BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | DEC 10, 2021 | TOP STORIES Minister of Youth, Sports & Community Empowerment, Dwight Sutherland, speaking with participants, while CEO of Platinum Services Barbados Ltd., Mrs. Shelly Williams, looks on. (Ministry of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment) The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment/Prince’s Trust International, Get Hired programme got high marks […]
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The Bridge Authority members introduced NASSAU, The Bahamas – The Hon. Alfred Sears, Minister of Works and Utilities, introduced the members of the Bridge Authority committee which has responsibility for managing the Paradise Island Bridge and any other bridge under its purview, Tuesday, December 7 at the Ministry of Works and Utilities. The members are: […]
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Mikaila Prince —- Department of Public Information – Guyana SBM Offshore has announced that it has been awarded contracts for the Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) for the Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO) for the Yellowtail development project. This is the fourth development project between the Government of Guyana and ExxonMobil’s local […]
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Isaiah Braithwaite December 8, 2021 Passengers passing through the Cheddi Jagan International Airport have doubled in 2021 when compared to 2020, the airport’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Ramesh Ghir said Wednesday. The airport saw increases despite the constraints of the COVID-19 pandemic, which almost crippled the travel industry last year. “Based on the numbers we […]
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PICTURED ABOVE : Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley listens attentively to IDB President, Mauricio Claver-Carone, during their discussions at Ilaro Court, yesterday. (C. Pitt/BGIS) BY SHARON AUSTIN | DEC 8, 2021 | TOP STORIES Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley described the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) as a “critical partner”, when she held extensive discussions with […]
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PICTURED ABOVE: Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Dr. The Most Honourable Jerome Walcott, in discussion with Qatar’s non-resident Ambassador to Barbados, Rashid Mohsin A.R. Fetais, during a recent courtesy call at Culloden Road. (C. Pitt/BGIS) BY JULIE CARRINGTON | DEC 8, 2021 | TOP STORIES The finalising of an air services agreement […]
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BY SHARON AUSTIN | NOV 27, 2021 | TOP STORIES Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley was the first person to “register a business” using CAIPO’s new digital system, today. Looking on are acting CAIPO Registrar, Tamiesha Rochester (standing) and Minister of Innovation, Science and Smart Technology, Senator Kay McConnell. (Photo: S. Pilé/BGIS) Government has taken […]
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November 26, 2021 – By Isaiah Brathwaite …. His Excellency, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, on Friday informed rice farmers of Region Two of the government’s bilateral engagement to see a reduction in the cost of fertilisers. The President made the disclosure during a meeting with the farmers at the region’s Rice Development Board. The announcement […]
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BY SHARON AUSTIN | NOV 25, 2021 | REPUBLIC, TOP STORIES Official presentation ceremony of the Mount Gay Republic Blend. (PMO) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley believes officials must be more aggressive in the marketing of Barbados’ rum. Ms. Mottley expressed this view today as she delivered an address at the launch of Mount Gay’s […]
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BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | NOV 25, 2021 | TOP STORIES The Grantley Adams International Airport. (Photo: GAIA) GAIA Inc. has learnt that a voice recording has been circulating claiming that the Grantley Adams International Airport has been leased to China for thirty (30) years. We deny this allegation. It is simply untrue. The voice recording […]
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