Two more people tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday among the 152 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. A 36-year-old female visitor arrived on Air Antilles from Guadeloupe en route to Jamaica. On receipt of the positive test result, she was transferred to the isolation facility at Harrison Point, St. Lucy. Joining her […]
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Economic Advisor to Government, Dr. Kevin Greenidge. (BGIS) This is a response to the article in the Sunday Sun Nation Newspaper entitled “Bonds A Risk: Investment firm says Barbados will find it difficult to pay”. In the front page of the Nation’s Sunday Sun, Victoria Mutual Wealth Management VMWM (a Jamaican investment firm) claims, without […]
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The Pan-African Coalition of Organisations (PACO), Israel Lovell Foundation and the Caribbean Movement for Peace and Integration held its Inaugural Marcus Garvey Celebration and Award Ceremony on Sunday 28th August 2020 at the Israel Lovell Foundation, My Lords Hill, St. Michael. They honored leading Barbadians and the Republic of Cuba for its international medical work that […]
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Minister of Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Kerrie Symmonds, says that government must create an environment that facilitates growth and helps to make the conduct of business easier. (FP) Minister of Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Kerrie Symmonds, believes Barbados stands to benefit by exploring economic opportunities in renewable energy, agri-business, health and wellness and […]
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Shantelle StanleyAugust 31, 2020 —to be piloted in Regions 2,4 and 6 During a virtual press conference on Monday, Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Vindhya Persaud ( PICTURED ABOVE ) , disclosed her Ministry will be targeting domestic violence in a very focused way and to that end, will be rolling […]
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August 27, 2021 will officially be Jackie Opel Day. This is the third way Barbados will honour the late great musical legend. The Minister of Culture in the Prime Minister’s Office, John King, made this announcement on August 27, 2020, at the unveiling of the Jackie Opel monument on what would have been the 83rd […]
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The Grantley Adams International Airport Inc.’s Deputy CEO, Terry Layne showing Minister of Tourism, Senator Lisa Cummins, some of the safety protocols in place at the GAIA while Permanent Secretary, Donna Cadogan and officials look on. (S.Forde-Craigg/BGIS) The Ministry of Tourism and International Transport, in collaboration with the Board and Management of the Grantley Adams […]
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Minister of Energy, Small Business, and Entrepreneurship, Kerrie Symmonds. (FP) Minister of Energy, Small Business, and Entrepreneurship, Kerrie Symmonds, will be visiting communities to seek out men and women interested in being trained to install solar panels on homes across the island. He gave this commitment recently, during an interview with the Barbados Government Information Service, […]
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Rashid Orlando Marville received the Companion of Honour in 2017 from Governor General Dame Sandra Mason, for his contribution to the public service. (FP) On behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, I wish to extend sincere condolences to the relatives and loved ones of Ambassador Rashid Orlando Marville. Ambassador Marville did […]
Continue ReadingMinister of Tourism, Senator Lisa Cummins (right) presents Curator of the Andromeda Botanic Gardens, Sharon Cooke, with a token of appreciation during a visit to the tourist attraction yesterday. Looking on is the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc.’s Chief Product Development Officer, Marsha Alleyne. (S.Forde-Craigg/BGIS) Curator of the Andromeda Botanic Gardens, Sharon Cooke, has revealed that […]
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