As part of their new slogan, Discover The New Post, the Barbados Postal Service is offering the public the opportunity to have their online renewed driver’s licence delivered directly to them. This service was launched on August 19, when Minister of Innovation, Science and Smart Technology, Senator Kay McConney, in collaboration with Minister of Home Affairs, […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | SEP 1, 2020 | TOP STORIES The Barbados Postal Service (BPS), over the years, has developed many services and formed partnerships in an effort to process and deliver communications, in a secure, reliable, timely and economical manner. These services came into focus recently, when Minister of Home Affairs, Information and Public Affairs, Wilfred Abrahams; Permanent Secretary, […]
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Children aged four to 15 attending the Division of Youth Affairs summer camps were encouraged to choose the ‘good path and avoid deviant behaviour’. This message of encouragement was shared by Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment, Dwight Sutherland, on Monday, as he, along with senior officers in the Division of Youth Affairs, toured […]
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Two more people tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday among the 152 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. A 36-year-old female visitor arrived on Air Antilles from Guadeloupe en route to Jamaica. On receipt of the positive test result, she was transferred to the isolation facility at Harrison Point, St. Lucy. Joining her […]
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Economic Advisor to Government, Dr. Kevin Greenidge. (BGIS) This is a response to the article in the Sunday Sun Nation Newspaper entitled “Bonds A Risk: Investment firm says Barbados will find it difficult to pay”. In the front page of the Nation’s Sunday Sun, Victoria Mutual Wealth Management VMWM (a Jamaican investment firm) claims, without […]
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The Pan-African Coalition of Organisations (PACO), Israel Lovell Foundation and the Caribbean Movement for Peace and Integration held its Inaugural Marcus Garvey Celebration and Award Ceremony on Sunday 28th August 2020 at the Israel Lovell Foundation, My Lords Hill, St. Michael. They honored leading Barbadians and the Republic of Cuba for its international medical work that […]
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Minister of Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Kerrie Symmonds, says that government must create an environment that facilitates growth and helps to make the conduct of business easier. (FP) Minister of Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Kerrie Symmonds, believes Barbados stands to benefit by exploring economic opportunities in renewable energy, agri-business, health and wellness and […]
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One person tested positive for COVID-19 on arrival at the Grantley Adams International Airport yesterday and another will leave isolation today after two consecutive negative tests for the viral illness. The new case is a 34-year-old Jamaican woman who arrived on Caribbean Airlines. Hers was the only positive result among 123 tests done by the […]
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Shantelle StanleyAugust 31, 2020 —to be piloted in Regions 2,4 and 6 During a virtual press conference on Monday, Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Vindhya Persaud ( PICTURED ABOVE ) , disclosed her Ministry will be targeting domestic violence in a very focused way and to that end, will be rolling […]
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Three people entered the isolation facility at Harrison Point, St. Lucy, after testing positive for COVID-19 yesterday out of the 277 tests conducted, and four people left after recovering from the viral illness. The new cases are a 33-year-old male visitor and a 42-year-old Barbadian man, who both came into Barbados aboard British Airways on […]
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