DEC 3, 2021 – BY SHARON AUSTIN Press conference on the creation of the Barbados Heritage District featuring Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley. (PMO) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley today announced a major heritage initiative – the Reclaiming Our Atlantic Destiny (ROAD) Project, which she described as “a moral imperative and an economic necessity” for […]
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| The Guardian FEATURE Alongside cutting ties to the monarchy, new PM believes the region represents an untapped civilisation Mia Mottley won office in a landslide in 2018. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images Michael Safi in Bridgetown@safimichael Fri 3 Dec 2021 13.26 GMT Last modified on Fri 3 Dec 2021 15.50 GMT A republic has been proposed […]
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BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | DEC 3, 2021 | REPUBLIC, TOP STORIES Barbadians can now buy a limited-edition commemorative coin to recognise the country’s 55th anniversary of Independence and the transition to a Parliamentary Republic. The Central Bank of Barbados announced today that the sterling silver coin with a gold-plated finish on one side, is a […]
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Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley. (FP) BY SHARON AUSTIN | DEC 3, 2021 | TOP STORIES Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has requested an urgent report on the recent incident involving a man who boarded a commercial flight in Barbados with a fully loaded gun, and flew to Miami. When asked about the incident, Ms. […]
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Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs, Cynthia Forde; Director of the National Disabilities Unit, John Hollingsworth; and Public Relations Officer for the Barbados Council for the Disabled, Christopher Gilkes, unveiling the plaque to officially open the NDU’s Recreational and Rehabilitation Facility, today. (GP) BY NYA PHILLIPS | DEC 3, 2021 | TOP STORIES Persons […]
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Dr. Jerome Walcott, in discussion with Minister for Europe and the Americas, Wendy Morton, during a recent courtesy call. (C. Pitt/BGIS) BY JULIA RAWLINS-BENTHAM | DEC 3, 2021 | TOP STORIES The COVID-19 pandemic and threats posed by the new variant, Omicron, were among matters discussed when […]
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NOV 30, 2021 Legislation that “provides a new deal for vendors” is expected to be passed in Parliament on Friday. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley shared this news today, at the National Independence Awards Ceremony, where she delivered her Address to the Nation, in Golden Square Freedom Park. Ms. Mottley said: “We promised you a […]
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Hannah Furness 23 hrs agoLike124 Comments|78Australia politics live update: Porter and Hunt to depart; parliament sits for…I’m a Celebrity: Ant and Dec send up Boris Johnson and Conservative Party in…© POOL/REUTERS The Prince of Wales attends the ‘Toast to the Nation’ reception at State House – POOL/REUTERS When the Prince of Wales landed in Barbados, he was […]
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HRH The Prince of Wales; Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley; and Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, Kirk Humphrey, pose with young Barbadians in Prince’s Trust International programmes on the grounds of Ilaro Court this evening. (B. Hinds/BGIS) His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales and The Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister […]
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BY NYA PHILLIPS | NOV 30, 2021 | BANNER, REPUBLIC, TOP STORIES Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley announces that international superstar Robyn Rihanna Fenty is Barbados’ 11th national hero during the investiture ceremony in National Heroes Square this morning while newly installed President of Barbados, Dame Sandra Mason, looks on. (Brooks LaTouche/BGIS) International superstar and […]
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