BY APR 7, 2021 —- BY SHEENA FORDE-CARRINGTON – BGIS Government, in an effort to fulfill its mandate to empower youth and communities, will be improving the infrastructure at community centres and pavilions. This assurance was given by Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment, Dwight Sutherland, during a tour of some of the Community Development Department’s […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | APR 7, 2021 | MINISTRY NEWS The Eric Holder Jr. Municipal Complex, Blackman’s, St. Joseph. (FP) The Magistrates’ Courts of District “B” and District “F”, located at the Eric Holder Jr, Municipal Complex, Blackman’s, St. Joseph, which were recently closed for cleaning and sanitisation, have reopened for business. Operations at the […]
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The Electoral Department is located at Warrens Tower II, Warrens, St. Michael. (FP) BY BGIS | APR 7, 2021 | MINISTRY NEWS The Electoral Department is preparing to issue the new smart ID card, and as a result, the Warrens Tower II office, at Warrens, St. Michael, will be closed for registrations, from Wednesday, April […]
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PICTURED ABOVE : Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley addressing a press conference hosted by the World Health Organization today. Standing behind her is Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic. (C. Pitt/BGIS) APR 6, 2021 by JULIA RAWLINS-BENTHAM ——– BGIS As Barbados received its first tranche of vaccines today from the COVAX Facility, Prime […]
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| APR 6, 2021 BY SHARON AUSTIN GILL-MOORE – BGIS The first tranche of vaccines under the COVAX Facility represents a significant step forward in Barbados’ fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic, expressed this view earlier today during a ceremony, on the arrival of the COVID-19 vaccines for […]
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Press conference hosted by Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley – March 31, 2021. (PMO) VIEW IT HERE …… While the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has been the first to be administered to Barbadians, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley indicated that Government was looking at procuring other brands of COVID-19 vaccines for its citizens. Those being considered include […]
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(BDF) BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | APR 3, 2021 The Barbados Defence Force’s maritime unit, the Barbados Coast Guard (BCG), participated in a recent joint counter narcotics operation with the Royal Barbados Police Force and the Regional Security System. The interdiction seized a quantity of illegal drugs (cocaine and marijuana) of an estimated value of $4.9 million […]
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(Stock Photo) In a reimagined tourism development model, destinations must adapt to communities and not the other way around. Founder/President of Countrystyle Community Tourism Network/Villages, Diana McIntyre-Pike, emphasised this point in her presentation on ‘Inclusive Community-Led and Owned Tourism’ during the final day of the ‘Re-Imagining Tourism in Barbados’ online consultation. She made reference to the community-led […]
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BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | APR 1, 2021 | TOP STORIES (Stock Photo) The public is advised that an exemption has been granted to bakeries, bread depots and bread vans to operate on Friday, April 2; Sunday, April 4; Monday, April 5, and Sunday, April 11, between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. each day.
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(Stock Photo) A joint tourism initiative has been undertaken between Barbados and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to the tune of US$20 million. It is aimed at repositioning the tourism sector through the implementation of key tourism initiatives. One of these key initiatives is the National Tourism Programme. Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa […]
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