Barbadians Toni Thorne and Danielle Howell win 2020 Chevening Scholarships

20 August 2020Barbadians Toni Thorne and Danielle Howell win 2020 Chevening Scholarships Below are two photos of the 2020 Chevening Scholarship winners from Barbados, Danielle Howell and Toni Thorne.    The British High Commission is pleased to announce that two Barbadians – Danielle Howell and Toni Thorne, have won Chevening Scholarships this year. They join […]

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BARBADOS: Goodbye Owen.

Pall-bearers removing the Barbados Flag that draped the casket to be presented to Mrs. Julie Arthur. Thousands lined the street at various vantage points to see the passing funeral procession making its journey from Lyndhurst Funeral Home in Passage Road through Bridgetown stopping in front of Parliament for one minute where in the House of […]

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GUYANA: Emancipation memorials honouring our freedom fighters.

Emancipation memorials honouring our freedom fighters Jul 23, 2020 Department of Social Cohesion, Features, Government, Ministry of the Presidency Gavin Lewis Author Communications Officer | Department of Public Information email gavin.lewis@dpi.gov.gy follow me -9 days to Emancipation Day DPI, Guyana, Thursday, July 23, 2020 August 1, 1838 – Emancipation Day – one of the most […]

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GUYANA: “A nation cemented in unity” – President Ali promises

“A nation cemented in unity” – President Ali promises Aug 08, 2020 Government, News, Office of the President Alexis Rodney Author email alexis.rodney@dpi.gov.gy — inauguration ceremony held DPI, Guyana, Saturday, August 8, 2020 At the inauguration ceremony this morning, held in his honour, His Excellency, Mohamed Irfaan Ali, committed to preserving Guyana’s democracy and working […]

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BARBADOS: State Funeral For Late Prime Minister Arthur

Former Prime Minister, Professor, The Rt. Honourable Owen Arthur. (BGIS Library) Former Prime Minister, Professor, The Rt. Honourable Owen Arthur, will be accorded a State Funeral with the “pomp and pageantry” befitting his outstanding contribution to this island’s landscape as the longest serving Prime Minister. Ministerial Coordinator for the state funeral, Colin Jordan, who is […]

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