BY JULIE CARRINGTON | APR 12, 2022 | TOP STORIES Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley; Acting Minister of Transport, Works and Water Resources, Dr. Romel Springer, and BWA Director of Engineering, Charles Leslie, in discussion during a visit to the Belle Pumping Station yesterday. (C. Pitt/BGIS) As the Barbados Water Authority (BWA) works to restore […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | APR 11, 2022 From left to right: BTMI Director for the Caribbean and Latin America, Corey Garrett; BTMI Senior Business Development Officer, Jennifer-Ann Braithwaite; Chair of the Board of Directors, BTMI and Barbados Tourism Product Authority, Shelly Williams; Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa Cummins; Barbados’ Ambassador to Brazil, […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | APR 11, 2022 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley taking a closer look at part of the old cast iron structure at the Belle Pumping Station during a tour of the facility today. (C. Pitt/BGIS) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley is asking the public to be patient as crews from the Barbados […]
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BY FABIAN BELGRAVE | APR 8, 2022 PICTURED ABOVE : President of Barbados, Her Excellency The Most Honourable Dame Sandra Mason poses for a photograph with new Senators, Dr. Chelston Brathwaite and Dr. Kristina Hinds. (C. Pitt/BGIS) The final two Senators have been sworn in and the Upper House is now complete. Senior Lecturer in […]
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PICTURED ABOVE : Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Dr. The Most Honourable Jerome Walcott 9right), and Suriname’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business and International Cooperation, Albert Ramdin, exchange gifts during a courtesy call at the Ministry, Culloden Road, St . Michael. (F. Belgrave/BGIS) BY FABIAN BELGRAVE | APR 7, 2022 Suriname […]
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Pictured above : Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and Commander of the United States Southern Command, General Laura Richardson, shake hands following the opening session of CANSEC this morning. (C. Pitt/BGIS) BY JULIE CARRINGTON | APR 6, 2022 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has underscored the importance of working together as a region to withstand […]
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BY SHARIFA MEDFORD | APR 6, 2022 | The newly refurbished jetty at Speightstown will present economic opportunities for all who occupy that area. This was underscored by Acting Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Kirk Humphrey, as he addressed persons who gathered at the Speightstown Esplanade, for the commissioning of the jetty there. Minister […]
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APR 5, 2022 Barbados recorded 432 new COVID-19 cases, 186 males and 246 females, from the 1,715 tests conducted on Monday, April 4, by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. The cases comprised 93 persons under the age of 18, and 339 who were 18 years and older. There were 72 people in isolation facilities, […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | APR 1, 2022 | Minister with responsibility for Culture, Senator Dr. Shantal Munroe Knight; Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa Cummins, government officials and stakeholders tour the Rock Hall Freedom Village in St. Thomas today. The second phase of the project, which will feature an amphitheatre, a water feature […]
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BY JOY-ANN GILL | MAR 31, 2022 Pictured above staff of the Immigration Department Barbados’ newest citizens were today told that their present status was attained because of the hard work and dedication of this country’s Immigration Department. This was underscored by Minister of Home Affairs and Information, Wilfred Abrahams, as he addressed the Induction […]
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