The monument at Rock Hall, St. Thomas. (FP) The long-delayed Rock Hall Freedom Park in St. Thomas will be officially opened on Sunday afternoon to mark the end of the 2020 Season of Emancipation, however, the planned removal of the statue of Lord Nelson on that day has been delayed. Minister in the Prime Minister’s […]
Continue ReadingInformation Minister, Wilfred Abrahams, greets Information Officer, Joy-Ann Gill, during a tour of the Barbados Government Information Service yesterday. Looking on (left to right) are Senior Information Officer, Eyvette McClean; Permanent Secretary, Sandra Phillips; Director of Public Affairs in the Office of the Prime Minister, Pat Parris; and Chief Information Officer, Sharon Lynch. (C.Pitt/BGIS ) […]
Continue ReadingMinister of Home Affairs, Information and Public Affairs, Wilfred Abrahams and Director of Public Affairs, Pat Parris, listen attentively as Chief Fire Officer, Errol Maynard, explains the equipment on the fire tender. (GP) The Barbados Fire Service (BFS), particularly its Arch Hall Fire Station and the Fire Academy, have come in for high praise from […]
Continue Reading20 August 2020Barbadians Toni Thorne and Danielle Howell win 2020 Chevening Scholarships Below are two photos of the 2020 Chevening Scholarship winners from Barbados, Danielle Howell and Toni Thorne. The British High Commission is pleased to announce that two Barbadians – Danielle Howell and Toni Thorne, have won Chevening Scholarships this year. They join […]
Continue ReadingChief of Staff of the Barbados Defence Force (BDF), Colonel Glyne Grannum (6th from left); Rotary Club West (Barbados) Immediate Past-President, Jean St. John (7th from right); President, Trevor Williams (4th from left), staff of the BDF’s Field Medical Facility and Rotary Club officials pose for a photo following the recent donation of equipment. (BDF) […]
Continue ReadingMinister of Home Affairs, Information and Public Affairs, Wilfred Abrahams (second left), DEM staff and officials touring the new facilities at the George Greaves Building today ( TUESDAY – AUG 18, 2020 ). (S.Forde-Craigg/BGIS) “We are in the midst of a very active hurricane season, and the Department of Emergency Management (DEM), must be as ready […]
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Pall-bearers removing the Barbados Flag that draped the casket to be presented to Mrs. Julie Arthur. Thousands lined the street at various vantage points to see the passing funeral procession making its journey from Lyndhurst Funeral Home in Passage Road through Bridgetown stopping in front of Parliament for one minute where in the House of […]
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View a pictorial of Former Prime Minister, Professor, The Rt. Honourable Owen Arthur Body In State In Parliament. A picture is worth over a thousand words and I hope this Photoshow says it all. PLEASE CLICK ON THIS LINK.
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Pictured Above from left to right – Chairman of Ember Investment Corporation, Peter Griffith, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, Minister of Labour and Social Partnership Relations, Colin Jordan ( standing in the rear ) and Mr Edmund Hinkson M.P. Official opening ceremony of the chapel and offices at Mount Pleasant Memorial Gardens. Prime Minister Mia […]
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The body of the late Prime Minister laid in state in Parliament Buildings on Wednesday, August 12, (and again on Thursday, August 13,) from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. During that time, mourners filed past the closed casket and signed the condolence books, which was made available.
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