GUYANA: Anyone who commits abuse will face full force of law – Dr. Vindhya Persaud

PICTURED ABOVE : Dr. Vindhya Persaud (center) with Permanent Secretary Shannielle Hoosein-Outar (right) and Public Service Minister Sonia Parag. STAFF WRITER DEC 08, 2021 –Launch of ‘CAN’ In launching her latest initiative called Community Advocates Network (CAN), Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindhya Persaud has made clear that anyone who perpetrates violence […]

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Adjaye set to create memorial to West African slaves in Barbados

Personalise  Alice Finney  Architecture studio Adjaye Associates has designed a memorial on a rammed-earth mound, museum and research institute focused on the impact of slavery for Bridgetown, Barbados.© Provided by Dezeen A rendering of the Newton Enslaved Burial Ground Memorial by David Adjaye The studio, which is led by RIBA Royal Gold Medalist David Adjaye, designed the Barbados Heritage District to address the impact of […]

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BARBADOS: GOLD AWARD OF ACHIEVEMENT – Ms. Angela Mary Simpson

GOLD AWARD OF ACHIEVEMENTFor meritorious service or achievement in Barbados or a community withinBarbados.(Number of awards: 1) Ms. Angela Mary SimpsonFor her excellent and dedicated service in support of the BarbadosPrison Fellowship and Barbados Cancer Society, her philanthropicwork to assist the ‘A Give Back QC Charity’ and her indefatigablecontribution to the development of the sport […]

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Barbados’ Rich History Digitised

BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | DEC 6, 2021 | TOP STORIES (NCF) Snippets of Our Past: On the Heels of Republicanism, a special exhibition highlighting significant moments of Barbados’ social and political evolution to Republican status, has been launched into the metaverse.  Archival records depicting the island’s complex history, both painful and celebratory, are now accessible via a […]

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BARBADOS: Prime Minister Announces Major Heritage Project — & — Barbadian Stories, Structures & Monuments Must Be Celebrated

DEC 3, 2021 – BY SHARON AUSTIN Press conference on the creation of the Barbados Heritage District featuring Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley. (PMO) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley today announced a major heritage initiative – the Reclaiming Our Atlantic Destiny (ROAD) Project, which she described as “a moral imperative and an economic necessity” for […]

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