By Julie Carrington – Feb 29, 2024 Former Commissioner of Police and Executive Director of the Regional Security System, Grantley Sylvester Watson lie in State at the Viewing earlier today. Members of the public paid their last respects to the former Commissioner of Police, Grantley Watson, at a “Vigil Day” in the Prince Cave Hall, […]
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BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | MAR 1, 2024 Director of Sports at the National Sports Council, Mr. Neil Murrell, (National Sports Council) Director of Sports at the National Sports Council and the Representative of the Americas to UNESCO’s Fund for the Elimination of Doping in Sport, Approval Committee, Neil Murrell, has been elected as Chairman […]
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BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | FEB 28, 2024 Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Kerrie Symmonds, discusses the upcoming Global Supply Chain Forum to be held in Barbados May 21 – 24, 2024. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade) Four-day high-level conference in Barbados to tackle global supply chain crisis. Minister of Foreign Affairs […]
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FEATURED PHOTO ABOVE: Chef-Creig-Greenidge-will-be-at-NIFCA-Culinary-Arts-Expo-this-weekend- February 22, 2024Subject: NIFCA food expo at Agrofest againFood lovers of all ages and from all walks of life are in store for acaptivating realm of culinary delight when flavours and talent collide at theNIFCA Culinary Arts Expo at Agrofest over the weekend.The National Cultural Foundation (NCF) has been a proud […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | FEB 14, 2024 Barbados’ Ambassador to the United Nations, the World Trade Organization (WTO) and other international organisations, Matthew Wilson presents the instrument of ratification for the WTO Fisheries Subsidies Agreement, to WTO Director General, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, today. (World Trade Organization) Barbados has formally submitted its instrument of ratification accepting […]
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Pictured above after being sworn in by the President Dame Sandra Mason ( third from left , is Ms. Tricia Watson ( second from left ) and Mr Ryan Walters ( extreme right ) and at extreme left is Mr Ralph Thorne the new Opposition Leader who was sworn in a day earlier. Business executive […]
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Member of Parliament for Christ Church South and former government backbencher Ralph Thorne, who crossed the floor to become Leader of the Opposition. The Member of Parliament for Christ Church South, Ralph Thorne has officially been sworn in as Opposition Leader. The ceremony occurred at State House before President the Most Honourable Dame Sandra Mason […]
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Government backbencher Ralph Thorne has crossed the floor to become Leader of the Opposition in a stunning move. The Christ Church South Member of Parliament visited the President of Barbados yesterday and declared his intention in a development that comes two years after the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) was returned to office in another clean […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | FEB 2, 2024 Senior UNESCO Facilitator for the 2003 Convention, Nigel Encalada, addressing participants at the two-day workshop at the Courtyard by Marriott, yesterday. (J. Bishop/BGIS) The Division of Culture in the Prime Minister’s Office hosted a two-day workshop to fine-tune the nomination document to ensure that Barbados’ prospects for inscription […]
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Over 180 Cotton Tree residents receive land titles after waiting for decades February 5, 2024 Over 180 residents of Cotton Tree, West Coast Berbice (Region Five) received Certificates of Title, solidifying their legal ownership of lands they have occupied for decades, passed down through generations. The land title documents were handed over by President Dr […]
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