DEC 22, 2021 ————- BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG — BGIS. PICTURED ABOVE : Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Development, Dwight Sutherland, conducted site visits for the 15 Mini Stadia and Lighting Upgrading Project. (GP) Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Development, Dwight Sutherland, has indicated that Government is “looking at a holistic approach to the […]
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DEC 23, 2021 —- BY IAN INNISS — BGIS. (Stock Image) The time frame of three days for PCR Tests remains in place and not four as was stated in a release yesterday. This from the Ministry of Health and Wellness which noted that inbound travellers are still required to have their COVID-19 PCR Tests […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | DEC 22, 2021 | TOP STORIES PICTURED ABOVE: Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Development, Dwight Sutherland, conducted site visits at five of the lighting facilities today. (L-R) Ian Best of Robertson Wards Associates Ltd.; Director of the National Sports Council, Neil Murrell; Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment, Dwight […]
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BY MELISSA ROLLOCK | DEC 22, 2021 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES (Stock Photo) Persons travelling to Barbados during the period December 23, 2021, to January 2, 2022, can get their “real time” COVID-19 PCR tests done no more than four days prior to travel. The Ministry of Health and Wellness has extended the testing […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | DEC 21, 2021 | TOP STORIES interCaribbean Airways will be operating two weekly flights between Antigua and Barbados. (C. Pitt/BGIS) Within a span of 24 hours, Barbados welcomed two inaugural interCaribbean Airways flights, on Friday, December 17 from Guyana, and on Saturday, December 18, from Antigua and Barbuda. Barbados Tourism Marketing […]
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Agence France-Presse 10 hrs agoLike18 Comments|37Australia Covid live news update: NSW records 3,763 new cases, Victoria 1,503…Celebrities who don’t believe in God Twelve North American gang hostages held for months in Haiti orchestrated their own escape last week, hiking for miles under cover of darkness carrying young children, their church organisation said Monday.© Christian Aid Ministries Haiti hostages stage […]
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BY SHARON AUSTIN | DEC 18, 2021 | TOP STORIES There will be a VAT Holiday on goods in Barbados on Monday, December 20. Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Ryan Straughn, made the announcement today during a virtual press conference, where he updated the public on matters of economic importance. Explaining the VAT Holiday, […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | DEC 18, 2021 | TOP STORIES Airlift between Barbados the region received a boost yesterday with the arrival of interCaribbean’s inaugural flight from Guyana. Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa Cummins has described the introduction of this flight as an important step in strengthening inter-regional travel. “… this has been […]
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PICTURED ABOVE : Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and United Nations Resident Coordinator, Didier Trebucq, signing the United Nations Multi-Country Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for the English and Dutch-speaking Caribbean for the period 2022-2026. (C. Pitt/BGIS) BY SHARON AUSTIN | DEC 18, 2021 | TOP STORIES Barbados has signed the new United Nations Multi-Country Sustainable […]
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