During July 2021, some 10,819 visitors travelled to Barbados. (FP) AUG 23, 2021 BGIS Barbados recorded over 10,000 air passenger arrivals after months of being hard-hit by a global pandemic. For the first time since December 2020, the local tourism industry has recorded a major tourism milestone with the latest statistics from the Barbados Tourism […]
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The tourism industry has remained a top priority for the Government of Dominica as efforts to brand the country as an eco-tourism destination has expanded over the years. At the onset of the covid19 pandemic in 2020, the Ministry of Tourism launched the Safe in Nature programme followed by the Work in Nature programme, both […]
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The Grantley Adams International Airport. (Photo: GAIA) AUG 10, 2021 At about 2:11 p.m. yesterday, the Control Tower at the Grantley Adams International Airport was evacuated because of the detection of an acrid scent. This triggered an emergency response from the Airport Fire Service and caused a brief disruption at the Grantley Adams International Airport […]
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JUL 11, 2021 – By Melissa Rollock COVID-19 Update and Press Conference – July 11, 2021 (PMO) Government will be implementing a “three-phase operation” to bring the recent spike in COVID-19 cases under control. Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic, outlined the measures this evening during a press conference, which was called […]
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Pictured above Minister of Education, Technological and Vocational Training, Santia Bradshaw, at a press conference at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, giving an update about the state of the country in the aftermath of Elsa. BY BGIS | JUL 3, 2021 | TOP STORIES Press Conference – update post Tropical Storm Elsa – July 3, 2021. (PMO) There will be […]
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JUL 1, 2021 — By Sheena Forde-Craigg – BGIS Press conference with Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and officials from the Department of Emergency Management. (PMO) All public services have made the necessary arrangements for the passing of Tropical Storm Elsa, which is expected to pass about 40 miles to the south of Barbados tomorrow […]
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JUN 24, 2021 —– BY SHARON AUSTIN — BGIS Renaming Ceremony of the Barbados Community College Hospitality Institute and Hotel PomMarine. (PMO) The University College of Barbados is still on the cards. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley said the establishment of this institution is still an absolute priority in the country’s development. She made the comments […]
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JUN 19, 2021 ————- BY JULIE CARRINGTON … BGIS Press conference hosted by Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley at Ilaro Court – June 19, 2021. (PMO) With the positivity rate for COVID-19 cases continuing to fall and the need to jump-start economic activity and create more jobs, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has announced the removal […]
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The Celebrity Millennium cruise ship. (BGIS) The Celebrity Millennium departed its homeport of Philipsburg, St. Maarten for a 7-night cruise itinerary and docked in Barbados on Monday, June 7, 2021 as its first port of call. All passengers were tested prior to embarkation and were negative at that time. Since leaving Barbados, the ship made […]
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JUN 8, 2021 | By Sheena Forde-Craigg As the tourism industry continues to reopen worldwide, Barbados’ cruise sector welcomed Celebrity Millennium to it shores yesterday. The cruise ship which is part of the Celebrity Cruise Line, owned by Royal Caribbean Cruise Line (RCCL), is the first in the Western hemisphere to sail in 15 months and notably, the […]
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