FEATURE FIRST APPEARED IN BARBADOS TODAY. Caves of Barbados could soon be exploring more opportunities for development of caves across the island as Government seeks to create more of that kind of experience for Barbadians and visitors. Minister of Tourism and International Transport Senator Lisa Cummins gave the hint recently while indicating that caves were […]
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BY BGIS | JUN 13, 2022 The late Joseph ‘Johnny’ Tudor. (GP) The Official Funeral for the late Joseph “Johnny” Tudor, SCM, JP, former Member of Parliament and Minister of Government, will be held on Tuesday, June 28, at the Coral Ridge Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, The Ridge, Christ Church. It will begin at 10:00 […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | JUN 12, 2022 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has deemed her recent trip to the just concluded ninth Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, California, as a success. Ms. Mottley said the meeting afforded the region an opportunity to lift the standard of the relationship forged in recent times by […]
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BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | JUN 10, 2022 President of Barbados, Dame Sandra Mason and President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, discussed a wide range of topics during their courtesy call at State House Kenya. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade) In a recent courtesy call between Her Excellency The Most Honourable Dame Sandra Mason, President […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | JUN 8, 2022 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has repeated her call for reparations to be paid to countries which had suffered the indignity of the slave trade. During an appearance on the Time 100 Summit 2022, in New York yesterday, Ms. Mottley insisted that it was time for European enslaving […]
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BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | JUN 7, 2022 | The late Professor George Lamming. (BGIS Library) The following statement is issued by Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies, on the passing of Professor George Lamming, Caribbean and global literary luminary. “Professor George Lamming, Caribbean and global literary luminary, Philosopher King of […]
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BY JULIA RAWLINS-BENTHAM | JUN 3, 2022 Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs, Kirk Humphrey (5th from right) and Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs, Corey Lane (4th from right), pose with members of Advisory Committee to guide the establishment of a Commission for Improving the Lives of Persons with Disabilities. The […]
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JUN 4, 2022 Sadly, it seems now that almost weekly, we are forced to say goodbye to one of our national icons. Today, it is our international recognised and respected novelist, essayist and poet, George Lamming, who without doubt stood for decades at the apex of our island’s pantheon of writers. Indeed, George Lamming, must […]
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Government Committed To Transforming Rural Communities BY JULIE CARRINGTON | JUN 4, 2022 | TOP STORIES Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley is promising residents living in rural Barbados adequate amenities and facilities that would transform their communities to vibrant spaces of abode. She gave the undertaking on Thursday as she addressed residents of St. […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | JUN 1, 2022 Minister with responsibility for Culture, Senator Dr. Shantal Munro-Knight, speaking at the official launch of Heritage Month at the Barbados Synagogue and Heritage District, Synagogue Lane, The City, last night. (C. Pitt/BGIS) Government will be offering an annual award for restoration to stimulate a culture of renovation and […]
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