SEP 3, 2021 Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Dale Marshall, has made it clear that there will be no change to the value of Barbados’ currency when the country becomes a republic on November 30. Mr. Marshall emphasised this while responding to questions raised online by persons from the diaspora, who participated in […]
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Virus ‘wall’HOSPITAL MOVING TO BEAT BACK COVID-19 SURGE – the QEH’s top doctor said.FIRST appeared in BARBADOS TODAY by Sandy Deane A trickle of possible COVID-19 patients seeking emergency hospital care could soon become a flood as the surge of infections deepens, the QEH’s top doctor said Wednesday.As many as two patients per day are […]
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The travel bubble ceased to be effective on August 21. (Stock Photo) SEP 1, 2021 The travel bubble, which exempted persons from select countries from further quarantine or testing upon arrival in Barbados, has been discontinued. Countries with low COVID-19 positivity rates and low cases per 100,000 population, “every fortnight”, were allowed to be in […]
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Attorney General Dale Marshall and INTERPOL’S Executive Director of Police Services Stephen Kavanagh discuss how the organisation’s presence in the region will assist in the fight against transnational crime and other criminal issues confronting Member States (BGIS/C Pitt) Attorney General Dale Marshall has hailed the soon-to-be established International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) Caribbean Liaison Office in […]
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PICTURED ABOVE : Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Dr Jerome Walcott and INTERPOL’s, Executive Director of Police Services, Stephen Kavanagh, make it official at the Agreement Signing Ceremony held at the Ministry’s headquarters. (BGIS/C.Pitt) SEP 1, 2021 | SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG —- BGIS After several years of consultation, an International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) […]
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BY BGIS | AUG 31, 2021 | TOP STORIES The Barbados Defence Force (BDF) will have a new Chief of Staff from September 1, 2021. The Defence Board has approved the appointment of current Executive Director of the Regional Security System, Errington Ricardo Shurland, who has been promoted from the rank of Captain to Commodore — the second highest attainable […]
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PICTURED : Loans Manager at the Student Revolving Loan Fund, Suzanne Griffith, presenting Public Relations Officer for the Eden Lodge Youth Charitable Trust, Billie-June Langdon, with a cheque. (GP) SEP 1, 2021 The Student Revolving Loan Fund (SRLF), today, donated $5,000 to the Eden Lodge Youth Charitable Trust. The official presentation was held at the […]
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BY BGIS – SEP 1, 2021 Barbados is now in a position to fully vaccinate another 15,000 of its citizens against COVID-19. This is the result of a donation of 30,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine by the Government of Canada to the people of Barbados. The gift, which arrived at the Grantley Adams International […]
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AUG 29, 2021 A call has been made for Barbadians to support local craftsmen and women. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office with responsibility for Culture, John King, made this appeal as he addressed participants at the National Cultural Foundation’s (NCF) last Arts and Crafts “Pop-Ins” held at the Pelican Craft Centre, yesterday. “On an […]
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Reminder Of Gunnery Exercise (GUNEX) 2021 AUG 30, 2021 Fishermen and mariners are reminded that the Barbados Coast Guard will be conducting a Live Fire Gunnery exercise on Tuesday, September 7. The exercise will be conducted between the coordinates 13 degrees 16’ North 059 degrees 43.25’ West and 13 degrees 18’ North 059 degrees 43.05’ […]
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