Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator, Lisa Cummins, addressing travel agents and media personnel who are part of the British Airways Heathrow Inaugural ‘FAM Trip’ at Villa Tamarindo yesterday. (BTMI) Travel agents and media personnel who are part of the British Airways (BA) Heathrow Inaugural ‘FAM Trip’ have been encouraged to spread the word […]
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Pictured above left is the Hon. Mia Amor Mottley Q.C.,M.P. Prime Minister of Barbados after unveiling the Plaque assisted by Mr Anton Lovell. General Manager Co-operators General Insurance Co.Ltd. Please view a complete unedited Photoshow of this event by clicking this link …. FEATURE ADDRESS TO BE DELIVERED BYTHE HON. RYAN STRAUGHN M.PMINISTER IN FINANCE […]
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(Stock Photo) As interest in the Barbados Welcome Stamp increases worldwide, visitors can now get assistance applying for the programme 24 hours a day, seven days a week. This is thanks to a new toll-free hotline, as well as an instant chat feature on the website www.barbadoswelcomestamp.bb, both just launched by the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. […]
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Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa Cummins, and owner of the Crane Resort, Paul Doyle, during a tour of the facility. (C. Pitt/BGIS) The ‘strict’ COVID-19 protocols the Government of Barbados has implemented are beneficial not only for locals but for visitors to the island as well. This assertion was made by Minister […]
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(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 […]
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(Stock Photo) Click here to download the Barbados Travel Protocols which came into effect from September 24, 2020.
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The Head of the Bridgetown Revitalisation Committee for the Barbados Chamber of Commerce Eddy Abed (left to right); Minister of Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship Kerrie Symmonds; President of the Barbados Association of Vendors and Retailers Allister Alexander during the walking visit to Bridgetown. In the background is Acting Chief Business Business Development Adviser Anderson […]
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The BEST Plan is the largest fiscal stimulus package being offered to the country at a maximum value of $300 million. (Stock Photo) In order to counteract the impact of COVID-19 on the country’s tourism sector, Government has agreed to implement a stimulus package known as the Barbados Employment and Sustainable Transformation (BEST) Plan. Governor […]
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View of inside Parlliament showing the seating arrangement. The Parliament of Barbados is the national legislature of Barbados. It is accorded legislative supremacy by Chapter V of the Constitution of Barbados.The Parliament is bicameral in composition and is formally made up of Elizabeth II, Queen of Barbados (represented by the Governor-General), an appointed Senate (Upper […]
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Governor General, Dame Sandra Mason, GCMG, D.A., Q.C., inspecting the Guard of Honour after arriving at Parliament today.(Photo: E.Brooks) SPEECH FROM THE THRONE by Her Excellency Dame Sandra Mason, G.C.M.G., D.A., Q.C. Mr. President and Members of the Senate;Mr. Speaker and Members of the House of Assembly;Specially invited guests, ladies and gentlemen;This Parliament reconvenes today, in […]
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