BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | JUN 8, 2022 Acting Prime Minister and Minister of Transport, Works and Water Resources, Santia Bradshaw, speaking at the opening of the 10th International Road Federation (IRF) Caribbean Regional Congress at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, today. (Ministry of Transport, Works and Water Resources) The 10th International Road Federation (IRF) […]
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BY JOY-ANN GILL | JUN 8, 2022 Marketing Director of Carter’s General Store , Bryan Hurley, showing Minister of Education, Technological and Vocational Training, Kay McConney, some of the tools which were donated to the Barbados Construction Gateway Training Initiative, today. (C. Pitt/BGIS) Carter’s General Store has been lauded for its donation of 160 purpose-designed […]
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BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | JUN 9, 2022 JUN 9, 2022 Her Excellency the Most Honourable Dame Sandra Mason, President of Barbados, arrived in Nairobi, Kenya on June 07, to begin a five-day official visit aimed at strengthening ties with the East African state. It is Her Excellency’s first official visit since becoming President of […]
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BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | JUN 7, 2022 | The late Professor George Lamming. (BGIS Library) The following statement is issued by Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies, on the passing of Professor George Lamming, Caribbean and global literary luminary. “Professor George Lamming, Caribbean and global literary luminary, Philosopher King of […]
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Staff Writer June 4, 2022 Following a meeting with several cattle farmers from Black Bush Polder on the Corentyne Coast in Region Six, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha disclosed that works will soon commence to minimise flooding in the Cookrite Savannah. During a meeting on Friday with Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo in Number 63 Village, […]
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BY JULIA RAWLINS-BENTHAM | JUN 3, 2022 Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs, Kirk Humphrey (5th from right) and Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs, Corey Lane (4th from right), pose with members of Advisory Committee to guide the establishment of a Commission for Improving the Lives of Persons with Disabilities. The […]
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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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Staff Writer November 6, 2021 GUYANA Tourism is a lucrative sector according to Minister Walrond – as she leads Essequibo familiarisation tour Guyana’s beauty must be showcased, so that the country can earn more through tourism, Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Oneidge Walrond M.P. told members of the media. The Tourism Minister made this […]
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JUN 4, 2022 Sadly, it seems now that almost weekly, we are forced to say goodbye to one of our national icons. Today, it is our international recognised and respected novelist, essayist and poet, George Lamming, who without doubt stood for decades at the apex of our island’s pantheon of writers. Indeed, George Lamming, must […]
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Government Committed To Transforming Rural Communities BY JULIE CARRINGTON | JUN 4, 2022 | TOP STORIES Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley is promising residents living in rural Barbados adequate amenities and facilities that would transform their communities to vibrant spaces of abode. She gave the undertaking on Thursday as she addressed residents of St. […]
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