BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | NOV 25, 2021 | REPUBLIC, TOP STORIES (FP) This year, as the country embarks on completion of its sovereignty, the entire Barbadian Diaspora can participate in the National Service of Thanksgiving, organized by the Ministry of People Empowerment & Elder Affairs. This service takes place on Sunday, November 28th at […]
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NOV 26, 2021 – BY BGIS | | REPUBLIC, TOP STORIES (FP) Persons residing near the Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) are advised that as part of the reception for the arrival of His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, there will be a 21-Gun Salute on the tarmac, on Sunday, November 28, at 11:30 […]
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BY SHARON AUSTIN | NOV 25, 2021 | REPUBLIC, TOP STORIES Official presentation ceremony of the Mount Gay Republic Blend. (PMO) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley believes officials must be more aggressive in the marketing of Barbados’ rum. Ms. Mottley expressed this view today as she delivered an address at the launch of Mount Gay’s […]
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BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | NOV 24, 2021 | TOP STORIES (FP) The Barbados Transport Board will be providing a bus service for persons needing transportation to the Garfield Sobers Sports Complex, for the National Service of Thanksgiving on Sunday, November 28, 2021. There will be two (2) buses allocated to Oistins, Speightstown and Princess Alice Terminals. […]
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BY BGIS | NOV 24, 2021 (Stock Photo) Members of the public are advised that the Public Service of Barbados will close at noon next Monday, November 29. This early closure is to facilitate the participation of public officers in the various Independence-related activities, as Barbados celebrates its 55th anniversary and transitions to a republic […]
Continue Reading2 hrs ago A man has appeared in court charged with multiple homicides after a car plowed into a Christmas parade in the US – and a child has become the sixth person to die after the incident.© Reuters Darrell Brooks has been charged with five homicides Darrell Brooks, 39, rocked back and forth with his […]
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(Stock Photo) In celebration of Independence Day and Barbados’ transition to a Parliamentary Republic, the annual parade will be held in National Heroes Square from 8:00 p.m. to midnight, on Monday, November 29. To facilitate the parade, there will be a number of road closures from midnight Thursday, November 25, to Thursday, December 2. Those […]
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Staff Writer – Department of Public Information November 22, 2021 – Says donation will aid in bridging digital divide Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d), the Honourable Mark Phillips, today received 1000 internet boxes, from several representatives of Chinese multinational technology corporation, Huawei. The boxes (500 for indoor use and 500 for outdoor use) are capable of transferring […]
Continue ReadingTom Cary, Luke Slater 12 hrs agoLike66 Comments|28© Getty Images Europe Race winner Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP celebrates on the podium during the F1 Grand Prix of Qatar at Losail International Circuit on November 21, 2021 in Doha, Qatar – Getty Images Europe Lewis Hamilton wins to reduce Max Verstappen’s lead to eight […]
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Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Ryan Straughn (centre); CEO of Freight Handling Services, Marc Sampson (left), and Comptroller of Customs, Owen Holder, in discussion during a recent tour of three of the Customs Department’s offsite warehouses. (C. Pitt/BGIS) NOV 19, 2021 – BY SHARON AUSTIN – BGIS The Customs and Excise Department remains committed to […]
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