Press briefing on Independence Events – November 18, 2021. (PMO) Several commemorative events are scheduled to take place during the week of November 23, in the lead up to Barbados’ 55th Anniversary of Independence, as well as the transition to republic status. Minister of Science, Innovation and Smart Technology, Senator Kay McConney, announced the programme […]
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BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | NOV 25, 2021 | REPUBLIC, TOP STORIES (FP) This year, as the country embarks on completion of its sovereignty, the entire Barbadian Diaspora can participate in the National Service of Thanksgiving, organized by the Ministry of People Empowerment & Elder Affairs. This service takes place on Sunday, November 28th at […]
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BY SHARON AUSTIN | NOV 25, 2021 | REPUBLIC, TOP STORIES Official presentation ceremony of the Mount Gay Republic Blend. (PMO) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley believes officials must be more aggressive in the marketing of Barbados’ rum. Ms. Mottley expressed this view today as she delivered an address at the launch of Mount Gay’s […]
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BY MELISSA ROLLOCK | NOV 25, 2021 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES (Stock Image) Three Barbadians succumbed to COVID-19 between Wednesday, November 24, and today, Thursday, November 25. A 91-year-old woman lost her battle with the virus yesterday, at the Harrison’s Point Isolation Facility. She was unvaccinated. Two men, aged 78 and 94, died today […]
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BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | NOV 24, 2021 | TOP STORIES (FP) The Barbados Transport Board will be providing a bus service for persons needing transportation to the Garfield Sobers Sports Complex, for the National Service of Thanksgiving on Sunday, November 28, 2021. There will be two (2) buses allocated to Oistins, Speightstown and Princess Alice Terminals. […]
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BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | NOV 25, 2021 | TOP STORIES The Grantley Adams International Airport. (Photo: GAIA) GAIA Inc. has learnt that a voice recording has been circulating claiming that the Grantley Adams International Airport has been leased to China for thirty (30) years. We deny this allegation. It is simply untrue. The voice recording […]
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BY BGIS | NOV 24, 2021 (Stock Photo) Members of the public are advised that the Public Service of Barbados will close at noon next Monday, November 29. This early closure is to facilitate the participation of public officers in the various Independence-related activities, as Barbados celebrates its 55th anniversary and transitions to a republic […]
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November 23, 2021 —- Staff Writer –Charges them to adopt winning culture His Excellency Dr. Irfaan Ali charged contractors to expedite their work but to ensure that quality is maintained as Guyana continues to go through a revolutionary period of growth and development. The Head of State was adamant that structure was needed at all […]
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Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Ryan Straughn (centre); CEO of Freight Handling Services, Marc Sampson (left), and Comptroller of Customs, Owen Holder, in discussion during a recent tour of three of the Customs Department’s offsite warehouses. (C. Pitt/BGIS) NOV 19, 2021 – BY SHARON AUSTIN – BGIS The Customs and Excise Department remains committed to […]
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Minister in the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, Kirk Humphrey, and Principal of the Maria Holder Nursery School in Oldbury, St. Philip, Sharon Knight, cutting the ribbon for the unveiling of the Coral Buddies mural. (GP) BY JULIA RAWLINS-BENTHAM — BGIS — | NOV 19, 2021 Minister of Maritime Affairs and the […]
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