BY JULIA RAWLINS-BENTHAM | SEP 5, 2022 | Special Envoy to the Caribbean, Jan Henderson, with Minister of the Environment and National Beautification, Adrian Forde, during this morning’s courtesy call. (BGIS Photo) New Zealand remains committed to Barbados and the Caribbean despite closing its office in Barbados. This assurance came from New Zealand Special Envoy […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | SEP 5, 2022 Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Dr. The Most Honourable, Jerome Walcott, with Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway, Ms. Beate Stirø. (S. Forde-Craigg/BGIS) Senior Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Dr. The Most Honourable, Jerome Walcott, met today with the Ambassador […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | SEP 2, 2022 PICTURED above : President of the bank and Chairman of the board of directors, Professor Benedict Oramah addressing an audience comprising local, regional and international stakeholders during the opening ceremony of the Africa, Caribbean Trade and Investment Forum 2022 under the theme: One People One Destiny, at the Lloyd […]
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BY NYA PHILLIPS | SEP 2, 2022 Minister with responsibility for Culture in the Prime Minister’s Office, Senator Dr. Shantal Munro-Knight, has encouraged the Caribbean and Africa to collaborate and seize the opportunities which await them within the creative industries or orange economy. Senator Munro-Knight’s comments came while delivering remarks to open discussion on the […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | SEP 2, 2022 There is a need to establish airlift between African countries and the Caribbean. That was the consensus on Day two of a panel discussion that was held at the AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum (ACTIF) 2022 at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford on the topic: Improving logistics between Africa and […]
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Stakeholders in the 2022 Crop Over Festival have hailed it as a success despite the many challenges faced by the country. And Chief Executive Officer of the National Cultural Foundation (NCF) Carol Roberts-Reifer has emphasised the “mammoth effort” it took to stage the festival in a short time and during the COVID-19 pandemic. She made […]
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Pictured above President of the bank and Chairman of the board of directors, Professor Benedict Oramah ( at left ) shaking hands with Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Amor Mottley. The Government of Barbados and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) are hosting ACTIF2022 from September 1-3, 2022, at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre. Day 1: AfriCaribbean […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | SEP 1, 2022 Participants of the AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum (ACTIF) 2022, were treated to a welcome reception at the Barbados Museum and Historical Society. (S. Forde-Craigg/BGIS) Under the theme One People. One Destiny. Uniting And Reimagining Our Future, the Government of Barbados and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) are hosting the AfriCaribbean […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | AUG 31, 2022 Participants of the upcoming three-day AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum (ACTIF) 2022, received a warm welcome as they arrived at the Grantley Adams International Airport, earlier today. (C. Pitt/BGIS) This morning, 56 years later and following a visit by Emperor Haile Selassie in 1966, a chartered direct flight (Ethiopian […]
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BY SHARON AUSTIN | AUG 30, 2022 Senior officials in the public and private sectors listening attentively during the one-day Stakeholder Partnership Seminar on the Barbados Electronic Single Window for Trade, at Hilton Barbados Resort. (GP) The implementation of the Barbados Electronic Single Window for Trade will allow for the creation of a more competitive […]
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