Santia Bradshaw is sworn in as acting Prime Minister by Governor General Dame Sandra Mason at Government House today. Looking on is Minister of Home Affairs, Information and Public Affairs, Wilfred Abraham. (C. Pitt/BGIS) With the Emancipation and Kadooment Day bank holidays just a few days away, Acting Prime Minister, Santia Bradshaw, is urging Barbadians […]
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Governor General, Dame Sandra Mason presents the 171st Commonwealth Points of Light Award to Barbadian couple Trevor and Pamela Headley at Government House yesterday. (B. Hinds/BGIS) JOY-ANN GILL — BGIS Governor General, Her Excellency Dame Sandra Mason today presented the Commonwealth Points of Light Award to Barbadian couple, Trevor and Pamela Headley who were recognised, […]
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Pictured above – Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office with responsibility for Culture, John King ( extreme left ) with some of the 17 artists who will be showcased in St. Croix. Wednesday, July 28 @ 4:00 p.m. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office with responsibility for Culture, John King, will hold a press conference […]
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Speech by Cuban Ambassador Sergio Jorge Pastrana on the occasion of thecelebration of the Day of National Significance of July 26, 2021 in Barbados. Protocol being established I would like to thank the organizers for this invitation to share our commemoration with the people of Barbados. The Honorable Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, The Honorable […]
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So often when we lose a loved one we cannot help but ask: “Why?” It’s a question for which we never ever get an answer, perhaps because it is beyond the capacity of man to understand. When I received news of the passing of Rawle Brancker earlier this afternoon, I could not help but reflect […]
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Pictured above Prime Minister Mia Mottley speaking at a ceremony to commemorate the Day of National Significance. Published onJuly 27, 2021 — By BARBADOS TODAY Come November 30, Barbados will complete its transition to a Parliamentary Republic with the swearing-in of a non-executive president and a new Constitution to be settled on immediately after. Those […]
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Israel Daniel Lovell, the revered Barbadian Pan Africanist who came to notable prominence during the 1930s liberation movement, deserves to be made a National Hero. General Secretary for the Caribbean Movement for Peace and Integration, David Denny repeated that call on Monday, the Day of National Significance, during a ceremony to commemorate the contributions of […]
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PICTURED ABOVE — Minister of Finance in the Ministry of Finance, Ryan Straughn (fourth from left) accepting the donation from BCCUL President, Hally Haynes (second right) and General Secretary, Susan Fitt, (third left). Looking on (l-r) are: Co-coordinator of the National Vaccination Programme, Major David Clarke; BCCUL General Manager, Anthony Pilgrim; and Co-coordinator of the […]
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View the YouTube VIDEO HERE ……. As the saying goes ” A picture is worth a thousand words.” My attempt here is to document the Funeral proceedings in a careful selection of images that can showcase this event of love by those playing different roles in the Celebration of the Life and Work of Gordon […]
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JUL 16, 2021 —- By Sheena Forde-Craigg A warm welcome and best wishes in his new post were the sentiments extended to Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Sub-Regional Program Director, Dean Chambliss. Extending those greetings was Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Dr. Jerome Walcott, during a courtesy call, this morning at the Ministry’s […]
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