BY JULIE CARRINGTON | FEB 14, 2022 Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office with day-to-day responsibilities for Culture, Senator Dr. Shantal Munro-Knight (left); Chief Archivist, Ingrid Thompson; and Permanent Secretary, Jehu Wiltshire, examine one of the historical documents in the Archives. (GP) The work done by the Archives Department to preserve Barbados’ history has been […]
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BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | FEB 13, 2022 | TOP STORIES CEO David Jean-Marie and Manager of Internal Audit & Quality Assurance, Charmaine Soo Chan proudly displays the Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) 9001:2015 certification, making the Port of Bridgetown the first seaport in the English-speaking Caribbean to be accredited with this Quality Management System (QMS) […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | FEB 10, 2022 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley (centre) poses with Joyce Stanton (right) and her daughter Michelle Brathwaite at Ilaro Court following the presentation of a special proclamation from Governor of Massachusetts, Charlie Baker Jr. (C. Pitt/BGIS) Congratulatory greetings are still pouring in to Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley on […]
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BY JOY-ANN GILL | FEB 7, 2022 | TOP STORIES From left to right: Chief Education Officer, Dr. Ramona Archer-Bradshaw; Minister of Education, Technological and Vocational Training, Kay McConney; and Principal of the Springer Memorial Secondary School, Mitchelle Maxwell, chatting at the groundbreaking ceremony for the school’s 200-metre five-lane track, today. (C. Pitt/BGIS) The High […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | FEB 9, 2022 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley in discussion with Secretary General of the World Customs Organization, Dr. Kunio Mikuriya, and officials during a recent courtesy call at Ilaro Court. (C. Pitt/BGIS) Critical matters pertaining to improved training opportunities for customs officials, and enhanced relations were among the areas discussed […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | FEB 8, 2022 | TOP STORIES Russian Federation Minister of the Government of the City of Moscow, Sergey Cheremin, presenting Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Senior Minister coordinating for all Social and Environmental Policy, Senator, Dr. The Most Honourable Jerome Walcott, with a gift. (S. Forde-Craigg/BGIS) Fortifying bilateral relations and […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | FEB 7, 2022 | TOP STORIES Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator, Dr. The Most Honourable Jerome Walcott, listens attentively to Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organisation, Dr. Robert Floyd, during a recent courtesy call. (C. Pitt/BGIS) Barbados will seek to strengthen its relations with […]
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Pictured above The Barbados Police Service Band under the direction of Inspector Anderson Whitehall. This past Sunday, strains of beautiful music wafted through the environs of the Wildey and Pinelands community when a Sunset Community Concert was hosted at the Meadow Road hardcourt. Residents observing the necessary safety protocols, spread out in close proximity to […]
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President of Barbados, The Most Honourable Dame Sandra Mason, addressing the opening of Parliament, today. (C. Pitt/BGIS) BY BGIS | FEB 4, 2022 | BANNER, TOP STORIES VIEW OUR PHOTO SHOW AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS FEATURE…. The President’s Address Mr. President and Members of the Senate;Mr. Speaker and Members of the House of Assembly;Specially […]
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Seven Independent Senators was today sworn in at State House by Her Excellency The Most Honourable Dame Sandra Prunella Mason, GCMG, D.A.,Q.C. Seven Independent Senators were sworn in today at State House, as they took the Oath of Allegiance before President Dame Sandra Mason. They are: Senators Kevin Boyce, Crystal Drakes, Andrew Mallalieu, Dr. Christopher […]
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