(FP) Barbadians are invited to recommend fellow Barbadians worthy to be elevated to the status of National Hero and to have their say on the future use of Heroes Square. The Prime Minister’s Office is requesting members of the public to select who they believe should be added to the portfolio of this island’s 10 […]
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Statement by Attorney General, Dale Marshall – March 27, 2021. — VIEW IT HERE ….. Despite a significant improvement in COVID-19 numbers, Government has announced five “partial shutdown” days as a countermeasure to keep the cases on the decline, as Barbadians prepare to celebrate Easter. This forms part of the new measures announced under the […]
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Post-Cabinet ministerial statement & press conference – March 25, 2021. (PMO) VIEW THE PRESS CONFERENCE HERE …… Phased Return To The Classroom Starts April 20 Students across Barbados will be returning to the physical classroom at the start of the third term of the 2020-2021 academic year on April 20. Minister of Education, Technological and […]
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MAR 26, 2021- BGIS Barbados has recorded its 41st COVID-19 related death. The deceased is a 70-year-old Barbadian man, who passed away on Thursday, March 25, at the Harrison Point Isolation Facility, where he had been a patient since February 24. He also suffered from chronic non-communicable diseases. Meanwhile, 10 new cases, five females and five […]
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Minister of Housing, Lands and Maintenance, Dr. William Duguid, today broke ground on the latest National Housing Corporation (NHC) construction site at Coombs House, Whitepark Road. Speaking at the ground breaking ceremony, Dr. Duguid said: “We’ve decided to build some Quads here. Quads are essentially apartment complexes that have four units. We decided to do that […]
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Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Ryan Straughn (Centre), receives a cheque for the Adopt Our Families Programme from BHTA Chief Executive Officer, Senator Rudy Grant (left) and Chairman, Geoffrey Roach (right). (C. Pitt/BGIS) Government has made provision to continue the Adopt Our Families Programme in the next financial year, which begins in April. This […]
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BY BGIS | MAR 22, 2021 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES Eight positive cases of COVID-19 were diagnosed on Sunday, March 21. The new cases – three men and five women – were identified from among the 261 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. Meanwhile, 28 persons recovered and were released from isolation. The number of cases in […]
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Prime Minister of Barbados and Chair of the Joint World Bank-International Monetary Fund Development Committee, Mia Amor Mottley speaking at the 53rd Session of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development – March 22, 2021. (PMO) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has highlighted reaching a clearing arrangement for excess orders of […]
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Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley speaking during the debate on the 2021-22 Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure, in the House of Assembly today. (PMO) The National Vaccine Fund was launched last week, and it has already received just under $7 million in donations. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley made the disclosure earlier today during the […]
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‘Baje To The World’ Finals. VIEW THE YOUTUBE VIDEO HERE ….. Last night, 25-year-old Casheda Dottin became the inaugural winner of the ‘Baje To The World’ competition. Ms. Dottin who rendered a gospel song garnered a total of 348 points which earned her first place in the competition. She walked away with the top prize of […]
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