PICTURED ABOVE – Member of Parliament for St. Joseph, Dale Marshall, and Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, Kirk Humphrey, are all smiles after unveiling a plaque for the reopening of the Tent Bay Fishing Complex, yesterday. OCT 9, 2021 – BY JULIA RAWLINS- BENTHAM Government has completed significant market upgrades at a […]
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PICTURED ABOVE —– Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley speaking at the closing press conference for the 15th session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD 15), today. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has identified a number of initiatives to be worked on after the staging of UNCTAD 15 in Barbados, including three […]
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PICTURED ABOVE : UNCTAD’s Secretary-General, Rebeca Grynspan giving her remarks during the second day of UNCTAD 15, held at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, Barbados this morning, OCT 5, 2021 — BY BGIS. VIDEOS World Leaders Summit – Dialogue II – Inequality – Is the COVID-19 crisis really a game-changer? – October 5, 2021 UNCTAD 15 press […]
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DAVID M CRICHLOW – PHOTOGRAPHER Only 1 more print available for sale… During my second year of owning a camera I spent my Sundays wandering around Bridgetown and taking pictures. The image of Trafalgar Hotel was one that was photographed in 1978 a few months before it was demolished. During 2008 I launched a Limited […]
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Pictured above Minister of Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Kerrie Symmonds By Julie Carrington OCT 1, 2021 Minister of Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Kerrie Symmonds, has congratulated the small business sector for “standing tall”, as it continues to navigate the economic storm brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. He expressed his deep appreciation for […]
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PICTURED ABOVE Visitors in Barbados enjoying some tasty coconut water from a street coconut vendor. SEP 23, 2021 Barbados’ 12-Month Welcome Stamp Programme as at August 31, 2021, has received 2,953 applications, and of those applications 1,987 were approved. According to the data, the top five leading countries seeking entry under the programme are the […]
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SEP 24, 2021 Join the conversation as the Republic Status Transition Advisory Committee hosts a series of virtual meetings on the proposed Charter of Barbados. The public consultations will be held live on CBC TV Channel 8 and via social media from September 28 to Friday, October 8. You are encouraged to view the proposed […]
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SEP 22, 2021 – By Sharon Austingill-Moore – BGIS As the National Vaccination Fund received an injection of $20,000, Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Ryan Straughn, is urging Barbadians to get vaccinated. Mr. Straughn was speaking today after Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Co-operators General Insurance, Anton Lovell, made the donation at the BIDC Building […]
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STAFF WRITER – 21 September 2021 —VP Jagdeo to lead Guyana’s delegation to West African nation in October His Excellency Dr. Irfaan Ali and his Ghanaian counterpart, H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo today held fruitful discussions and agreed to work closer together. High on the agenda is a visit by a Guyanese delegation led by Vice […]
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PICTURED ABOVE — Attorney General Dale Marshall and new Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy, David Schnier, chatting during their recent courtesy call. (C. Pitt/BGIS) SEP 16, 2021 JULIE CARRINGTON – BGIS The United States Government’s assistance in the provision of training and resources in key areas came in for high commendation […]
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