View the YouTube VIDEO HERE ……. As the saying goes ” A picture is worth a thousand words.” My attempt here is to document the Funeral proceedings in a careful selection of images that can showcase this event of love by those playing different roles in the Celebration of the Life and Work of Gordon […]
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Barbadians of all walks life turned out at the Queens Park Auditorium to pay their final respects to the Mottley family over the loss of Warren Mottley, 55, brother of Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, who passed away on 29th June, 2021. Reports are that he died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital surrounded by his […]
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Prime Minister Pays Tribute To Gordon Brooks JUN 30, 2021 Today, even as I deal with the pain of the passing of my own brother, I believe it is appropriate for me to pause for a moment to express condolences to the family of veteran photographer Gordon Brooks, who also passed away yesterday. Gordon, whose […]
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Warren Mottley, 55, brother of Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, has passed away. Reports are that he died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital this evening surrounded by his family including the Prime Minister. Warren Mottley, a lawyer, was admitted to the bar in 2002 when his sister, the then Attorney General, introduced him. He has […]
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Today saw a small gathering of about 80 of Clyde Jones closest friends and some Family members at the St Mary’s Church in Bridgetown, Barbados. Clyde died on April 3, 2021 after a prolonged illness and Hospitalization in New York. Glowing tributes were paid to him over the month and a half following the news […]
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Article byBarbados Today Published onMay 23, 2021 Attorney General Dale Marshall is calling on all Barbadians to join the fight against gun crime in Barbados. Marshall made the call in a statement on the killing of Sgt. Newton Lewis. “We all have a stake in this, and we all must do more. Join us in […]
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COVID-19 UPDATE: 4 New Cases, 3 Recoveries, 1 Death MAY 18, 2021 — MELISSA ROLLOCK — BGIS Barbados has recorded its 47th COVID-19 related death. The deceased is a 67- year-old Barbadian woman with co-morbidities, who passed away on Monday, May 17. Meanwhile, four new cases (one male and three females) were recorded on Monday, […]
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(Stock Photo) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade has learned with sadness of the passing of one of its former Foreign Service Officers, Mohammed Iqbal Degia, in the United States, after a brief illness. His colleagues will remember Mohammed for his diligence in executing his assignments as well as his erudition, sharp intellect, […]
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MAY 4, 2021 BGIS One person died from COVID-19 on Monday, May 3. The 63-year-old man was admitted to the Harrison Point Isolation Facility on April 23, and passed away after spending six days on a ventilator. His death brings to 45 the number of people who have succumbed to the virus. Meanwhile, three new […]
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I join Barbadians of all walks of life in paying tribute to a fellow countryman who loved life and lived it with as much colour and flamboyance as he could muster. Roland Bascombe, known from St. Philip to St. Lucy just simply as Rojoe, was one of those Barbadians whose journey will be remembered for a […]
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