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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Pictured above Regional Product Manager, Vehicle Sales Department at Courtesy Garage, Samuel Gaston showing under the hood. Article first appeared in Barbados Today April 22, 2022 With the potential to now save tens of thousands of dollars, Barbadians are showing increased interest in purchasing electric vehicles. And Regional Product Manager, Vehicle Sales Department at Courtesy […]
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“Once you are between 40 and 59 years old, you can get health insurance coverage, either as an individual or for your family, and this is important since many companies do not offer this type of coverage for their staff and if you are a contracted worker with some of those who do, you do […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | APR 17, 2022 This morning under overcast skies, the President of the Republic of Rwanda, His Excellency, Paul Kagame, bid Barbados farewell, after arriving on Good Friday for an official visit to Barbados. A team of government officials led by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Senior Minister coordinating […]
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