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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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 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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BY SHARON AUSTIN | MAY 6, 2022 Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Trade, Sandra Husbands. (FP) Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Trade, Sandra Husbands, has emphasised the importance of Caribbean countries strengthening their productive capacities. Ms. Husbands stressed this point on Thursday evening as she addressed the launch of […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | MAY 4, 2022 Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Trade, Sandra Husbands. (FP) The Post-Cotonou Agreement between the European Union (EU) and the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), formerly known as the ACP Group of States, could be one of the most diverse agreements, but it […]
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President of the Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados, Edwin O’Neal. (Picture by David Crichlow – CARIBPIX IMAGES.) Feature below first appeared in another publication. Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados (CTUSAB) president Edwin O’Neal is serving notice on those he said are seeking to bring the continuity of […]
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University Lecturer Dr Ronnie Yearwood ( smiling as he is being interviewed – picture above ) is the new President of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) He was elected at today’s Extraordinary Conference held at the party’s George Street, Belleville, St Michael headquarters. Yearwood captured 273 votes compared to the 205 secured by former government […]
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