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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Minister in the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, Kirk Humphrey, and Principal of the Maria Holder Nursery School in Oldbury, St. Philip, Sharon Knight, cutting the ribbon for the unveiling of the Coral Buddies mural. (GP) BY JULIA RAWLINS-BENTHAM — BGIS — | NOV 19, 2021 Minister of Maritime Affairs and the […]
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Courdel Jones — GUYANA INFORMATION SERVICE ….. November 20, 2021 The Amerindian Village of Katoonarib located in South Central Rupununi (Region Nine) is now receiving improved access to potable water following the completion of a water supply system, undertaken by the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI). The system was officially commissioned on Saturday by Minister within […]
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