Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Dr. Jerome Walcott, in discussion with Minister for Europe and the Americas, Wendy Morton, during a recent courtesy call. (C. Pitt/BGIS) BY JULIA RAWLINS-BENTHAM | DEC 3, 2021 | TOP STORIES The COVID-19 pandemic and threats posed by the new variant, Omicron, were among matters discussed when […]
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1 – December – 2021 KEMOL KING His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali made an impassioned proposal to connect the manufacturing and services sectors of Guyana and Trinidad & Tobago. He was at the time addressing the Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturing Association President’s Dinner and Awards 2021, Tuesday evening. The President’s comments were made in […]
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NOV 30, 2021 Legislation that “provides a new deal for vendors” is expected to be passed in Parliament on Friday. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley shared this news today, at the National Independence Awards Ceremony, where she delivered her Address to the Nation, in Golden Square Freedom Park. Ms. Mottley said: “We promised you a […]
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Hannah Furness 23 hrs agoLike124 Comments|78Australia politics live update: Porter and Hunt to depart; parliament sits for…I’m a Celebrity: Ant and Dec send up Boris Johnson and Conservative Party in…© POOL/REUTERS The Prince of Wales attends the ‘Toast to the Nation’ reception at State House – POOL/REUTERS When the Prince of Wales landed in Barbados, he was […]
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BY NYA PHILLIPS | NOV 30, 2021 | BANNER, REPUBLIC, TOP STORIES Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley announces that international superstar Robyn Rihanna Fenty is Barbados’ 11th national hero during the investiture ceremony in National Heroes Square this morning while newly installed President of Barbados, Dame Sandra Mason, looks on. (Brooks LaTouche/BGIS) International superstar and […]
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National Service of Thanksgiving, Nov. 28, 2021
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BY BGIS | NOV 28, 2021 | BANNER, TOP STORIES Upcoming Activities Monday, November 29, beginning at 11:00 p.m. – Ceremony to declare Barbados a Republic and mark the Inauguration of the President of Barbados at National Heroes’ Square. Tuesday, November 30, beginning at 10:00 a.m. – The National Honours Ceremony at Golden Square, Bridgetown. National Service […]
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Pictured above is Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley ably assisted by Hon. Trevor A. Prescod, J.P., M.P. in opening Golden Square, Bridgetown. Saturday, November 27, from 4:30 p.m. – The official opening of Golden Square, Bridgetown — an unedited Pictorial.
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BY SHARON AUSTIN | NOV 27, 2021 | TOP STORIES Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley was the first person to “register a business” using CAIPO’s new digital system, today. Looking on are acting CAIPO Registrar, Tamiesha Rochester (standing) and Minister of Innovation, Science and Smart Technology, Senator Kay McConnell. (Photo: S. Pilé/BGIS) Government has taken […]
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November 26, 2021 – By Isaiah Brathwaite …. His Excellency, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, on Friday informed rice farmers of Region Two of the government’s bilateral engagement to see a reduction in the cost of fertilisers. The President made the disclosure during a meeting with the farmers at the region’s Rice Development Board. The announcement […]
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