BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | MAR 12, 2022 Minister of Health and Wellness, Ian Gooding-Edghill. (FP) Minister of Health and Wellness, Ian Gooding-Edghill’s Statement on the Proposed Changes to Emergency Managment Directive Number 4 Good afternoon to the fellow Barbadians and members of the media. I am pleased to announce that the current outlook of […]
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BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | MAR 11, 2022 | TOP STORIES PICTURED ABOVE: New Chair of the Board of Directors for the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. and the Barbados Tourism Product Authority, Shelly Williams. (GP) Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Sen. the Hon. Lisa Cummins, today announced the Board of Directors for the Barbados Tourism […]
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BY SHARON AUSTIN | MAR 9, 2022 | TOP STORIES PICTURED ABOVE : Attorney General Dale Marshall chatting with UNDP Deputy Resident Representative, Ugo Blanco and United States Ambassador to Barbados, Linda Taglialatela, during the launch of a Human Trafficking Sensitisation Campaign, today. (C. Pitt/BGIS) A review of the Trafficking in Persons Prevention Act will […]
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BY JULIA RAWLINS-BENTHAM | MAR 10, 2022 Director of the Barbados Meteorological Services, Sabu Best ( right), explaining to Minister of Home Affairs and Information, Wilfred Abrahams, how the weather station works. (C. Pitt/BGIS) The Barbados Meteorological Services (MET Office) is now in a better position to measure weather patterns such as temperatures, wind direction, wind speed, […]
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His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali said that it is immensely important to celebrate the integral role that Guyanese women play in the development and integration of our society. The Head of State made this affirmation during a press conference held on Sunday at State House, two days before the world celebrates International Women’s Day. “Let […]
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BY FABIAN BELGRAVE | MAR 8, 2022 Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment, Charles Griffith and the United Nations Population Fund’s Caribbean Director, Alison Drayton, pose for a photograph following their meeting yesterday. (F. Belgrave/BGIS) The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment is willing to work closely with the United Nations Population Fund (UNPFA) to […]
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Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley addressing Ghana’s 65th Independence Anniversary celebrations at the Cape Coast Stadium on Sunday. (PMO) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has suggested that Africa-CARICOM Day should be celebrated on September 7, in recognition of the first-ever Africa-Caribbean Summit aimed at forging stronger social and economic ties between the two global communities. […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | MAR 7, 2022 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo and other government officials watch Ghana’s 65th Anniversary of Independence celebrations at the Cape Coast Stadium on Sunday. (PMO) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley wants to see the erection of monuments as a lasting reminder of the effects of […]
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PICTURED ABOVE — Barbados’ Prime Minister Mottley Addressing The Parliament Of The Republic Of Ghana During Their 65th Anniversary Of Independence. (March 6, 2022) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Barbados’ Prime Minister Mottley Addressing The Parliament Of The Republic Of Ghana During Their 65th Anniversary Of Independence. (March 6, 2022)
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BY FABIAN BELGRAVE | MAR 4, 2022 | TOP STORIES Contractors in the building relief effort were told that 10,000 quality houses needed to be built as Government looks to ramp up production, while taking a second look at in-house procedures to aid contractors. Minister of Housing, Lands and Maintenance, Dwight Sutherland, disclosed this at […]
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