BY JULIE CARRINGTON | MAY 14, 2022 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley in discussion with (from left to right) IMF Mission Chief, Bert van Selm; Senior Economic Advisor to the government, Dr. Kevin Greenidge; and Director of Finance and Economic Affairs, Ian Carrington, following a press conference at Ilaro Court, yesterday. (C. Pitt/BGIS) Government will decide in […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | MAY 14, 2022 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley speaking to the media following a IMF review meeting at Ilaro Court yesterday. She is joined by the IMF’s Mission Chief, Bert van Selm. (C. Pitt/BGIS) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has defended her government’s position in suspending its debt prior to the […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | MAY 13, 2022 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley speaking at the NTI Coursera Phase Two launch and Road Show at the Valley Resource Centre, St. George, yesterday. Also pictured from left to right: Senator Toni Moore; Coursera’s Director of International Public Sector Practice, Matt Klein; and Director of the NTI, Dr. […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | MAY 13, 2022 | From left to right: Government’s Special Advisor on Culture and Heritage, Senator John King; Cultural Ambassador of Barbados, Dr. The Most Hon Anthony “Gabby” Carter; Professor Emerita of Social History, Verene Shepherd; Ghanaian Member of Parliament, Abdul-Rashid Pelpuo; and UNFPA Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, Harold […]
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BY BGIS | MAY 12, 2022 Barbados’ newest centenarian, Sylvia Elretta Springer, displays her birthday gifts from President of Barbados, The Most Honourable Dame Sandra Mason. (T. Barker/BGIS) Barbados’ newest centenarian, Sylvia Elretta Springer, who said it is “wonderful” to be alive, celebrated her birthday on Sunday, May 8, 2022, with President of Barbados, The Most […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | MAY 11, 2022 Acting Prime Minister Santia Bradshaw and Jamaica’s High Commissioner, Arthur Williams, in discussion at a recent courtesy call at Ilaro Court. Looking on is Minister of State in Foreign Trade and Business Development, Sandra Husbands.(C. Pitt/BGIS) Barbados and Jamaica have identified several areas of cooperation that would deepen […]
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Barbadians got their first look at the new polymer banknotes that will go into circulation at the end of the year as the Central Bank of Barbados hosted an official launch event for the new series on May 4. The event was livestreamed on the Bank’s website and social media channels starting at 11:00 a.m. […]
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BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | MAY 10, 2022 (Stock Photo) Barbados’ recently proclaimed Fair Credit Reporting Act was designed to standardise credit reporting activities in Barbados, including providing greater transparency for consumers, who will now be more aware of what information credit bureaus are collecting about them and with whom it is being shared. This was explained by […]
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BY MELISSA ROLLOCK | MAY 9, 2022 (Stock Image) Barbadians living in New York, United States, now have a better idea of how the new Barbados identification card, the Trident Identity Card, will work and benefit them when it is launched. They heard first-hand from Minister of Industry, Innovation, Science and Technology, Davidson Ishmael, and […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | MAY 9, 2022 Minister of Labour, Social Security and the Third Sector, Colin Jordan (centre), poses with (l-r) Assistant Director of NTI, Marcelle Greenidge; Senior Advisor for Coursera on Global Government Partnership, Chad Pasha; Enterprise Client Success Manager, Patrick Whitaker; Director of the NTI, Dr. Allyson Leacock; Permanent Secretary in the […]
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