PICTURED ABOVE – Governor General Dame Sandra Mason presents the Freedom of Barbados Award to President of the Republic of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, at Government House, today. OCT 6, 2021 – SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG The Freedom of Barbados Award has been bestowed on President of the Republic of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta. Governor General Dame Sandra Mason […]
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PICTURED ABOVE – His Excellency Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana and Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley of Barbados at the 15th United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) World Leaders Summit Dialogue III STAFF WRITER — 5 OCTOBER 2021 – Tells UNCTAD that developing nations asking for fair treatment […]
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PICTURED ABOVE : UNCTAD’s Secretary-General, Rebeca Grynspan giving her remarks during the second day of UNCTAD 15, held at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, Barbados this morning, OCT 5, 2021 — BY BGIS. VIDEOS World Leaders Summit – Dialogue II – Inequality – Is the COVID-19 crisis really a game-changer? – October 5, 2021 UNCTAD 15 press […]
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PICTURED ABOVE – The ceremony marked the official opening of the UNCTAD 15 Conference with the presence of (from left ) UN Secretary-General António Guterres; UNCTAD Secretary-General Grynspan and Prime Minister Mottley of Barbados. OCT 4, 2021————————- BY BGIS VIDEOOpening plenary & ceremony for the 15th session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and […]
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OCT 4, 2021 By SHARON AUSTINGILL-MOORE — BGIS UNCTAD15 Opening Plenary and Ceremony – Oct 4, 2021. (UNCTAD) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley says there is a need to bridge the digital divide in the world. And, she believes that this situation must be tackled if the fundamental issues of inequality and vulnerability in the […]
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PICTURED ABOVE : Giving her remarks at the official opening ceremony of UNCTAD 15, held at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, this morning, UNCTAD’s Secretary-General, Rebeca Grynspan stressed this point, as she emphasised that the world now stands at a critical point in the history of multilateralism. OCT 4, 2021 – SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG UNCTAD15 Opening […]
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OCT 4, 2021 UNCTAD15 Opening Plenary and Ceremony – Oct 4, 2021. (UNCTAD) Although the COVID-19 pandemic has set back the economic development of some countries by decades, President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta has suggested that leaders use the 15th session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD 15) as the platform […]
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OCT 4, 2021 – By NYA PHILLIPS – BGIS PICTURED ABOVE – Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Rebeca Grynspan, speaking during a media conference held today at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre. (E. Brooks/BGIS) Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Rebeca Grynspan, believes this […]
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PICTURED ABOVE — UN Secretary General, António Guterres, arriving for this morning’s official opening ceremony of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD 15) being held in Barbados at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre. OCT 4, 2021 – By JULIA RAWLINS-BENTHAM —- BGIS With countries grappling with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, […]
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PICTURED ABOVE ——–Co-coordinator of the National Vaccination Programme, Major David Clarke; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Janet Phillips; Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Donna Forde; China’s Ambassador to Barbados, Yan Xiusheng, and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kenneth George, pose in front of the shipment of Sinopharm […]
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