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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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 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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PICTURED ABOVE : Minister of Health and Wellness, Ian Gooding-Edghill.
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BY JOY-ANN GILL | FEB 21, 2022 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES Minister of Education, Technological and Vocational Training, Kay McConney, visiting students at the St. Winifred’s School today to gauge how they were settling in following the resumption of face-to-face classes. (C. Pitt/BGIS) With the resumption of face-to-face classes today, officials from the Ministry […]
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BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | FEB 18, 2022 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES From left to right: Social Worker, Joseph Lawrence; Senior Medical Officer of Health (Ag), Dale Babb; President of the Family Care Support Group, Sonia Browne; health Sister, Vera Layne; Secretary-Treasurer Family Care Support Group, Judy Archer; Medical Officer of Health (Ag), Tracie Carmichael; […]
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BY JOY-ANN GILL | FEB 17, 2022 Public Affairs Officer, US Embassy, Bridgetown, Larry Socha (left) in conversation with Chief Medical Officer, The Most Hon, Dr. Kenneth George (second left) in front of the shipment of Pfizer vaccines donated by the US Government. Also pictured are: Minister of State in Foreign Trade and Business Development, […]
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PICTURED ABOVE Students on way to school. BY MELISSA ROLLOCK |BGIS — FEB 15, 2022 The Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training is sticking to its proposed date of Monday, February 21, for the phased return of students to the physical classroom. Stating that the process might not be perfect, Minister Kay McConney, outlined […]
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BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | FEB 16, 2022 PICTURED ABOVE : Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Anton Best. (FP) The Ministry of Health and Wellness is advising the public that there is no more routine quarantine for persons who are potentially exposed to COVID-19. Since the start of the pandemic, quarantine, along with other related […]
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PICTURED ABOVE Chief Education Officer, Dr. Ramona Archer-Bradshaw. BY SHARON AUSTIN | FEB 15, 2022 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES The Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training has a draft roadmap for the safe, effective and efficient reopening of schools. This disclosure came today from Chief Education Officer, Dr. Ramona Archer-Bradshaw, who said the objectives of […]
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