September 16, 2022 Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has made it clear that the PPP/C Administration will utilise revenue from the burgeoning oil and gas sector for capital investments in education, healthcare, infrastructure and other transformational projects. The Vice President was speaking at the Albion Community Centre, Region Six, where some 268 contracts were signed […]
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BY BGIS | SEP 16, 2022 At right in picture : President of Barbados, The Most Honourable Dame Sandra Mason. (FP) President of Barbados, Her Excellency The Most Honourable Dame Sandra Mason, will be absent from office from Friday, September 16, to Friday, September 23, to attend the State Funeral of Her Late Majesty Queen […]
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September 15, 2022 ─ President Ali meets with US VP Harris His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali on Thursday announced that Guyana and the rest of the Caribbean will benefit from US$28 million from the United States (US) government. The investment will support increased food production and agriculture development in the region. The president made the announcement […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | SEP 15, 2022 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley speaking during the full sitting of the United States’ House of Committees’ hybrid hearing in Washington DC, yesterday. (PMO) Full Committee Hearing – September 14, 2022 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has informed a specially convened panel on de-risking that the blacklisting by some […]
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Canadian Mounties will lead Queen Elizabeth II to her final resting place Gordon Rayner, Victoria Ward – 4h agoReact2 Comments|22 FIRST APPEARED IN The Telegraph … 15 September 2022 It was often said that Queen Elizabeth II’s proudest achievement was the expansion of the Commonwealth, the “family of nations” which she spent her entire reign building up […]
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September 13, 2022 His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali today proclaimed that Monday, September 19, would be a national day of mourning in sympathy and solidarity with the Royal Family and the people of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth nations, over the passing of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. On Monday, the long-serving British Monarch would […]
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BY SHARON AUSTIN | SEP 12, 2022 Business on their minds: Minister of State in Foreign Trade and Business, Sandra Husbands (right), chatting with CEO of the Barbados Small Business Association, Dr. Lynette Holder, and Director of the Centre for Hybrid Studies, Dr. Deryck Murray, after the opening of the Creating Innovative Thinkers in Business four-day workshop, […]
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Home construction for fifteen (15) informal settlers at Annandale North, East Coast Demerara is expected to begin in the coming weeks. This announcement was made by Minister of Housing and Water, Hon. Collin D Croal during a community meeting at the Annandale Primary School on Monday. Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Hon. Nigel […]
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September 8, 2022 The scheduled retraction of the Demerara Harbour Bridge is slated to recommence this weekend following the incident last Sunday. While the bridge has reopened to vehicular traffic, it has not had a retraction since the retractors are not yet realigned. General Manager of the Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation Wayne Watson said works […]
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BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | SEP 8, 2022 Statement By Her Excellency The President, Dame The Most Hon. Sandra Mason, At The Passing Of Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II Today, on behalf of the Government and people of Barbados, I extend sincere and heartfelt condolences to members of the Royal family and the people of […]
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