BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | MAY 3, 2022 (Stock Image) Over the past 48 hours, Muslims across the globe have been celebrating the annual festival of Eid-al-Fitr, a joyous occasion that marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan — a period characterised by fasting and personal sacrifice. It is my pleasure today to […]
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University Lecturer Dr Ronnie Yearwood ( smiling as he is being interviewed – picture above ) is the new President of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) He was elected at today’s Extraordinary Conference held at the party’s George Street, Belleville, St Michael headquarters. Yearwood captured 273 votes compared to the 205 secured by former government […]
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BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | APR 29, 2022 (Central Bank of Barbados) Barbadians will get their first look at the new polymer banknotes that will go into circulation at the end of the year when the Central Bank of Barbados hosts an official launch event for the new series on May 4. The event will be […]
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BY MELISSA ROLLOCK | APR 28, 2022 While they might not be deemed as National Heroes, those who were on the frontline of the COVID-19 fight were today hailed as heroes in their own right by Minister of Health and Wellness, Ian Gooding-Edghill, during the Humanitarian Awards held at Kensington Oval. The Minister was delivering […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | APR 25, 2022 The Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI) will be relocating its primary cruise operations to Miami. Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa Cummins, made this disclosure today, during a press conference to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Royal Caribbean International. “We are moving our primary […]
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BY FABIAN BELGRAVE | APR 25, 2022 Minister of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Security, Indar Weir (left) and Owner of West Indies Rum Distillery Limited, Alexandre Gabriel, pointing at the plaque which signals the official opening of Barbados’ newest sugar mill, the Harper Sugarcane Mill, at Groves, St. George. (F. Belgrave/BGIS) The local rum industry […]
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PICTURED ABOVE —– BTMI Chairman, Shelly Williams; CEO of Royal Caribbean International, Michael Bayley; and Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa Cummins, pose for a photograph following the signing of a MOU between the BTMI and Royal Caribbean International to recruit locals for various posts on Royal Caribbean cruise ships. (PMO) SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | APR 25, 2022 Barbados’ Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office and other international organisations in Geneva, Ambassador Chad Blackman (left) and Acting Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Kirk Humphrey (right), chatting with Bollywood film producer, Rakesh Sabharwal, who arrived on the island yesterday to explore the possibility of shooting […]
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BY FABIAN BELGRAVE | APR 24, 2022 | PICTURED ABOVE — The newly refurbished President’s VIPSuite at the Garfield Sobers Sports Complex. (F. Belgrave/BGIS) The National Sports Council (NSC), in an effort to bring the Wildey Gymnasium back to prominence and cater to locals and international clients, has given the two VIP suites a needed facelift. […]
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GEF SGP Barbados have given CARIBPIX an to attend the SGP project site visits on Friday April 22, 2022. These site visits will give us a first-hand look at some of Barbados’ transformative projects executed in the various communities across the island. Here CARIBPIX through its Photographer David Crichlow is now giving you a pictorial coverage […]
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