Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic, (second right); Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Anton Best (right); Charge d’Affaires, Embassy of the Argentine Republic in Barbados, Angel Dalmazzo (second left), and Director of the Barbados Drug Service, Maryam Hinds, stand next to the shipment of 30,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines donated by Argentina today. […]
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DEC 3, 2021 – BY SHARON AUSTIN Press conference on the creation of the Barbados Heritage District featuring Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley. (PMO) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley today announced a major heritage initiative – the Reclaiming Our Atlantic Destiny (ROAD) Project, which she described as “a moral imperative and an economic necessity” for […]
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| The Guardian FEATURE Alongside cutting ties to the monarchy, new PM believes the region represents an untapped civilisation Mia Mottley won office in a landslide in 2018. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images Michael Safi in Bridgetown@safimichael Fri 3 Dec 2021 13.26 GMT Last modified on Fri 3 Dec 2021 15.50 GMT A republic has been proposed […]
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BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | DEC 3, 2021 | REPUBLIC, TOP STORIES Barbadians can now buy a limited-edition commemorative coin to recognise the country’s 55th anniversary of Independence and the transition to a Parliamentary Republic. The Central Bank of Barbados announced today that the sterling silver coin with a gold-plated finish on one side, is a […]
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BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | DEC 3, 2021 | TOP STORIES Rendering of the Newton Enslaved Burial Ground Memorial, which will anchor the Barbados Heritage District, by Adjaye Associates. (GP) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley today announced the creation of the Barbados Heritage District, including a memorial, a major global research institute, and a museum located […]
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Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley. (FP) BY SHARON AUSTIN | DEC 3, 2021 | TOP STORIES Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has requested an urgent report on the recent incident involving a man who boarded a commercial flight in Barbados with a fully loaded gun, and flew to Miami. When asked about the incident, Ms. […]
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Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs, Cynthia Forde; Director of the National Disabilities Unit, John Hollingsworth; and Public Relations Officer for the Barbados Council for the Disabled, Christopher Gilkes, unveiling the plaque to officially open the NDU’s Recreational and Rehabilitation Facility, today. (GP) BY NYA PHILLIPS | DEC 3, 2021 | TOP STORIES Persons […]
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Dr. Jerome Walcott, in discussion with Minister for Europe and the Americas, Wendy Morton, during a recent courtesy call. (C. Pitt/BGIS) BY JULIA RAWLINS-BENTHAM | DEC 3, 2021 | TOP STORIES The COVID-19 pandemic and threats posed by the new variant, Omicron, were among matters discussed when […]
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1 – December – 2021 KEMOL KING His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali made an impassioned proposal to connect the manufacturing and services sectors of Guyana and Trinidad & Tobago. He was at the time addressing the Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturing Association President’s Dinner and Awards 2021, Tuesday evening. The President’s comments were made in […]
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NOV 30, 2021 Legislation that “provides a new deal for vendors” is expected to be passed in Parliament on Friday. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley shared this news today, at the National Independence Awards Ceremony, where she delivered her Address to the Nation, in Golden Square Freedom Park. Ms. Mottley said: “We promised you a […]
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