This country’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kenneth George ( pictured above ), has reported a steady rise in all of the COVID-19 indices, and pleads with Barbadians to help health authorities stem the tide of rising infections. By Julie Carrington — BGIS SEP 29, 2021 COVID-19 press briefing with COVID-19 Public Advisor David Ellis featuring […]
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SEP 28, 2021 PICTURED ABOVE: Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Ryan Straughn, welcoming the President of the African Export-Import Bank, Professor Benedict Oramah, and his delegation to Barbados. (C. Pitt/BGIS) President of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Professor Benedict Oramah, is on a four-day visit to Barbados. Professor Oramah, who is here from September […]
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Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has expressed the view that a complete reset of the global economic development model is urgently required. Ms. Mottley shared this view today as she addressed the opening ceremony for the inaugural three-day UNCTAD 15 Gender and Development Forum. She told participants that the emerging priorities likely to preoccupy […]
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PICTURED ABOVE Visitors in Barbados enjoying some tasty coconut water from a street coconut vendor. SEP 23, 2021 Barbados’ 12-Month Welcome Stamp Programme as at August 31, 2021, has received 2,953 applications, and of those applications 1,987 were approved. According to the data, the top five leading countries seeking entry under the programme are the […]
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UNGA76 General Debate: Prime Minister of Barbados
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SEP 24, 2021 Join the conversation as the Republic Status Transition Advisory Committee hosts a series of virtual meetings on the proposed Charter of Barbados. The public consultations will be held live on CBC TV Channel 8 and via social media from September 28 to Friday, October 8. You are encouraged to view the proposed […]
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PICTURED Minister of Environment and National Beautification, Adrian Forde, as he addressed the celebrations to mark National Arbor Day at the National Botanical Gardens, Codrington, St. Michael. SEP 22, 2021 By Joy-ann Gill -BGIS “Trees Save Lives” – a maxim formulated by the Ministry of Environment and National Beautification – is intended to direct the […]
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SEP 22, 2021 – By Sharon Austingill-Moore – BGIS As the National Vaccination Fund received an injection of $20,000, Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Ryan Straughn, is urging Barbadians to get vaccinated. Mr. Straughn was speaking today after Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Co-operators General Insurance, Anton Lovell, made the donation at the BIDC Building […]
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