BY NYA PHILLIPS | MAY 11, 2022 From left: IDB Representative to Barbados, Viviana Alva Hart; Principal of the Erdiston Teachers’ Training College, Dr. Colin Cumberbatch; Minister of Education, Technological and Vocational Training, Kay McConney; and Chief Education Officer, Dr. Ramona Archer-Bradshaw, at the launch of the Barbados 21st Century Educators Hub. (GP) Teachers will […]
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BY BGIS | MAY 12, 2022 Barbados’ newest centenarian, Sylvia Elretta Springer, displays her birthday gifts from President of Barbados, The Most Honourable Dame Sandra Mason. (T. Barker/BGIS) Barbados’ newest centenarian, Sylvia Elretta Springer, who said it is “wonderful” to be alive, celebrated her birthday on Sunday, May 8, 2022, with President of Barbados, The Most […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | MAY 11, 2022 Minister of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Security, Indar Weir (centre), and Permanent Secretary, Terry Bascombe (right) listen attentively to Coursera officials Matt Klein and Nicole Amaral (both left) during their recent meeting while Director of the National Transformation Initiative, Dr. Allyson Leacock, looks on. (S. Forde-Craigg/BGIS) With Phase […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | MAY 11, 2022 Acting Prime Minister Santia Bradshaw and Jamaica’s High Commissioner, Arthur Williams, in discussion at a recent courtesy call at Ilaro Court. Looking on is Minister of State in Foreign Trade and Business Development, Sandra Husbands.(C. Pitt/BGIS) Barbados and Jamaica have identified several areas of cooperation that would deepen […]
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BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | MAY 10, 2022 (Stock Photo) Barbados’ recently proclaimed Fair Credit Reporting Act was designed to standardise credit reporting activities in Barbados, including providing greater transparency for consumers, who will now be more aware of what information credit bureaus are collecting about them and with whom it is being shared. This was explained by […]
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BY MELISSA ROLLOCK | MAY 9, 2022 (Stock Image) Barbadians living in New York, United States, now have a better idea of how the new Barbados identification card, the Trident Identity Card, will work and benefit them when it is launched. They heard first-hand from Minister of Industry, Innovation, Science and Technology, Davidson Ishmael, and […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | MAY 9, 2022 Minister of Labour, Social Security and the Third Sector, Colin Jordan (centre), poses with (l-r) Assistant Director of NTI, Marcelle Greenidge; Senior Advisor for Coursera on Global Government Partnership, Chad Pasha; Enterprise Client Success Manager, Patrick Whitaker; Director of the NTI, Dr. Allyson Leacock; Permanent Secretary in the […]
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BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | MAY 7, 2022 Minister of Housing, Lands and Maintenance, Dwight Sutherland. (GP) Ihave heard the queries of several Barbadians concerning the progress of construction of the 150 steel-framed houses which were imported into Barbados by Government last December to fill a need for emergency shelter for 150 families whose homes […]
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BY SHARON AUSTIN | MAY 6, 2022 Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Trade, Sandra Husbands. (FP) Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Trade, Sandra Husbands, has emphasised the importance of Caribbean countries strengthening their productive capacities. Ms. Husbands stressed this point on Thursday evening as she addressed the launch of […]
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(Stock Photo) BY MELISSA ROLLOCK | MAY 4, 2022 Barbados’ Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) saw a fall-off in the number of routine immunizations for children, including that of the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. While this is a cause for concern, Senior Medical Officer in the […]
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