BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | MAY 4, 2022 Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Trade, Sandra Husbands. (FP) The Post-Cotonou Agreement between the European Union (EU) and the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), formerly known as the ACP Group of States, could be one of the most diverse agreements, but it […]
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President of the Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados, Edwin O’Neal. (Picture by David Crichlow – CARIBPIX IMAGES.) Feature below first appeared in another publication. Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados (CTUSAB) president Edwin O’Neal is serving notice on those he said are seeking to bring the continuity of […]
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University Lecturer Dr Ronnie Yearwood ( smiling as he is being interviewed – picture above ) is the new President of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) He was elected at today’s Extraordinary Conference held at the party’s George Street, Belleville, St Michael headquarters. Yearwood captured 273 votes compared to the 205 secured by former government […]
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BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | APR 29, 2022 (Central Bank of Barbados) Barbadians will get their first look at the new polymer banknotes that will go into circulation at the end of the year when the Central Bank of Barbados hosts an official launch event for the new series on May 4. The event will be […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | APR 25, 2022 The Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI) will be relocating its primary cruise operations to Miami. Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa Cummins, made this disclosure today, during a press conference to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Royal Caribbean International. “We are moving our primary […]
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BY FABIAN BELGRAVE | APR 25, 2022 Minister of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Security, Indar Weir (left) and Owner of West Indies Rum Distillery Limited, Alexandre Gabriel, pointing at the plaque which signals the official opening of Barbados’ newest sugar mill, the Harper Sugarcane Mill, at Groves, St. George. (F. Belgrave/BGIS) The local rum industry […]
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PICTURED ABOVE —– BTMI Chairman, Shelly Williams; CEO of Royal Caribbean International, Michael Bayley; and Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa Cummins, pose for a photograph following the signing of a MOU between the BTMI and Royal Caribbean International to recruit locals for various posts on Royal Caribbean cruise ships. (PMO) SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | APR 25, 2022 Barbados’ Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office and other international organisations in Geneva, Ambassador Chad Blackman (left) and Acting Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Kirk Humphrey (right), chatting with Bollywood film producer, Rakesh Sabharwal, who arrived on the island yesterday to explore the possibility of shooting […]
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GEF SGP Barbados have given CARIBPIX an to attend the SGP project site visits on Friday April 22, 2022. These site visits will give us a first-hand look at some of Barbados’ transformative projects executed in the various communities across the island. Here CARIBPIX through its Photographer David Crichlow is now giving you a pictorial coverage […]
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Pictured above Regional Product Manager, Vehicle Sales Department at Courtesy Garage, Samuel Gaston showing under the hood. Article first appeared in Barbados Today April 22, 2022 With the potential to now save tens of thousands of dollars, Barbadians are showing increased interest in purchasing electric vehicles. And Regional Product Manager, Vehicle Sales Department at Courtesy […]
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