2022 BY FABIAN BELGRAVE | MAY 25, 2022 (BAS) The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Security is taking the lead in Government’s participation in Agrofest 2022, which takes place at Queen’s Park, Bridgetown, St. Michael from Saturday, May 28 until Sunday, May 29, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Ministry will have officials from the […]
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BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | MAY 25, 2022 (Stock Photo) The Ministry of Transport, Works and Water Resources (MTWW) is actively investigating an incident of illegal dumping at Mose Bottom, Hillaby, St. Andrew, which allegedly involved a MTWW truck and three employees. The incident apparently occurred on Thursday, May 19, 2022, but was brought to […]
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BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | MAY 24, 2022 Dodds Prison. (FP) Members of the public who wish to share concerns, lodge complaints or appear before the Department Inquiry Panel about the operations of Dodds Prison may now do so via Whatsapp at 827-7861 or by sending an email to dodds.inquiry@barbados.gov.bb. Ministry of Home Affairs
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BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | MAY 23, 2022 A new initiative from the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment will see 47 young male and female inmates at the Barbados Prison Service pursuing technical and vocational training programmes at the Samuel Jackman Prescod Institute of Technology and the Jean and Norma Holder Hospitality Institute […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | MAY 22, 2022 Dr. Velma Scantlebury presenting Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley with a copy of her book Beyond Every Wall: Becoming the 1st Black Female Transplant Surgeon. (Photo: C. Pitt/BGIS) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has signalled her intention to enlist the help of the now retired, first black female Kidney Transplant Surgeon […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | MAY 20, 2022 Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Sandra Husbands (right) in discussion with the UNDP’s new Resident Representative for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Limya Eltayeb, at their recent courtesy call. (C. Pitt/BGIS) The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is eager to continue working with Barbados to […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | MAY 20, 2022 Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, The Most Honourable Janet Phillips, and Cuba’s Ambassador to Barbados, Sergio Jorge Pastrana, signing the Health Cooperation Agreement. (S. Forde-Craigg/BGIS) A Health Cooperation Agreement for additional medical personnel has been signed between Barbados’ Ministry of Health and Wellness and […]
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BY JULIA RAWLINS-BENTHAM | MAY 19, 2022 Acting Chief Information Officer of the BGIS, Ian Inniss, speaking at the launch the Media Sensitisation Campaign at the Department of Emergency Management, yesterday. (C. Pitt/BGIS) Media houses across Barbados have signalled their intention to provide valuable and credible information to the public before, during, and after a […]
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BY JULIA RAWLINS-BENTHAM | MAY 19, 2022 Head of TV at the Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation, Jewel Forde, urged media houses to focus more of their coverage on disaster preparedness and reduction, rather than loss of life and damage to property. (C. Pitt/BGIS) Barbados’ media practitioners have been challenged to focus more of their coverage on […]
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BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | MAY 19, 2022 Minister of Industry, Innovation, Science and Technology, Davidson Ishmael (third from left) meeting with Director of the National Transformation Initiative, Dr. Allyson Leacock (second from left) and Coursera officials. (Photo: Ministry of Industry, Innovation, Science and Technology) Barbadians will need the requisite digital skills to navigate a […]
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