BY BGIS | NOV 24, 2021 (Stock Photo) Members of the public are advised that the Public Service of Barbados will close at noon next Monday, November 29. This early closure is to facilitate the participation of public officers in the various Independence-related activities, as Barbados celebrates its 55th anniversary and transitions to a republic […]
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November 23, 2021 —- Staff Writer –Charges them to adopt winning culture His Excellency Dr. Irfaan Ali charged contractors to expedite their work but to ensure that quality is maintained as Guyana continues to go through a revolutionary period of growth and development. The Head of State was adamant that structure was needed at all […]
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Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Ryan Straughn (centre); CEO of Freight Handling Services, Marc Sampson (left), and Comptroller of Customs, Owen Holder, in discussion during a recent tour of three of the Customs Department’s offsite warehouses. (C. Pitt/BGIS) NOV 19, 2021 – BY SHARON AUSTIN – BGIS The Customs and Excise Department remains committed to […]
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Minister in the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, Kirk Humphrey, and Principal of the Maria Holder Nursery School in Oldbury, St. Philip, Sharon Knight, cutting the ribbon for the unveiling of the Coral Buddies mural. (GP) BY JULIA RAWLINS-BENTHAM — BGIS — | NOV 19, 2021 Minister of Maritime Affairs and the […]
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BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS — NOV 19, 2021 The late Sir Charles Williams. (FP) To say that Barbados has lost an entrepreneur extraordinaire with a hand in almost every facet of the country’s development and economic life, an undying devotion to, and love of, country, with the passing of Sir Charles Williams, would be a […]
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NOV 18, 2021 – BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG — BGIS Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa Cummins, presents a painting of the AIDAperla to Captain Boris Becker at yesterday’s welcome ceremony (C. Pitt/BGIS) With cruise ships sailing at 50 per cent capacity and no clear indication when ships will return to sailing at 100 […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | NOV 18, 2021 PHOTO ABOVE : Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa Cummins, chatting with Captain Boris Becker following the AIDAperla’s arrival in the Bridgetown Port yesterday. (C. Pitt/BGIS) After 610 days, the AIDAperla cruise vessel has returned to the Bridgetown Port, where the ship will be home porting […]
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NOV 15, 2021 – BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa Cummins has described the inaugural visit of the Holland America Line, cruise ship Rotterdam as a special occasion. Speaking at the Bridgetown Port today, Minister Cummins explained that it was “a special morning for us not just because colleagues and […]
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BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | NOV 12, 2021 | TOP STORIES Lawyer and a human rights activist Roberta Clarke has been elected as a Commissioner to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR). (GP) On Friday, November 12, 2021, during the 51st Regular Session of the General Assembly of the Organisation of American States (OAS), […]
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(Stock Photo) In order for Barbados to build prosperity in today’s world of trade, Government and local businesses must pursue trade with non-traditional partners. Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Trade, Sandra Husbands shared this view this morning while addressing The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Barbados’ (ICAB) virtual annual conference under the theme ‘Purpose Passion […]
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