The Mia Mottley administration has responded to calls for an ease in petroleum prices at the pumps. During her 2020 budget speech, Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced that effective midnight Wednesday March 16, Barbadians will pay $3.99 per litre for gas, a reduction of 14 cents. The price of diesel will also move from $3.46 […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | MAR 14, 2022 | TOP STORIES President of Barbados, The Most Honourable Dame Sandra Mason (left) and Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley (right) chatting with the woman of the moment Dame Maizie Barker-Welch during a reception at State House on Friday. (C. Pitt/BGIS) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has described the […]
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BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | MAR 11, 2022 | TOP STORIES PICTURED ABOVE: New Chair of the Board of Directors for the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. and the Barbados Tourism Product Authority, Shelly Williams. (GP) Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Sen. the Hon. Lisa Cummins, today announced the Board of Directors for the Barbados Tourism […]
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BY SHARON AUSTIN | MAR 9, 2022 | TOP STORIES PICTURED ABOVE : Attorney General Dale Marshall chatting with UNDP Deputy Resident Representative, Ugo Blanco and United States Ambassador to Barbados, Linda Taglialatela, during the launch of a Human Trafficking Sensitisation Campaign, today. (C. Pitt/BGIS) A review of the Trafficking in Persons Prevention Act will […]
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BY JULIA RAWLINS-BENTHAM | MAR 10, 2022 Director of the Barbados Meteorological Services, Sabu Best ( right), explaining to Minister of Home Affairs and Information, Wilfred Abrahams, how the weather station works. (C. Pitt/BGIS) The Barbados Meteorological Services (MET Office) is now in a better position to measure weather patterns such as temperatures, wind direction, wind speed, […]
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His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali said that it is immensely important to celebrate the integral role that Guyanese women play in the development and integration of our society. The Head of State made this affirmation during a press conference held on Sunday at State House, two days before the world celebrates International Women’s Day. “Let […]
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BY FABIAN BELGRAVE | MAR 8, 2022 Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment, Charles Griffith and the United Nations Population Fund’s Caribbean Director, Alison Drayton, pose for a photograph following their meeting yesterday. (F. Belgrave/BGIS) The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment is willing to work closely with the United Nations Population Fund (UNPFA) to […]
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Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley addressing Ghana’s 65th Independence Anniversary celebrations at the Cape Coast Stadium on Sunday. (PMO) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has suggested that Africa-CARICOM Day should be celebrated on September 7, in recognition of the first-ever Africa-Caribbean Summit aimed at forging stronger social and economic ties between the two global communities. […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | MAR 7, 2022 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo and other government officials watch Ghana’s 65th Anniversary of Independence celebrations at the Cape Coast Stadium on Sunday. (PMO) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley wants to see the erection of monuments as a lasting reminder of the effects of […]
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Natasha Smith-Thomas —— August 27, 2021 Director of the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) Carla James-Vantull says the agency has been making strides in returning the local tourism industry to normalcy. Among those steps is promoting the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination campaign. During a recent interview with DPI, James-Vantull said the worldwide vaccination programme is being used […]
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