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BARBADOS Update On Welcome Stamp Programme – August 31
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
UNGA76 General Debate: Prime Minister of Barbados
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Join The Conversation: Proposed Charter Of Barbados
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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BARBADOS: Democratic Labour Party Press conference – September 23, 2021
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BARBADOS: Minister Forde: Trees Vital To Sustainable Development
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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BARBADOS: National Vaccination Fund Receives $20,000 from Co-operators General Insurance (CGI)
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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President Ali and OAS Secretary General discuss Venezuela border controversy, electoral reform
Staff WriterSeptember 22, 2021 His Excellency Dr. Irfaan Ali and several members of his Government today held a productive meeting with the Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Mr Luis Almagro. A number of matters were highlighted by the Guyanese officials in the meeting held at the Office of the Permanent Mission to Guyana in […]
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BARBADOS: Three more Deaths from COVID-19
Barbados’ COVID-19 Death Toll Reaches 62 SEP 22, 2021 Barbados’ COVID-19 death toll now stands at 62. Three men, aged 61, 81, and 87, passed away during the night on Tuesday, September 21, at the Harrison Point Isolation Facility in St. Lucy. They all had comorbidities and were unvaccinated. Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant […]
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BARBADOS: Salem Wins COVID-19 Battle But Scars Remain
SEP 20, 2021 – By Sharon Austin – BGIS Thirty-four-year-old Salem Collector is one of the over 6,000 Barbadians who contracted and recovered from COVID-19. However, his story may be unlike most, as he spent one month at the Harrison Point Isolation Facility fighting for his life, a week at Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH), where critical […]
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