Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley believes countries making up the United Nations need to pause for a moment and think deeply on where they need to go and what must be done to get there. Ms. Mottley shared this view recently as she addressed a High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate the 75th Anniversary […]
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The Head of the Bridgetown Revitalisation Committee for the Barbados Chamber of Commerce Eddy Abed (left to right); Minister of Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship Kerrie Symmonds; President of the Barbados Association of Vendors and Retailers Allister Alexander during the walking visit to Bridgetown. In the background is Acting Chief Business Business Development Adviser Anderson […]
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The principal of SJPI, Ian Drakes (left); and Group Human Resources Manager, BNOCL, Ronnie Gittens, sign the Memorandum of Understanding. Looking on at right is Marketing & Public Relations Officer of the BNOCL, Samantha Hazlewood-Ermay. (Photos courtesy of the BNOCL) In keeping with its corporate responsibility mandate of: Energy for Poverty Alleviation, the Barbados National Oil Company Limited (BNOCL) on […]
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EDUCATION MINISTER CALLS FOR URGENT INVESTIGATION INTO CXCRESULTSMinister of Education, Technological and Vocational Training, Santia Bradshaw,has called on the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) to conduct an “urgentinvestigation” into concerns over the recently released CAPE and CSEC examinationresults.Ms. Bradshaw issued a statement on the matter:“The disquiet among students who recently received the Caribbean ExaminationsCouncil’s CAPE and […]
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BY BGIS | SEP 24, 2020 | TOP STORIES Barbados unites with the maritime community around the world today, September 24, 2020, to celebrate World Maritime Day. The theme Sustainable Shipping for a Sustainable Planet has been designated by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to raise awareness of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and to showcase the work that […]
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Minister of Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Kerrie Symmonds, and officials from the Ministry toured Bridgetown earlier today. Pictured Minister Kerrie Symmonds interact with Swan Street vendor Keshia Pope. ( Photo by David Crichlow ) The days of vendors walking to and fro through Bridgetown to replenish their trays with produce when it is sold […]
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Minister of Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Kerrie Symmonds, noted that standards must be met to facilitate exports, and charged that there was a need to refocus and repurpose the Barbados National Standards Institution. (FP) Think beyond the box! Barbados’ small business sector has been put on notice that “the era of digital disruption demands […]
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The Thorne Commission on Local Governance will hold its final town hall meeting on Sunday, October 4, at the Queen’s Park Steel Shed, Bridgetown. The Commission, set up to oversee the process of establishing community-based people’s assemblies in Barbados, has been garnering public opinion on the issue since November last year. Meetings have been held […]
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Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, Kirk Humphrey, says that the Bridgetown Port will be the “most recognisable” port in this part of the region while delivering the feature address at a recent ceremonyto officially open the BPI’s new administration building, “Cube Blue”. (C.Pitt/BGIS) Further improvements are coming to the operations at the […]
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Minister of Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Kerrie Symmonds. (FP) Message by The Honourable Kerrie Symmonds M.P.Minister of Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship on the occasion of the launch of Small Business Week 2020 – September 20-26, 2020. Members of the small business community, fellow Barbadians, ever so often life presents itself as a set of seeming ironies. On occasion, the celebration […]
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