Authorities in Venezuela say an oil spill has coated a stretch of the crisis-wracked nation’s pristine Caribbean coastline FIRST REPORTED By The Associated Press 12 August 2020 CARACAS, Venezuela — An oil spill in Venezuela has coated a stretch of the crisis-wracked nation’s Caribbean coastline, treasured for its white sand beaches, clusters of small islands […]
Continue Reading
Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez (centre) poses for an official photograph with Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla (left) and Barbados’ Ambassador to Cuba, Philip St. Hill, following the presentation of credentials yesterday. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Foreign Trade) Barbados’ Ambassador designate to the Republic of Cuba, Philip St. Hill, has presented his Letters of […]
Continue Reading
Pictured above – CEO of ‘Floor It Guyana’ and ‘Hardware Solutions Depot’, Andre Cummings Guyanese businessman brings innovation to ‘flooring’ By Staff Reporter | October 8, 2020 IN support of value-added products manufactured locally, Guyanese businessman, Andre Cummings, has taken his lumber-export business further by offering enhanced, ‘exotic’ flooring, which has increased his earning 15 […]
Continue Reading
Barbados’ Ambassador to CARICOM, David Comissiong. (FP) Statement by Barbados’ Ambassador to CARICOM, David Comissiong – It Is Our CXC: Let Us Work Out A Solution In the interest of those 5th and 6th form students across our region who have been negatively impacted by the controversy surrounding the declared results of this year’s Caribbean Examinations Council’s […]
Continue Reading
The Cuban contingent of nurses, who were assigned to help Barbados in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, will continue their work on the island for another six months. Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to Barbados, Sergio Jorge Pastrana, made the disclosure this morning during the 44th commemoration of the Cubana Airlines tragedy, held at […]
Continue Reading
(Stock Photo) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley believes workers in the tourism and travel sector should be given priority access to vaccinations and therapeutics when they become available. Ms. Mottley expressed this view today as she delivered remarks during the opening ceremony for the two-day virtual meeting of the 58th Directing Council of the Pan […]
Continue Reading
Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment, Dwight Sutherland at a recent Political meeting. MESSAGE FOR CARIBBEAN YOUTH DAY WEDNESDAY, 30 SEPTEMBER 2020 “Guard your light and protect it. Move it forward into the world and be fully confident that if we connect light to light to light, and join the lights together of the […]
Continue Reading
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley addressing a Political meeting in St.George recently. Small to mid-sized, middle-income countries like Barbados need a global vulnerability index to better capture their ability to absorb shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the climate crisis. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley expressed this view today as she addressed the United […]
Continue Reading
(Stock Photo) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has reiterated that the global financial system must be restructured, revolutionised and democratised. Ms. Mottley expressed this view today, as she addressed the opening ceremony for the two-day virtual meeting of the 58th Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Explaining why updating the global financial […]
Continue Reading
(Stock Photo) Click here to download the Barbados Travel Protocols which came into effect from September 24, 2020.
Continue Reading