STAFF WRITER GUYANA INFORMATION SERVICE September 25, 2021 – Says the use of GDP per capita for developing nations is inadequate His Excellency Dr. Irfaan Ali on Friday said that Guyana fully supports the development of the Multidimensional Vulnerability Index (MVI) to aid Small Island Developing States (SIDS), since the current system of using GDP per […]
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PICTURED ABOVE Visitors in Barbados enjoying some tasty coconut water from a street coconut vendor. SEP 23, 2021 Barbados’ 12-Month Welcome Stamp Programme as at August 31, 2021, has received 2,953 applications, and of those applications 1,987 were approved. According to the data, the top five leading countries seeking entry under the programme are the […]
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UNGA76 General Debate: Prime Minister of Barbados
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SEP 24, 2021 Join the conversation as the Republic Status Transition Advisory Committee hosts a series of virtual meetings on the proposed Charter of Barbados. The public consultations will be held live on CBC TV Channel 8 and via social media from September 28 to Friday, October 8. You are encouraged to view the proposed […]
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SEP 22, 2021 – By Sharon Austingill-Moore – BGIS As the National Vaccination Fund received an injection of $20,000, Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Ryan Straughn, is urging Barbadians to get vaccinated. Mr. Straughn was speaking today after Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Co-operators General Insurance, Anton Lovell, made the donation at the BIDC Building […]
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STAFF WRITER – 21 September 2021 —VP Jagdeo to lead Guyana’s delegation to West African nation in October His Excellency Dr. Irfaan Ali and his Ghanaian counterpart, H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo today held fruitful discussions and agreed to work closer together. High on the agenda is a visit by a Guyanese delegation led by Vice […]
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PICTURED ABOVE — Attorney General Dale Marshall and new Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy, David Schnier, chatting during their recent courtesy call. (C. Pitt/BGIS) SEP 16, 2021 JULIE CARRINGTON – BGIS The United States Government’s assistance in the provision of training and resources in key areas came in for high commendation […]
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Thursday, September 16, 2021 – By Government of Barbados. Fellow Barbadians, once again, I am pleased to have the opportunity to address you as Minister of Environment and National Beautification on September 16 in recognition of World Ozone Day. This year’s theme “Montreal Protocol – Keeping Us, Our Food and Vaccines Cool” highlights the significant role that […]
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Increasing COVID-19 Clusters Worrying Authorities Faced with a situation of over 80 family clusters across the island, as a result of the highly contagious COVID-19 Delta variant, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has reiterated that such a situation is “nothing to be trifled with”. Speaking during a nationally televised press conference at Ilaro Court today, […]
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