board which was copped by Barbados at the recently concluded Travel Weekly’s 2022 Globe Travel Awards Ceremony. (BTMI) Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI) was honoured to be named, Best Tourist Board, at the recently concluded […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | MAR 24, 2022 Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Dr. The Most Honourable Jerome Walcott, and India’s new High Commissioner to Barbados, Shankar Balachandran, pose for a photograph during a recent courtesy call. (J. Payne/MFAFT) India wants to improve its 55-year relationship with Barbados. The new High Commissioner to […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | MAR 24, 2022 After a two-year hiatus, Crop Over enthusiasts will have the option of six new routes for Grand Kadooment and Foreday Morning Jam. These changes were announced by Minister with responsibility for Culture in the Prime Minister’s Office, Senator Dr. Shantal Munroe-Knight, and Chief Cultural Officer at the National […]
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BY SHARON AUSTIN | MAR 22, 2022 Minister of Energy and Business Development, Kerrie Symmonds. (FP) Minister of Energy and Business Development, Kerrie Symmonds, has described the upcoming Business Fair and Expo as a “wonderful initiative”, which his Ministry will be seeking to build on and stage on a quarterly basis. Mr. Symmonds expressed this […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | MAR 22, 2022 — BGIS PICTURED ABOVE : Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Dr. The Most Honourable Jerome Walcott ( at right ) in discussion with CEO of ANSA McAL, Anthony N. Sabga III, during a recent courtesy call at the Ministry’s office, Culloden Road, St. Michael. (S. […]
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BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | MAR 21, 2022 | TOP STORIES Central Bank of Barbados Governor Cleviston Haynes announces a new series of Barbadian banknotes that will be printed on polymer. (Central Bank of Barbados) By the end of the year, Barbadians will be using new-look banknotes made of polymer. This was announced today by the […]
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