Guyana to receive €7.56m from the European Union -President Ali STAFF WRITER – DECEMBER 14, 2021 –Says Government had extensive discussions with EU’s Deputy Managing Director of the Americas His Excellency Dr. Irfaan Ali today announced that Guyana will be receiving €7.56m (G$1.77bn) from the European Union as part of its Budget Support Programme. The […]
Continue ReadingJessica Abrahams, Our Foreign Staff 16 hrs ago At least 50 people are “likely” to have been killed in a devastating outbreak of tornadoes that ripped through Kentucky and other U.S. states late Friday and early Saturday, according to Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear.© REUTERS Damage at Amazon warehouse after tornado in Edwardsville, Illinois – REUTERS Beshear said […]
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BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | DEC 10, 2021 | TOP STORIES Minister of Youth, Sports & Community Empowerment, Dwight Sutherland, speaking with participants, while CEO of Platinum Services Barbados Ltd., Mrs. Shelly Williams, looks on. (Ministry of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment) The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment/Prince’s Trust International, Get Hired programme got high marks […]
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The Most Outstanding Parish Ambassadors for 2021, St. Lucy’s Shaquille Griffith and Dana Brome, pose with Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Development, Dwight Sutherland, at the annual Spirit of the Nation Show. (CICS) Shaquille Griffith and Dana Brome, the 2021 Parish Ambassadors for St. Lucy, are this year’s Most Outstanding Ambassadors. The duo were adjudged the Most […]
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The Bridge Authority members introduced NASSAU, The Bahamas – The Hon. Alfred Sears, Minister of Works and Utilities, introduced the members of the Bridge Authority committee which has responsibility for managing the Paradise Island Bridge and any other bridge under its purview, Tuesday, December 7 at the Ministry of Works and Utilities. The members are: […]
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PICTURED ABOVE : Dr. Vindhya Persaud (center) with Permanent Secretary Shannielle Hoosein-Outar (right) and Public Service Minister Sonia Parag. STAFF WRITER DEC 08, 2021 –Launch of ‘CAN’ In launching her latest initiative called Community Advocates Network (CAN), Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindhya Persaud has made clear that anyone who perpetrates violence […]
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BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | DEC 8, 2021 | TOP STORIES Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley. (Prime Minister’s Office) Today, as we celebrate the 49th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between four newly independent Caribbean states and the Republic of Cuba, it is important to reiterate that despite the progress made we still […]
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PICTURED ABOVE : Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley listens attentively to IDB President, Mauricio Claver-Carone, during their discussions at Ilaro Court, yesterday. (C. Pitt/BGIS) BY SHARON AUSTIN | DEC 8, 2021 | TOP STORIES Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley described the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) as a “critical partner”, when she held extensive discussions with […]
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PICTURED ABOVE: Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Dr. The Most Honourable Jerome Walcott, in discussion with Qatar’s non-resident Ambassador to Barbados, Rashid Mohsin A.R. Fetais, during a recent courtesy call at Culloden Road. (C. Pitt/BGIS) BY JULIE CARRINGTON | DEC 8, 2021 | TOP STORIES The finalising of an air services agreement […]
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Personalise Alice Finney Architecture studio Adjaye Associates has designed a memorial on a rammed-earth mound, museum and research institute focused on the impact of slavery for Bridgetown, Barbados.© Provided by Dezeen A rendering of the Newton Enslaved Burial Ground Memorial by David Adjaye The studio, which is led by RIBA Royal Gold Medalist David Adjaye, designed the Barbados Heritage District to address the impact of […]
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