CARACAS (12 February 2021) – The UN Special Rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures and human rights, Alena Douhan, today urged the United States, European Union and other states to drop sanctions imposed against Venezuela. At the end of a two-week visit to Venezuela, Douhan said the sanctions have exacerbated pre-existing economic situations and have dramatically […]
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BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | FEB 13, 2021 | TOP STORIES PONANT is making Barbados its homeport for one of its newest PONANT EXPLORER vessels. VIEW HERE …….. This winter season, the Le Dumont-d’Urville will be sailing from the Bridgetown Port with two, nine-day Caribbean itineraries lined up. Not only this, but the luxury expedition line will also […]
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BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | FEB 13, 2021 | TOP STORIES On Friday, Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator the Hon. Lisa Cummins, announced the appointment of longstanding tourism practitioner, Roseanne Myers, to Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI) and Barbados Tourism Product Authority (BTPA). Myers brings 39 years’ experience to the […]
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VIEW HERE —— COVID-19 update and press conference – February 9, 2021. (PMO) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has disclosed that negotiations are being had with the Government of India to obtain a second batch of the Covishield (Oxford-AstraZeneca) vaccine. The first batch of 100,000 doses, which arrived on the island last evening, would provide […]
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DPI Guyana Newsletter For 01/31/21 Families of detained fishermen to receive psychological, other support –President Ali Synieka ThorneJanuary 30, 2021 His Excellency, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali says the Government has outlined a strategy to provide psychological, moral and other support to the families of the fishermen illegally detained by Venezuela. He said the Ministry of […]
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Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley’s address to the nation – January 26, 2021. (PMO) — PLEASE VIEW YOUTUBE VIDEO HERE ……. The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has confirmed that the United Kingdom’s (UK) COVID-19 variant is present in Barbados. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley confirmed the presence of the UK variant in Barbados, during […]
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He puts “uniting our nation” at the heart of his inauguration speech, skipped by Donald Trump in a final unprecedented act. Joe Biden has entered the White House as America’s 46th president, and after taking his oath of office he told his country it has been “a day of victory and hope”. To the sound […]
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Venezuela donating five trucks with oxygen to the Brazilian Amazon, Manaus, to attend to the sanitary crisis that the territory is suffering due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and the meeting of ALBA-TCP aimed at coordinating efforts to guarantee massive and free access to vaccines and other medicines for the peoples of its member countries. The […]
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House Democrats plan to introduce an impeachment resolution Monday against President Donald Trump, according to multiple sources, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has not explicitly said when this will go to the floor. There are also calls for the 25th Amendment to be invoked, as well as demands for Trump to resign. The SpaceX Dragon is […]
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BARBADOS : COVID-19 Vaccine Could Soon Be Here…….. The first batch of COVID-19 vaccines could be here within another four to eight weeks. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley said this evening, in her most recent update, that about four vaccines could be on island as soon as this weekend. This “handful” of vaccines, she explained, would […]
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