Pictured above from left – Mr Alvaro Sanchez Cordero, Chargé d’Affaires a.i. of the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and Mr. David Denny the General Secretary for the Caribbean Movement for Peace and Integration. The Caribbean Movement for Peace and Integration invited on Wednesday 16th December 2020 at 11:00 am the News Media […]
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BY BGIS | DEC 16, 2020 Four visitors tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday. They include two women, aged 42 and 37, who arrived on American Airlines on December 10 and 11. The other cases are a 53-year-old man, who came in on Virgin Atlantic on December 12, and a 31-year-old man, who arrived on […]
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(Stock Photo) Certification Officers of the Barbados Investment and Development Corporation (BIDC) were labelled as that agency’s frontline workers who played a critical role in the island’s ability to export during the national lockdown. So outstanding was the dedication of Trudy Joseph and Sonia Johnson, Certification Officers in the Certification Unit of the Export & Business Development […]
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Pictured above – Ministry of International Business and Industry, Ronald Toppin. (FP) Barbados has gained almost $300 million from certified exports between January and November this year, despite the disruptions to trade caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. And although this is below the 2019 tally of $333 million, Minister of International Business and Industry, Ronald […]
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BY BGIS | DEC 14, 2020 Two male visitors tested positive for COVID-19 out of the 702 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory on Saturday. The two men, aged 20 and 45, arrived on December 11, on British Airways and American Airlines, respectively. They were asymptomatic, and tested positive on their second […]
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Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley (right) and Sir David Seale pulling the switch to turn on the lights at the Garrison Savannah for the inaugural racing event under the lights dubbed the Sir David Seale Racing Night with nine races slated for the night. ===== Delano Lopez and De Conkie Man on their way to […]
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(Stock Photo) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has told global leaders that there is a need to move from “placatory rhetoric to real, effective action” to address the climate crisis. Ms. Mottley made the comments as she delivered a statement at the virtual Climate Ambition Summit 2020 today, on the fifth anniversary of the landmark Paris Agreement. […]
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Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley. (PMO) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley will join a list of leaders who will briefly address the virtual Climate Ambition Summit 2020, tomorrow, Saturday, December 12, which will mark the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement. The United Kingdom, United Nations and France are co-hosting the Summit, in partnership with […]
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Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley making a point to the new Ambassador of the European Union, Malgorzata Wasilewska, during a courtesy call at the Wildey Gymnasium. (B. Hinds/BGIS) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has again expressed concern with the European Union’s blacklisting of Barbados. And, she said she is prepared to travel to Europe and […]
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BCC student, Tonquanja Giddings, celebrates her WorldSkills Barbados 2020 Best of Competition win with her Restaurant Service coach, Cherise Osbourne. (H. Reece/TVET Council Barbados) Barbados Community College (BCC) student Tonquanja Giddings took top honours at the Closing/Awards Ceremony of the fifth, biennial WorldSkills Barbados (WSB) 2020 Competition, winning both the Gold Medal in Restaurant Service and […]
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