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Guyana/Barbados working out modalities for hospitality training & Tourism ministry’s Snap & Share 56 competition winners awarded

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Natasha Smith-Thomas June 29, 2022 Guyana and Barbados are currently working out the modalities for the hospitality training of 6,000 Guyanese set to get underway in Barbados. The governments of Guyana and Barbados agreed last year on the training of Guyanese in hospitality, to effectively prepare Guyana for the imminent boom in the tourism sector. […]

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BARBADOS: Tourism Must Move Towards Sustainability & Climate Resiliency

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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | JUN 27, 2022 Barbados’ Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary for Climate Change, Law of the Sea, and SIDS, Elizabeth Thompson, speaking at the BTMI’s second Visit Barbados Stakeholder Forum, at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, today. (T. Barker/BGIS) The impact of external shocks on tourism, such as climate change and COVID-19, is […]

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BARBADOS: HOPE Has Its First Homeowners

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BY FABIAN BELGRAVE | JUN 25, 2022 From left: Prospective homeowners Shane Haynes and Claire Walcott choose their lots, with the assistance of Chairman of HOPE Inc., Tony Hoyos (far right). Looking on at centre is Minister of Housing, Lands and Maintenance, Dwight Sutherland. (F. Belgrave/BGIS) The Home Ownership Providing Energy (HOPE) housing project has […]

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BARBADOS: Secretary to the Constitutional Reform Commission sworn in.

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Secretary to the Constitutional Reform Commission, Professor Cynthia Barrow-Giles, was sworn in at State House on Tuesday.   PICTURED Here, Professor Barrow-Giles subscribes to the Oath as Secretary to the Commission, before Acting President, The Very Reverend Dr. Jeffrey Gibson, as Director General, Governance, Gail Atkins, and Acting Private Secretary, Joyanne Blackman-Jarvis, look on. Constitutional Reform Commission sworn in. VIEW […]

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High-Level Vision For Barbados’ Aviation Sector

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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | JUN 21, 2022 Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa Cummins, speaking at the first Barbados Aviation Industry Forum at Hilton Barbados yesterday. (GP) Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa Cummins, has stated that there is a “high-level” vision for Barbados’ tourism sector, especially aviation. Speaking during the […]

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Transforming Tourism In Barbados – The Way Forward

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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | JUN 21, 2022 Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc.’s, Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Jens Thraenhart, speaking at the first Visit Barbados Industry Forum on the topic “Transforming Tourism In Barbados”, at Hilton Barbados, yesterday. (GP) Barbados must be promoted and marketed differently if it is to increase consumer demand.  This is possible if smart public-private sector […]

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