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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Increasing COVID-19 Clusters Worrying Authorities Faced with a situation of over 80 family clusters across the island, as a result of the highly contagious COVID-19 Delta variant, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has reiterated that such a situation is “nothing to be trifled with”. Speaking during a nationally televised press conference at Ilaro Court today, […]
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Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and Minister of Health & Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic address the nation – September 9, 2021. (PMO) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has announced new changes to the directives to slow down the spread of COVID-19 in Barbados, during her address to the nation from Ilaro Court, this afternoon. […]
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NYA PHILLIPS — BGIS —— SEP 8, 2021 The Parkinson Memorial School is gaining a new creative arts facility, thanks to Goddard Enterprises Limited (GEL). Work has started on the formerly condemned Block B building to transform it into a Centre of Excellence for the Arts. It will feature, among other things, three theatres; three […]
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7 SEP 7, 2021 SHARON AUSTINGILL-MOORE – BGIS Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley’s address to the inaugural CARICOM-Africa Summit which was held virtually today. (PMO) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has put forward several proposals to strengthen relations between Africa and CARICOM, including the establishment of a regular weekly direct flight and a mass media […]
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BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | SEP 7, 2021 | TOP STORIES The Barbados Tourism Investment Inc. (BTI) wishes to remind the public of the continuation of the Salt Pond Flood Mitigation Project. The project, now in its 2nd Phase will require the closure of the bridge on the KNR Highway in Speightstown. These changes are scheduled from Monday, 20th September, 2021 […]
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SEP 3, 2021 Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Dale Marshall, has made it clear that there will be no change to the value of Barbados’ currency when the country becomes a republic on November 30. Mr. Marshall emphasised this while responding to questions raised online by persons from the diaspora, who participated in […]
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PICTURED ABOVE : Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Dr Jerome Walcott and INTERPOL’s, Executive Director of Police Services, Stephen Kavanagh, make it official at the Agreement Signing Ceremony held at the Ministry’s headquarters. (BGIS/C.Pitt) SEP 1, 2021 | SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG —- BGIS After several years of consultation, an International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) […]
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During July 2021, some 10,819 visitors travelled to Barbados. (FP) AUG 23, 2021 BGIS Barbados recorded over 10,000 air passenger arrivals after months of being hard-hit by a global pandemic. For the first time since December 2020, the local tourism industry has recorded a major tourism milestone with the latest statistics from the Barbados Tourism […]
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