BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | JUN 30, 2022 (Stock Photo) The 43rd Regular Meeting of the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) Conference of Heads of Government will be held in Paramaribo, Suriname, from Sunday, July 3, to Tuesday, July 5. During the summit, the Heads of Government will examine agenda items such as Advancing the CARICOM Agri-Food Systems Agenda; Climate […]
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BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | JUN 30, 2022 (FP) Preparatory work under the Scotland District Road and Bridge Rehabilitation Project will commence this week pending weather conditions. Clearing and grubbing are scheduled for Vaughn’s Road, No. 2, St. Joseph, as well as Shorey Village, St. Andrew. Residents living in and around these communities, as well […]
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BY BGIS | JUN 30, 2022 (Stock Photo) Members of the public who wish to view the memorial service for the late George Lamming on Friday, July 1, at the Frank Collymore Hall, may now do so on CBC TV 8, or online. To view the service online, persons may visit the social media pages […]
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Natasha Smith-Thomas June 29, 2022 Guyana and Barbados are currently working out the modalities for the hospitality training of 6,000 Guyanese set to get underway in Barbados. The governments of Guyana and Barbados agreed last year on the training of Guyanese in hospitality, to effectively prepare Guyana for the imminent boom in the tourism sector. […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | JUN 27, 2022 Barbados’ Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary for Climate Change, Law of the Sea, and SIDS, Elizabeth Thompson, speaking at the BTMI’s second Visit Barbados Stakeholder Forum, at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, today. (T. Barker/BGIS) The impact of external shocks on tourism, such as climate change and COVID-19, is […]
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BY BGIS | JUN 27, 2022 | TOP STORIES The late novelist, essayist and poet, George Lamming. (BGIS Library) Tribute to the Man and His Words is the theme of a memorial service to honour the life and work of George Lamming, OCC, CHB, which will be held at the Frank Collymore Hall, Church Village, St. […]
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BY FABIAN BELGRAVE | JUN 25, 2022 From left: Prospective homeowners Shane Haynes and Claire Walcott choose their lots, with the assistance of Chairman of HOPE Inc., Tony Hoyos (far right). Looking on at centre is Minister of Housing, Lands and Maintenance, Dwight Sutherland. (F. Belgrave/BGIS) The Home Ownership Providing Energy (HOPE) housing project has […]
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BY SHARON AUSTIN | JUN 24, 2022 – BGIS The Official Launch of the Constitutional Reform Commission today, at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre. ( Photo by David Crichlow — CARIBPIX IMAGES ) PICTURES FROM THE SWEARING IN OF THE COMMISSION CAN BE VIEWED AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS FEATURE …….BARBADOS:Constitutional Reform Commission Members Sworn-In […]
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BY SHARON AUSTIN | JUN 24, 2022 PICTURES FROM THE SWEARING IN OF THE COMMISSION CAN BE VIEWED AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS FEATURE …….BARBADOS:Constitutional Reform Commission Members Sworn-In – Caribpix.net PLEASE CLICK ON THIS LINK…. Members of the Constitution Reform Commission – (front row, left to right) – President of the Barbados Council for the Disabled, […]
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Pictured at the “Opposition” Democratic Labour Party Conference as guest speaker is Grenada’s NDC leader, Dickon Mitchell, 44 now slated to be sworn is as Prime Minister. ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, Jun 23, CMC – The main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) won Thursday’s general elections, according to preliminary results released here. The NDC has been declared […]
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