Staff Writer June 5, 2022 – Working with stakeholders to develop Centre of Excellence for cancer treatment His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali said that his Government will be launching a four-pronged aggressive healthcare plan targeting vulnerable persons and providing speciality care. This, the President said, will be supported by a number of State investments as well […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | MAY 31, 2022 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and officials meeting with senior officials from Banks DIH Limited at Ilaro Court, yesterday. (C. Pitt/BGIS) Government is looking to Guyana to assist with the provision of healthier inputs to be added to the current school meals menu, to control the rising cases […]
Continue ReadingBY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | MAY 24, 2022 Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Dale Marshall. (FP) Consequent upon the announcement by the Prime Minister of a change to the mask mandate, a new Directive has been prepared to give effect to the change and will take effect from midnight tonight and will run up […]
Continue Reading2022 BY FABIAN BELGRAVE | MAY 25, 2022 (BAS) The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Security is taking the lead in Government’s participation in Agrofest 2022, which takes place at Queen’s Park, Bridgetown, St. Michael from Saturday, May 28 until Sunday, May 29, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Ministry will have officials from the […]
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BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | MAY 25, 2022 (Stock Photo) The Ministry of Transport, Works and Water Resources (MTWW) is actively investigating an incident of illegal dumping at Mose Bottom, Hillaby, St. Andrew, which allegedly involved a MTWW truck and three employees. The incident apparently occurred on Thursday, May 19, 2022, but was brought to […]
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BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | MAY 23, 2022 A new initiative from the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment will see 47 young male and female inmates at the Barbados Prison Service pursuing technical and vocational training programmes at the Samuel Jackman Prescod Institute of Technology and the Jean and Norma Holder Hospitality Institute […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | MAY 23, 2022 The Grantley Adams International Airport. (FP) The wait time for transit passengers at the Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) should be reduced going forward. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley noted that recently there have been delays in processing planes and passengers arriving on the island between 1:30 and […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | MAY 22, 2022 Dr. Velma Scantlebury presenting Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley with a copy of her book Beyond Every Wall: Becoming the 1st Black Female Transplant Surgeon. (Photo: C. Pitt/BGIS) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has signalled her intention to enlist the help of the now retired, first black female Kidney Transplant Surgeon […]
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BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | MAY 20, 2022 (IRF) Barbados will host the 10th International Road Federation (IRF) Caribbean Regional Congress, a major road and transportation conference, from Tuesday, June 7 to Friday, June 10, at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre. The Ministry of Transport, Works and Water Resources has been instrumental in organising the congress, […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | MAY 20, 2022 Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, The Most Honourable Janet Phillips, and Cuba’s Ambassador to Barbados, Sergio Jorge Pastrana, signing the Health Cooperation Agreement. (S. Forde-Craigg/BGIS) A Health Cooperation Agreement for additional medical personnel has been signed between Barbados’ Ministry of Health and Wellness and […]
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