PICTURED ABOVE —– BTMI Chairman, Shelly Williams; CEO of Royal Caribbean International, Michael Bayley; and Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa Cummins, pose for a photograph following the signing of a MOU between the BTMI and Royal Caribbean International to recruit locals for various posts on Royal Caribbean cruise ships. (PMO) SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | APR 25, 2022 Barbados’ Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office and other international organisations in Geneva, Ambassador Chad Blackman (left) and Acting Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Kirk Humphrey (right), chatting with Bollywood film producer, Rakesh Sabharwal, who arrived on the island yesterday to explore the possibility of shooting […]
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CATHY LASHLEY | APR 22, 2022 Thousands of frontline personnel who have been working tirelessly in the fight against COVID-19 will be recognised for their sacrifice during a special ceremony on National Heroes Day. Government is planning to honour these persons by presenting them with Humanitarian Awards at Kensington Oval on Thursday, April 28, at […]
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GEF SGP Barbados have given CARIBPIX an to attend the SGP project site visits on Friday April 22, 2022. These site visits will give us a first-hand look at some of Barbados’ transformative projects executed in the various communities across the island. Here CARIBPIX through its Photographer David Crichlow is now giving you a pictorial coverage […]
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Pictured above Regional Product Manager, Vehicle Sales Department at Courtesy Garage, Samuel Gaston showing under the hood. Article first appeared in Barbados Today April 22, 2022 With the potential to now save tens of thousands of dollars, Barbadians are showing increased interest in purchasing electric vehicles. And Regional Product Manager, Vehicle Sales Department at Courtesy […]
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“Once you are between 40 and 59 years old, you can get health insurance coverage, either as an individual or for your family, and this is important since many companies do not offer this type of coverage for their staff and if you are a contracted worker with some of those who do, you do […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | APR 17, 2022 This morning under overcast skies, the President of the Republic of Rwanda, His Excellency, Paul Kagame, bid Barbados farewell, after arriving on Good Friday for an official visit to Barbados. A team of government officials led by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Senior Minister coordinating […]
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BY JULIA RAWLINS-BENTHAM | APR 16, 2022 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, memorialised the relationship of both nations with the planting of pink and yellow Acacia trees in the National Botanical Gardens. (C. Pitt/BGIS) Barbados’ relationship with Rwanda was memorialised with the planting of pink and yellow Acacia trees […]
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Pictured above BARP President Marilyn Rice-Bowen showing the BARP membership card. In one week, the Barbados Association of Retired Persons (BARP) will formally lower its membership eligiblity age from 50 to 40 years. Today, BARP President Marilyn Rice-Bowen reminded a press conference that at the association’s Annual General Meeting held on December 3 2021, a […]
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BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | APR 13, 2022 The Prime Minister’s Office (Culture Division) will be launching the Season of Emancipation tomorrow, Thursday, April 14, at Sky Mall, Haggatt Hall, on the 206th anniversary of the 1816 Slave Rebellion. This programme commemorates important water shed dates in Barbados’ history some of which are significant to […]
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