—– “An Officer and a Gentleman ” …… That was Major Maxwell. ——- Funeral Service for the late Major Lubin Austin Robinson Charleston Maxwell Friday, September 11, 2020 at 1:30 p.m. The Cathedral Church of Saint Michael and All Angels. CLICK HERE TO VIEW PHOTOSHOW OF THE FUNERAL …… Funeral Service for the late Major […]
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Argentine Ambassador to Barbados, Gustavo Martinez Pandiani (right), on behalf of the Argentine Republic, donates 10,000 COVID-19 test kits to the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory Director Songee Beckles (left) and the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Acting Deputy Permanent Secretary, Gillian Applewhaite (centre). (C.Pitt/BGIS) The Ministry of Health and Wellness today received a donation […]
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Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa Cummins. (FP) ( AT LEFT ) International transport is the plank on which tourism is built, says Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Lisa Cummins. The Minister emphasised this today as she welcomed the Partnership between InterCaribbean Airways and Barbados, during a breakfast meeting at the Abidah […]
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Now you have the option to receive your passport via BPS Post Express Couriers. (A.Hinds/BGIS) Passport collection is now much simpler for Barbadians. That is because they now have the option of having their passport delivered by the Express Delivery Couriers of the Barbados Postal Service. The new service, which costs Bds$16, was formalised with […]
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Governor General of Barbados, Dame Sandra Mason. (GP and FP) A new session of Parliament will begin on Tuesday, September 15, when Governor General, Dame Sandra Mason, delivers the Throne Speech. The ceremony will take place in the Frangipani Room at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, Two Mile Hill, St. Michael, beginning at 10:00 a.m. […]
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Former diplomat and President-designate of the Senate, Reginald Farley, explains to the media that his two years as High Commissioner to Ottawa as productive.(C.Pitt/BGIS) Former diplomat and President-designate of the Senate, Reginald Farley, has described his two years as High Commissioner to Ottawa as productive. Reflecting on his tenure following a ceremony today at Government […]
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Former High Commission to Canada, Reginald Farley taking the Oath before Governor-General Dame Sandra Mason and Acting Private Secretary to the Governor-General, Joyanne Blackman-Jarvis. Senator Farley will become the President of the Senate when Parliament resumes on Tuesday, September 15. (C.Pitt/BGIS) Former High Commissioner to Canada, Reginald Farley, has been officially sworn in as a […]
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Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley gives a keynote address online at the Sixth Caribbean Development Roundtable of the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. (photo from Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL)) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley says middle-income countries need fair and predictable access to non-market finance based […]
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Pictured is Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness. CARICOM NewsTime 7 September 2020 •Sep 7, 2020 CARICOM: Caribbean Community CLICK ON LINKS BELOW. 0:00:54 JAMAICA LABOUR PARTY WINS LANDSLIDE IN ELECTIONS HELD 3 SEPTEMBER 2020 0:04:04 COVID-19: SOME CARICOM COUNTRIES TIGHTEN CURFEW AS COVID-19 CASE
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Tourism Minister Sen. Lisa Cummins with Member of Parliament for St. Lucy, and Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Peter Phillips, enjoying the Animal Flower Cave with other visitors. (S. Forde-Craigg/BGIS) In an effort to assist attractions around the island, the Ministry of Tourism and International Transport will meet with owners and […]
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