Article first appeared in Barbados Today online. January 6, 2022 Scores of nurses march through The City on Thursday to pressure Government to address their long-standing grievances. Loudly chanting “All I want to say is that they don’t really care about us”, the group led by the leader of the Unity Workers Union Caswell Franklyn […]
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The opposition People’s Party for Democracy (PDP) and the United Progressive Party (UPP) have teamed up to contest the January 19 General Election. Bishop Joseph Atherley announced at news conference this morning the new coalition will be called the Alliance Party for Progress. He said Lynette Eastmond will serve as deputy leader and the party […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | DEC 27, 2021 | BANNER, TOP STORIES (Stock Image) Address to the Nation by the Prime Minister of Barbados (Dec. 27, 2021) Barbadians will be going to the polls to elect a Government to lead them for the next five years on January 19, 2022. In an announcement to the nation this […]
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As we celebrate our first Christmas as a republic, it is an honour and a special privilege for me as the first homegrown Head of State to greet Barbadians at home and abroad, residents in our beautiful country and visitors who have chosen to spend this special time of the year with us. As the […]
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Barbadians and friends of Barbados, wherever you are today, I wish for you a very Merry Christmas and a 2022 that is filled with blessings. We are just days away from the end of 2021 and while the challenges have been many, there is no doubt that the things we have achieved outnumber those challenges […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | DEC 24, 2021 Although the Caribbean has battled many crises, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley said the region has excelled, and its resilience is a testament of a bright future ahead. Speaking during the Eighth Annual Virtual Vatican Youth Symposium recently, Ms. Mottley painted a picture for her audience of a […]
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On Christmas morning patrons can come to the Park and enjoy live entertainment provided by gospel band Promise and the Barbados Police Service Band. (Photo courtesy NCF) The traditional Christmas morning fanfare in Queen’s Park where Bajans, decked in their finest, are serenaded by the sweet sounds of the Barbados Police Service Band is on again this year. On Saturday […]
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NASSAU, The Bahamas – The Bahamas Press Club paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Hon. Philip Davis and congratulated him on his election win. President of the Press Club Anthony Capron presented the Prime Minister with a gift during the meeting. Capron said he envisions the Press Club becoming the headquarters for journalists to […]
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23 December 2021— MIKAILA PRINCE — GIS – as country celebrates two years as an oil producer December 20, 2019, marked a new, historic era for Guyana and its people. It was the day when ExxonMobil began producing light sweet crude offshore Guyana in the world-renowned Stabroek Block. Since then, not only has Guyana benefitted […]
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