Category: Events
BARBADOS: New Champion For Childhood Obesity Programme
Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, Kirk Humphrey, in discussion with Yute Gym Director, Professor Ann St. John ( second from right) ; and Yute Gym Coordinator, Teon Waithe, during a special visit to the Foundation and Yute Gym on Saturday. (GP) Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, Kirk Humphrey, is […]
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PEPFAR Instrumental In Barbados’ Fight Against HIV
Minister of Health and Wellness, Lt. Col. Jeffrey Bostic. (FP) The United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has made it possible for Barbados to step up its fight against HIV and STIs over the past decade, as well as strengthened its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The programme came to an official […]
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CARICOM Asks Probing Questions At UN Special Session
Barbados’ Ambassador to the United Nations, Elizabeth Thompson. (Photos courtesy of Barbados’ Mission at the UN) On December 3 and 4, some 155 Presidents and Prime Ministers participated in a Special Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, to discuss the Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) and the UN response to the pandemic. The meeting […]
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Barbados Takes Steps To Secure COVID-19 Vaccine
Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic, discussing his Ministry steps towards aquireing the Covid Vaccine for Barbados after receiving a 12-seater Nissan Urvan which was donated to his Ministry by the Pan American Health Organization this morning. ( Photo by David Crichlow ) PAHO/WHO Representative to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Dr. […]
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BARBADOS: New Vehicle To Assist Ministry’s COVID-19 Response
Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic (left) and PAHO/WHO Representative to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Dr. Yitades Gebre, pose next to the Nissan Urvan and medical supplies which were donated to Government by PAHO today. ( Pictures by David Crichlow ) The Ministry of Health and Wellness, thanks to the Pan […]
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BARBADOS: Special Independence Feature the Parade and the unveiling of the statue of Sir Wes Hall. Photos.
********************************************************** Sunday, November 29 @ 10:00 a.m. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley participated in the National Independence Service of Thanksgiving, at the Wildey Gymnasium, Wildey, St. Michael. Please view a Photoshow of this event by clicking here ……. **************************************************************** Sunday, November 29 @ 6:00 p.m. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley will participate in the unveiling of the […]
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COVID-19 Update: Two New Cases; Two Recoveries
BY BGIS | DEC 3, 2020 Two more visitors to the island have been diagnosed with COVID-19. They are a 25-year-old female, who came in on an American Airlines flight on November 30; and a 56-year-old male visitor, who arrived via Jet Blue on December 1. Both were asymptomatic and tested positive on their second […]
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BARBADOS: Port Of Bridgetown Wins Top Award
(Stock Photo) The Port of Bridgetown has captured the 2020 Novaport Cup for Most Improved Port Performance, emerging the winner among nine regional competing ports. The award was announced during the 23rd Annual General Meeting of the Port Management Association of the Caribbean (PMAC), held virtually on November 24 and 25. Chief Executive Officer of the […]
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BARBADOS: New Justice Of Appeal Sworn-In
Barbados’ newest Justice of the Court of Appeal, Madam Justice Margaret Reifer, taking the Oaths of Office before Governor General Dame Sandra Mason at Government House today. Looking on is the Governor General’s Private Secretary, Sandra Watkins. (B. Hinds/BGIS) Madam Justice Margaret Reifer is this country’s newest Justice of the Court of Appeal. She took […]
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