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BARBADOS: Chad Blackman sworn in as MP for St James North.

Chad Blackman was officially sworn in as the new Member of Parliament for St James North during a ceremony today ...

BARBADOS: Day 2 of Agrofest 2025

Day 2 of Agrofest 2025, at Queen’s Park, was an unforgettable explosion of music and energy generated by thousands of ...

BARBADOS: The Holetown Festival 2025″The Elements of Nature; We Gather, We Celebrate”February 9th – 16th, 2025

Here CARIBPIX.NET giving you a look at some of the events. https://youtu.be/53Bd1xezZg8 ...

BARBADOS: Last Lap Events For St. Lucy We Gatherin’ Celebrations

by Julie Carrington Jan 29, 2025 The excitement, camaraderie, and rekindling of the community spirit, which spread across St. Lucy ...

BARBADOS : We Gatherin’ 2025 – St Lucy Archers Bay picnic.

VIEW IMAGES FROM ARCHERS BAY PICNIC HERE....CLICK HERE ...

BARBADOS: The 11th Annual Fish and Dragon Festival.

BARBADOS: The 11th Annual Fish and Dragon Festival - PLEASE CLICK THIS LINK TO VIEW IMAGES. BARBADOS 2024: The 10th ...

BARBADOS: Nominations for pride of Barbados Awards – We Gatherin’ 2025

BY GOV.BB on 3 Jan 2025, 8:01PM News PRIDE OF BARBADOS AWARDS – WE GATHERIN’ 2025 Barbadians at home and ...

BARBADOS: We Gatherin’ 2025 Celebrations Commence On January 1-( PICTURE FROM AT THE GATHERING -1 st January 2020 – River Bay )

By GOV.BB -- 12 Nov 2024, 4:11PM PICTURE FROM AT THE GATHERING at 1 st January 2020 - River Bay ...

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The Consular Corps’ Seasonal Mingle, held on Friday, December 20th at 6:00 p.m. at the Southern Palms Hotel. PHOTOGRAPHS taken ...

BARBADOS: RSS Receives Financial Boost From US Embassy

by Public Relations | Nov 7, 2024 Executive Director of the RSS, Rear Admiral Errington Shurland (left), and Ambassador of ...

BARBADOS: Sir Henry de Boulay Forde was laid to rest today – View video at the bottom.

Legal luminary, former Opposition Leader and BLP stalwart Sir Henry de Boulay Forde was laid to rest today following an ...

BARBADOS: Official Funeral For Sir Henry Forde November 1 – IMAGES FROM THE VIEWING

Viewing of the body took place at St. Matthias Anglican Church, Christ Church, today Thursday, October 31, from 3:00 to ...

BARBADOS: Official Funeral For Sir Henry Forde November 1

by Julie Carrington Oct 24, 2024 Former Attorney-General and Minister of External Affairs, Sir Henry de Boulay Forde S.C., M.P ...

Barbados Signs Air Services Agreement With Qatar

by Sheena Forde-Craigg - Oct 14, 2024 Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Ian Gooding-Edghill (left) and President of the ...

BARBADOS : Public Urged To Continue Supporting Crime Fight

by Sharon Austin --- Oct 9, 2024 Attorney General Dale Marshall greets President of INTERPOL, Major General Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi, ...

BARBADOS marks CARICOM-Cuba Day against Terrorism by Laying of wreaths at Cubana monument.

Cuban and CARICOM officials lay wreaths in memory of the passengers who lost their lives in the bombing of Cubana ...

BARBADOS: Lieutenant Colonel Carlos Lovell has been installed as the Barbados Defence Force’s new Chief of Staff.

Lieutenant Colonel Carlos Lovell has been installed as the Barbados Defence Force’s new Chief of Staff.During a well attended Change ...

BARBADOS: Prime Minister Mottley: Choose Greatness Instead Of Violence

by Julie Carrington Sep 17, 2024 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley congratulates new Chief of Staff of the Barbados Defence ...

GUYANA: “Your future is secured with the PPP/C govt” – Pres. Ali tells indigenous community

“Your future is secured with the PPP/C govt” – Pres. Ali tells indigenous community September 2, 2024 – as Amerindian ...

BARBADOS: Statement By David Leacock Psychiatric Hospital Director

Government of Barbados - Aug 26, 2024 The Psychiatric Hospital. (FP) It is with deep regret that we inform the ...

BARBADOS: Statement From Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley On The Passing Of Former MP, Dame Maizie Barker-Welch

by Government of Barbados - Aug 28, 2024 This afternoon, as I learnt of the passing of Dame Maizie Barker-Welch, ...

BARBADOS: HON. RUDOLPH ” CAPPY” GREENIDGE LAID TO REST.

PICTURED ABOVE The life of Barbados Labour Party stalwart, the Honourable Rudolph ‘Cappy’ Greenidge, wascelebrated during a heartfelt funeral service ...

BARBADOS: Funeral Service For The Hon. Rudolph Greenidge To Be Live Streamed  

by Julie Carrington Aug 20, 2024 | Former Minister, Member of Parliament and DeputyPresident of the Senate, The Honourable Rudolph ...

BARBADOS: Registration Link For Dame Graça Machel’s Public Engagement

Former First Lady of Mozambique and South Africa, Dame Graҫa Machel. People who are interested in attending the Reflections on ...

BARBADOS: Dame Graça Arrives In Barbados

By Julie Carrington - Aug 21, 2024 Minister of State in the Ministry of Education Technological and Vocational Training Sandra ...

BARBADOS: Drivers 75 Years & Older Must Submit Medical Certificate To Renew Licence

By GOV.BB on – 17 Jan 2024, 12:01PM Persons between the ages of 70 and 74 will no longer need ...

BARBADOS CROP-OVER: Four former monarchs to pay tribute to Crop Over 50

PICTURED ABOVE the festival’s first king Keithroy Destroyer Christian. August 1, 2024Subject:  Four former monarchs to pay tribute to Crop ...

BARBADOS: Prime Minister Mottley Remembers Sir Philip “Jimmy” Serrao

by GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS - Jul 7, 2024 It is with a deep sense of sadness that I today pay ...

BARBADOS CROP-OVER: 50th Crop Over officially launched

The 50 th anniversary of Crop Over was officially launched on Saturday with the DigicelCeremonial Delivery of the Last Canes ...

BARBADOS : Damage Assessment Ongoing Following Hurricane Beryl

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley surveying the damage at the Bridgetown Fisheries Complex yesterday following the passage of Hurricane Beryl ...

BARBADOS: New Appointments To Help With Court Backlog

Chief Justice Leslie Haynes (centre) poses with new High Court Judge, Bryan Lawson Weekes (left) and Justice of Appeal, Victoria ...

BARBADOS: Kensington Oval open day to highlight the storied cricket stadium’s renovations for the ICC T20 World Cup

Kensington Oval held an open day and a town hall meeting this afternoon (29 - May 2024) to highlight the storied ...

BARBADOS: Special Supreme Court Sitting For New Chief Justice

BY SHARON AUSTIN -  MAY 24, 2024  Barbados’ new Chief Justice, Leslie Haynes (second from right) poses with (from left ...

BARBADOS: BeSWIFT Platform Being Piloted

By Sharon Austin, May 22, 2024. Minister of Energy and Business, Senator Lisa Cummins. (GP) The Barbados Electronic Single Window ...

BARBADOS: New Chief Justice & Four Additions To The Judiciary

BY GOVERMENT OF BARBADOS . MAY 18 - 2024 Barbados’ new Chief Justice, Leslie Francis Haynes, SC. (T. Barker/BGIS) Barbados ...

BARBADOS: Attorney Leslie Haynes SC sworn in as Chief Justice.

Barbados’ new Chief Justice is Leslie Haynes, an attorney-at-law with over 40 years’ experience. Mr. Haynes was sworn in this ...

BARBADOS: Finals Of National Senior Games Next Week

BY JOY-ANN ILL -MAY 14, 2024 (FP) All Barbadians are invited to the finals of the Track and Field Meet ...

BARBADOS:

Active Shooter Simulation At Hilton Barbados BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGGMAY 13, 2024  One of the active shooter simulation exercises being conducted ...

Cayman Airways Service To End July 3, 2024

The Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI) advises that direct services between Barbados and Grand Cayman provided by Cayman Airways will ...

BARBADOS: Kensington Oval Lights in Place for World Cup 2024 events.

Friday 19th -2024 saw the four 175 foot lighting towers complete with their lights in position. They would illuminate Kensington ...

BARBADOS: Statement On Special Audit Report On Steel Housing Units

BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS APRIL 5, 2024 Minister of Housing, Lands and Maintenance, Dwight Sutherland. (FP) The Special Audit Report of ...

BARBADOS: Updated Link To Apply Online To Operate A Drone

BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | MAR 14, 2024 (Stock Photo) Persons applying online to operate Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), ...

BARBADOS: Intensive Training Ahead Of ICC World Cup

BY SHARON AUSTIN | MAR 12, 2024 | Members of The Barbados Police Service and the Barbados Defence Force going ...

BARBADOS: Official Funeral With Military Honours For Grantley Watson

Former Commissioner of Police and Executive Director of the Regional Security System, Grantley Sylvester Watson, was accorded an Official Funeral with Military Honours earlier today, ...

Barbados: ‘Vigil Day’ For Former Commissioner Grantley Watson

By Julie Carrington - Feb 29, 2024 Former Commissioner of Police and Executive Director of the Regional Security System, Grantley ...

Barbadian To Chair UNESCO Approval Committee

BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | MAR 1, 2024 Director of Sports at the National Sports Council, Mr. Neil Murrell, (National ...

First Global Supply Chain Forum To Be Held In Barbados

BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | FEB 28, 2024 Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Kerrie Symmonds, discusses the upcoming Global ...

BARBADOS: NIFCA food expo at Agrofest again.

FEATURED PHOTO ABOVE: Chef-Creig-Greenidge-will-be-at-NIFCA-Culinary-Arts-Expo-this-weekend- February 22, 2024Subject: NIFCA food expo at Agrofest againFood lovers of all ages and from all ...

Barbados Ratifies WTO Fisheries Subsidies Agreement

BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | FEB 14, 2024 Barbados’ Ambassador to the United Nations, the World Trade Organization (WTO) and other ...

Tricia Watson and Ryan Walters the new Opposition senators

Pictured above after being sworn in by the President Dame Sandra Mason ( third from left , is Ms. Tricia ...

BARBADOS Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne sworn in.

Member of Parliament for Christ Church South and former government backbencher Ralph Thorne, who crossed the floor to become Leader ...

BARBADOS: Ralph Thorne crosses the floor and is new Opposition Leader

Government backbencher Ralph Thorne has crossed the floor to become Leader of the Opposition in a stunning move. The Christ ...

UNESCO Inscription A Plus For Barbados On International Stage

BY JULIE CARRINGTON | FEB 2, 2024 Senior UNESCO Facilitator for the 2003 Convention, Nigel Encalada, addressing participants at the ...

GUYANESE residents receive land titles.

Over 180 Cotton Tree residents receive land titles after waiting for decades February 5, 2024 Over 180 residents of Cotton ...

BARBADOS: 13-Year-Old Student Receives Gaining Stripes Award

BY SHARON AUSTIN | FEB 1, 2024 | Thirteen-year-old Christina Sargeant receives $1,000.00 from owner of Shehaul Construction Inc., Jada ...

Barbados & Senegal Plant Trees As A Symbol Of Friendship

BY SHARON AUSTIN | JAN 31, 2024 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and President of the Republic of Senegal, Macky ...

BARBADOS: NPP Rolling Out Some New Initiatives This Year

BY SHARON AUSTIN | JAN 30, 2024 PICTURED ABOVE : Minister of State in the Office of the Attorney General ...

BARBADOS: The reopening of the Vauxhall Senior Citizens Village in Christ Church.

PICTURED ABOVE: Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs, Kirk Humphrey, (right) admires the unveiled plaque at the newly renovated Vauxhall Senior ...

BARBADOS: Monument to the Barbados Family

The beautiful Monument to the Barbadian Family was unveiled last month during our country’s independence celebrations. Located in the heart ...

Fixtures have been confirmed for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 in USA and West Indies.

Pictured above the main stands at KENSINGTON OVAL in Barbados where the finals would be played ---- Sat, 29 June ...

BARBADOS Kensington Oval preparing for World Cup 2024.

Yesterday Saturday 13, 2024 workmen were busy removing the 175-foot lighting tower with their lights, that illuminated Kensington Oval playing ...

BARBADOS: Driving Licence Renewal Process For Persons Over 70

BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | JAN 9, 2024 (Stock Photo) The Road Traffic Act has been amended to increase the ...

BARBADOS: Childhood Dream Comes True For New Judge

BY JULIA RAWLINS-BENTHAM | JAN 2, 2024 New appointed High Court Judge Justice Barbara Cooke-Alleyne poses for a photograph with ...

BARBADOS: Prime Minister Mottley Remembers Former MP, Mark Williams

BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | DEC 27, 2023 | TOP STORIES Former Member of Parliament, Mark Williams. (Photo: NationNews Barbados) ...

Prime Minister’s Christmas Message 2023

BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | DEC 25, 2023 A Christmas Message from Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley. (PMO) Hello, everyone ...

BARBADOS: Icon Night honors Sir Emile Straker

NIFCA marks its 50th anniversary with a solid lineup of activities throughout the month of November. Among the events planned ...

BARBADOS CROP-OVER: Ian iWeb Webster is the 2023 Calypso Monarch.

Date: August 5, 2023 iWeb nets fourth calypso crown Ian iWeb Webster is the 2023 Calypso Monarch. Around 2:30 a.m ...

Barbados bids farewell to Sir Lloyd Erskine Sandiford.

Barbados bids farewell to Sir Lloyd Erskine Sandiford the fourth Prime Minister ...

BARBADOS: Crop Over Sweet Lime #7

BANKS CROP OVER SWEET LIMES 2023White Rabbit Bar, Drax Hall Greens, St. GeorgeFriday, June 16, 2023RUNNING ORDER6:00 pm – 7:00 ...

BARBADOS CROP OVER: Tie for second place in Soca Finals

Category: Calypso The Junior Monarch Finals were held at the Garfield Sobers Complex, lastnight, July 15. During the presentation there ...

BARBADOS CROP-OVER: ALL STARS CALYPSO TENT PERFORMANCE.

11th June 2023 ALL STARS CALYPSO TENT PERFORMANCE ...

BARBADOS: KOOYMAN CARNIVAL

A few hundred turned up to watch and be entertained as Kooyman Barbados held its staff carnival. Caribpix was there ...

BARBADOS CROPOVER: DIGICEL CEREMONIAL DELIVERY OF THE LAST CANES & VINTAGE TENT OFFICIAL CEREMONY SUGAR: REIMAGINED

DIGICEL CEREMONIAL DELIVERY OF THE LAST CANES& VINTAGE TENTOFFICIAL CEREMONYSUGAR: REIMAGINEDHaymans Sugar Factory, St PeterSaturday, July 1, 2023 at 4 ...

BARBADOS: Crop Over 2023 To Open In Grand Style

BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | JUN 28, 2023 Dancers will form part of the entertainment package. (NCF) Crop Over 2023 will ...

BARBADOS: CROP OVER SWEET LIMES 2023 – # 6

Mount Gay CROP OVER SWEET LIMES 2023Tamarind Bar & Quinzel’s Kitchen, Bay Street EsplanadeSaturday June 17, 2023RUNNING ORDER6:00 pm – ...

BARBADOS: Crop over in the City.

Pictured above Calypso Monarch Quon and his dancers entertaining the large crowd. VIEW PICTURES ON YOU TUBE .... It is ...

BARBADOS: Crop Over Sweet Limes started Friday

Pictured above Lil Rick performing at Sweet Lime no 2 Saturday,July 2, at Lime Bar, Stadium Road. Date: June 1, ...

BARBADOS: IRENA Committed To Working With Caribbean SIDS

BY SHARON AUSTIN | MAY 30, 2023 Director General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Francesco La Camera, speaking ...

Mahdia Fire Update: DNA results received; all bodies positively identified & Gov’t extends offer for overseas medical care for Mahdia fire survivors.

At 12.30 PM on Friday, the Government of Guyana (GOG) obtained the DNA results matching the names of 13 bodies ...

BARBADOS – Husbands: Events Like BCTA Help To Build Relationships With The Diaspora

by Sheena Forde-Craigg | May 28, 2023 PICTURED ABOVE : Guests mingle at the Barbados Comes to Atlanta Blue and ...

Guyana school fire: At least 19 children die in Mahdia blaze.

At least 19 children have died in a fire in the central Guyanese mining town of Mahdia, officials say. The ...

BARBADOS National Honours Awarded.

HONOURS 1 ORDER OF THE REPUBLIC ----- Dr. the Honourable Philomena Ann Mohini-Harris. OR.ORDER OF THE REPUBLIC (formerly Companion of ...

BARBADOS: The showcase One Big Painting -Alison Chapman-Andrews -80yrs of Seeing opened on Saturday night.

Pictured above Alison Chapman-Andrews is cheerful after receiving a bouquet of flowers from Carol Roberts-Reifer, Chief Executive Officer of the ...

BARBADOS: The Vauxhall Primary School, located at Vauxhall, Christ Church renamed the Shirley Chisholm Primary School

Organization Founded by Shirley Chisholm Congratulates Renaming of Barbados School Vauxhall Primary School renamed to the Shirley Chisholm Primary School ...

BARBADOS: Burger King Honours its Workers.

Burger King has stamped its mark on the Barbadian market. With ten years under their belt, they have made a ...

BARBADOS: Ground Breaking Ceremony for the Waterford Geriatric Hospital.

PICTURED ABOVE The Minister of Health Senator Dr. The Most Honourable Jerome Walcott, aboard the large caterpillar turning the soil ...

BARBADOS: All about Jobs for Burger King.

Pictured above : Renewable energy industrialist Most Hon. Ralph Bizzy Williams, C.E.O of Williams Industries which Burger King is a member of ...

Prime Minister Mottley & France’s President Macron Meet

BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | MAR 10, 2023 The Barbados delegation led by Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley meets with ...

BARBADOS: A flashback — The Concorde Experience – 18th November 2003.

BARBADOS: A flashback -- The Concorde Experience - 18th November 2003. Here we bring you a look at images showcasing ...

44th CARICOM Heads Of Government Meeting Feb. 15-17 ( Photos from the Opening )

BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | FEB 16, 2023 Regional leaders and CARICOM officials at the 44th Regular Meeting of the Conference ...

BARBADOS: Statement On Faulty Runway Edge Lights Circuit At Airport

BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | FEB 14, 2023 Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Ian Gooding-Edghill. (FP) Flights at Grantley ...

GUYANA PM tells CELAC Summit that teamwork integral to regional development

January 25, 2023 – Reiterates Guyana’s commitment to CELAC resolutions Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d), the Honourable Mark Phillips reiterated Guyana’s ...

BARBADOS: Government Launches Community Outdoor Gym Initiative

BY FABIAN BELGRAVE | JAN 25, 2023 Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment, Charles Griffith, and Minister of State ...

Barbados Cadet Corps Seeking To Boost Numbers

BY JULIE CARRINGTON | JAN 24, 2023 Commandant of the Barbados Cadet Corps Commander David Dowridge; Deputy Chief Education Officer, ...

Barbados Errol Barrow Day – “Celebrating The Life Of Errol Walton Barrow”

BY BGIS | JAN 21, 2023 Acclaimed as the Father of Barbados’ Independence, The Right Excellent Errol Walton Barrow was ...

GUYANA: New $11.8B Schoonord to Crane highway set for completion in June 2024

January 20, 2023 ─ President Ali inspects works PICTURED ABOVE : His Excellency, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali during the inspection ...

BARBADOS: “My Journey Through The Public Service” book launch.

“MY JOURNEY THROUGH THE PUBLIC SERVICE”Book Launch The Consular Corps of Barbados held its Annual Christmas Get-together atthe Southern Palms ...

BARBADOS: ELECTRICIAN WINS BIG WITH ANSA MCAL

A proud winner Michael Blackman ( extreme left ) poses with his Friend Lisanne Elcock and Daughters Shalia and Shania ...

GUYANA: President Ali confers second highest national award to PM Gonsalves

January 4, 2023 His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali bestowed Guyana’s second highest award, the Order of Roraima, to the Prime ...

GUYANA: St Vincent purchasing 15 pre-fab houses from local company & St Vincent PM impressed with Guyana’s affordable housing programme

January 3, 2023 St. Vincent and the Grenadines is in the process of purchasing the first 15 pre-fabricated wooden houses ...

Prime Minister Gonsalves in Guyana for four-day Official Visit

January 2, 2023 Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr Ralph Gonsalves has arrived in Guyana for a ...

New Year Address to the Nation by His Excellency Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces January 1, 2023

New Year Address to the Nation by His Excellency Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, ...

H.E. Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana to be conferred Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award 2023

H.E. Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana to be conferred Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award 2023 ...

Christmas Message From Commissioner Of Police, Richard Boyce

BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | DEC 23, 2022 Commissioner of Police, Richard Boyce. (The Barbados Police Service) A casual conversation ...

CARICOM & Cuba Commemorate Aircraft Tragedy

BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | DEC 7, 2022 Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and her St. Vincent counterpart, Ralph Gonsalves, ...

2022 Independence Day Honours – VIEW photos here…..

BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | NOV 30, 2022 Her Excellency, The Most Honourable, Dame Sandra Mason, President of Barbados, is ...

Barbados Still Standing Tall Despite The Challenges & Kensington Oval Comes Alive With Independence Day Parade

BY JULIE CARRINGTON | NOV 30, 2022 President of Barbados The Most Honourable Dame Sandra Mason (second from left) and ...

BARBADOS: Sir Wes Hall book launch – ” Answering the Call”

PICTURED ABOVE Rev Sir Wes Hall (second from left) presenting a copy of his book "Answering the Call" to Prime ...

BARBADOS: Spirit of the Nation Show Won by St.Lucy

Pictured Paul Cato and Chloe Collymore receiving their trophies as Parish Ambassadors for 2022 representing St. Lucy from Minister of ...

BARBADOS: Prime Minister Mottley Opens Honorary Consulate In Rwanda

BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley getting ready to cut the ribbon to officially open the Barbados ...

BARBADOS: Remembrance Day observed.

Pictured above the President of Barbados, Her Excellency The Most Honourable, Dame Sandra Mason was first to place her wreath ...

Barbados Celebrates Long-Standing UK Travel Partners

BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | NOV 9, 2022 | Prime Minister, Mia Amor Mottley and Chair of the Barbados Tourism Marketing ...

BARBADOS: Liquid Gold Feast

The Most Luxurious Grand Finale By: Rhe-Ann PrescodThe 2022 Barbados Food and Rum Festival came to a spectacular end in ...

BARBADOS: Alyssa Mohammed Is Rhodes Scholar For 2023

BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | NOV 8, 2022 President of Barbados and Chair of the Selection Committee, The Most Honourable, Dame ...

BARBADOS: 42 New Soldiers Joins the Ranks of the Defence Force.

The Barbados Defence Force held a passing out parade for 42 new soldiers on Saturday at St Ann’s Fort The ...

BARBADOS: RICHARD STOUTE TEEN TALENT FINALS – The Winner.

Ten Talented performers faced off in what turned out to be an extremely competitive contest from the very beginning at ...

BARBADOS: Statement On November 30th Celebrations

BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | NOV 3, 2022 | Statement by Minister of Home Affairs and Information and Chairperson of ...

Barbados lights up marking month-long celebrations

BY FABIAN BELGRAVE OF BGIS -- NOV 2, 2022 Barbados swimmer Gabriella Babb flicking the switch to declare the start ...

BARBADOS: All Hands On Deck To Rebuild Tourism Post COVID-19

BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | OCT 28, 2022 Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Tourism and International Transport, Francine Blackman; Minister of Tourism ...

BARBADOS: Sagicor Lighting Inc. Ceremony On November 1

BY BGIS | OCT 28, 2022 (CICS) Members of the public are invited to attend the Sagicor Life Inc. Lighting ...

BARBADOS: Hundreds enjoy Barbados Food & Rum Festival at Oistins.

Pictured above Popular American chef and television personality Anne Burrell posing with Barbados award winning Chef Creig Greenidge. Hundreds turned ...

BARBADOS: Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly, Neil Rowe granted Bail.

Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly, Neil Rowe was arraigned in the Oistins Court this morning, charged with ...

BARBADOS: NCF Supports Quintessential Apparel Designed By Local Chef

BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | OCT 24, 2022 Local chef and food and beverage appareldesigner, Trevon Stoute. (NCF) Kitchen, restaurant and ...

BARBADOS: Deputy Speaker Neil Rowe on Rape Charge,

Neil Rowe charged with rape hours after deputy speaker change notice given by P.M. Mottley during the BLP Annual Conference ...

Guyana, China sign air services pact

Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill (left) and Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Guyana, Guo Haiyan yesterday ...

BARBADOS: Prime Minister Mottley Attends Finance Meetings

| OCT 13, 2022 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley (left) greets the UK’s Minister for Development, Victoria Ford, before the ...

BARBADOS: Minister Symmonds Stresses Importance Of Standards

BY SHARON AUSTIN | OCT 10, 2022 Minister of Energy and Business, Kerrie Symmonds (right), receiving a copy of the ...

GUYANA: GRA says obtains judgment against SOL for $2.7b in taxes

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) yesterday said that it had obtained judgment against SOL Guyana Inc for Corporation Tax owed ...

BARBADOS: New NIFCA Winning Words published

October 7, 2022Subject: New NIFCA Winning Words publishedA transition from pre-pandemic to pandemic, that best describes the latestedition of the ...

BARBADOS: 46th Anniversary of Cubana Crash Remembered.

Pictured standing Cuba’s Ambassador to Barbados, Sergio Jorge Pastrana watching Sen.Dr. the Hon. Shantal Munro-Knight, Minister in the Prime Minister's ...

BARBADOS: A Call To Designate Oct. 6th as International Day Against Terrorism

An International press conference was held today 5th October 2022 at PomMarine Hotel in Barbados on the Campaign to designate ...

VENEZUELA AND BARBADOS CELEBRATE 53RD ANNIVERSARY OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS

The celebration culminated with a touching surprise, when the Venezuelan Chargé D’Affaires, Martha Ortega Peraza and the laureate Barbadian plastic ...

BARBADOS National Youth Service.

The Ministry of Youth, Sports & Community Empowerment through the Division of Youth Affairs presented a NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE Celebrating ...

BARBADOS: Prime Minister Mia Mottley Building on BEST & Government Repurposing Barbados’ Mature Tourism Product

Officials broke ground on Tuesday to make way for the new Hotel Indigo on the south of the island pictured ...

BARBADOS: Major Changes Coming At Government Industrial School

BY JULIA RAWLINS-BENTHAM | SEP 27, 2022 Minister of Home Affairs and Information, Wilfred Abrahams, speaking to the media following ...

BARBADOS Noted attorney, Pan-Africanist Robert “Bobby” Clarke has died.

Noted attorney, Pan-Africanist Robert “Bobby” Clarke has died. PICTURED ABOVE at the Emancipation Rally last year August 1, 2021. ( ...

Barbados’ tourism sector to get much needed improvements

PICTURED ABOVE : Minister of Tourism Senator Lisa Cummins (second from right) was joined at the church service by (from ...

BARBADOS: Government Announces Changes To Mask Wearing Mandate

BY JULIE CARRINGTON | SEP 23, 2022 | CORONA VIRUS COVID-19 update – September 22, 2022. (PMO) Effective today, Friday, ...

BARBADOS: President To Attend State Funeral Of Queen Elizabeth II & National Flag At Half-Staff For Queen’s Funeral

BY BGIS | SEP 16, 2022 At right in picture : President of Barbados, The Most Honourable Dame Sandra Mason ...

GUYANA: US $28M to advance food security in the Caribbean

September 15, 2022 ─ President Ali meets with US VP Harris His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali on Thursday announced that ...

BARBADOS: Changes Coming To Government’s Procurement Process

BY JULIE CARRINGTON | SEP 16, 2022 Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Ryan Straughn. (FP) Government will soon be ...

BARBADOS: Minister Walcott Holds Talks With Romanian Envoy

BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | SEP 15, 2022 Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Dr. The Most Honourable Jerome ...

Guyana continues to see massive infrastructural advancements – despite devastating COVID-19

September 14, 2022 Notwithstanding the debilitating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide, Guyana continues to see massive infrastructural expansion in ...

GUYANA: Elite Kayaking, Wanderlust Adventures making headway in Tourism Industry

PICTURED ABOVE Tourists along the Kara Kara Creek AUGUST 24, 2021 The gradual reopening of the local tourism industry, has ...

Former MI5 chief to carry out curious rite at Queen Elizabeth’s funeral

Buckingham Palace prepares for the week ahead, as the hearse will arrive at the palace on Tuesday and the coffin ...

Run Barbados Marathon Is Back

BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | SEP 9, 2022 (L-R) BTMI’s Department Assistant, Rose-Marie Forde; Sponsorship Consultant, Richard Haynes; BTMI’s Communications and ...

BARBADOS : Statement At The Passing Of Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II

BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | SEP 8, 2022 Statement By Her Excellency The President, Dame The Most Hon. Sandra Mason, ...

Queen Elizabeth II: World reacts to death of monarch

PICTURED 3rd from left Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth outside Parliament of Barbados during her visit. Queen Elizabeth II dies aged ...

BARBADOS: MP. Edmund HINKSON Resigning is fake news…..

MP. Edmund HINKSON during a Press briefing with Director of the Department of Emergency Management, Kerry Hinds and at extreme ...

BARBADOS: Establishing Direct Airlift Between Africa And The Caribbean

BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | SEP 2, 2022 There is a need to establish airlift between African countries and the Caribbean ...

BARBADOS: Food And Rum Festival With A Purpose

BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | AUG 27, 2022 Booth selling branded Food and Rum Festival gear such as aprons, tumblers and ...

BARBADOS: Statement From Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley On Plane Accident Report

BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | AUG 24, 2022 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley refuted claims that an aircraft carrying her ...

BARBADOS: NTI An Asset In Efforts To Equip The Workforce

BY JULIE CARRINGTON | AUG 20, 2022 Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office with responsibility for Culture, Senator Dr. Shantal ...

BARBADOS: Tribute To Marcus Garvey In Historic Queen’s Park & Images from the Lecture ……

BY BGIS | AUG 16, 2022 and Lecture August 17 th...... Tomorrow, August 17, is Marcus Garvey Day. As Barbados ...

GUYANA: President’s Youth Advisory Council launched

– important that young people are involved in implementing policies – Pres Ali “It is important that young people are ...

Barbados Will Be Home To The WFP Regional Logistics Hub & WFP Breaks Ground For Regional Logistics Hub

BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | AUG 10, 2022 Donors (Canada, EU and the USA Representatives) and partners breaking ground at the ...

BARBADOS: NCF and Central Bank promoting the Visual Arts.

Date: July 13, 2022Subject: #FutureFWRD Crop Over Exhibition starts today The second series of the three-part Against All Odds Central ...

BARBADOS: Late lawyer, politician and teacher Ezra Alleyne laid to rest.

PICTURED ABOVE : Wife of the late Ezra Alleyne Tassiea Bryan Alleyne and children from left, Gayle Alleyne, Alistair Alleyne ...

BARBADOS: Minister Griffith Congratulates Commonwealth Athletes

BY BGIS | AUG 8, 2022 | Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment, Charles Griffith. (GP) Minister of Youth, ...

Ambassador Of The Dominican Republic To Barbados Calls On Prime Minister Mottley

BY BGIS | AUG 3, 2022 Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to Barbados, Wellington Darío Bencosme Castaños, presenting a gift ...

BARBADOS: Prime Minister Mottley To Speak On Crime Soon

BY SHARON AUSTIN | JUL 15, 2022 Address to the Nation by Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley – July 14, ...

BARBADOS BREAKING NEWS : Address to the Nation by the Prime Minister (July 14, 2022) & Government To Sign Agreement With Private Sector

BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | JUL 14, 2022 BARBADOS BREAKING NEWS : Address to the Nation by the Prime Minister (July ...

Barbadians Being Reminded To Check Their Money

BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | JUL 13, 2022 PICTURED ABOVE THE New Barbadian Banknotes Coming December 2022 With Crop Over and ...

BARBADOS: Minister Abrahams Provides Update On GIS Enquiry

BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | JUL 12, 2022 Minister of Home Affairs and Information, Wilfred Abrahams, speaking to the media following ...

BARBADOS: Phase One Of Renovations At GIS In Progress

BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | JUL 12, 2022 Minister of Home Affairs and Information, Wilfred Abrahams; Managing Director of Front House ...

Japan & Barbados Discuss Areas Of Cooperation

BY JULIE CARRINGTON | JUL 8, 2022 Japan’s Ambassador to Barbados Kayoko Fukushima presenting Minister in the Ministry of Finance ...

GUYANA: President Ali urges Saudi Arabians to invest now

Synieka Thorne July 9, 2022 – Saudi desk established, land for embassy available His Excellency, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, on ...

BARBADOS: Statement From PM Mottley On The Passing Of Ezra Alleyne & Minister Abrahams Extends Condolences On Passing Of Ezra Alleyne

BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | JUL 10, 2022 (Stock Photo) Tonight, I am touched, truly touched, by the news of ...

Barbados Faced With Hostile International Environment

BY JULIA RAWLINS-BENTHAM | JUL 8, 2022 PICTURED ABOVE : Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office with responsibility for Culture, ...

BARBADOS: Attorney General Addresses Recent Increase In Gun Crimes

BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | JUL 8, 2022 Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Dale Marshall, speaking during a press ...

BARBADOS: Sugar Mek it Sweet Entertainment Package

The NCF took the event back to its core beginnings – the village and the sugar factory for the grand ...

GUYANA: Think outside the box – Minister Hamilton urges women pursuing BIT programmes

Chevon Farley June 19, 2022 Women are being encouraged to participate in more non-traditional training programmes offered by the Ministry ...

BARBADOS: QEH Statement On Missing Patient

BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | JUL 8, 2022 The Queen Elizabeth Hospital. (Photo: QEH) On Sunday, July 3rd 2022, at approximately ...

BARBADOS: Prime Minister’s Statement Following 43rd CARICOM Meeting In Suriname

BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | JUL 6, 2022 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley providing an update following the 43rd Regular ...

BARBADOS: Senator Munro-Knight: The Future Of Culture In Good Hands

BY JULIE CARRINGTON | JUL 6, 2022 Minister with responsibility for Culture, Senator Dr. Shantal Munro-Knight. (FP) Participants in the ...

Barbados Signs New Cooperation Agreements With Guyana & Suriname

GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | JUL 5, 2022 PICTURED ABOVE : Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and President of Guyana, ...

BARBADOS: PM extends condolences to relatives of the Lovell family ( Photos of scene )

Prime Minister Mia Mottley said Monday’s tragic events at Breezy Hill, St Philip “has really hurt my heart” as she ...

BARBADOS: Government Sets Out Road Repairs Programme

BY JULIE CARRINGTON | JUL 2, 2022 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley; Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport, Works ...

GUYANA: President Ali arrives for 43rd CARICOM Heads of Govt Meeting in Suriname

His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali arrived in Suriname today to attend the 43rd Regular Meeting of the Heads of ...

BARBADOS: Ceremonial delivery of the last canes marks official launch of Crop Over

ARTICLE first appeared in Barbados Today online Published onJuly 3, 2022 Portvale Sugar Factory was a scene of vivid colour ...

BARBADOS: Ceremonial Delivery of the Last Canes was Spectacular start to Crop-over 2022

ARTICLE first appeared in Barbados Today online Published onJuly 3, 2022 Barbados’ premier cultural showcase, the 2022 Crop Over Festival was officially ...

BARBADOS: Tribute to Professor George Lamming: “Bye George”

The following statement is issued by Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies, on the ...

BARBADOS: Pharmaceutical Equity For Caribbean & Beyond

BY JULIE CARRINGTON | JUL 1, 2022 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and Executive Chairman of kENUP Foundation, Kolm Heller ...

BARBADOS: Spectacular Launch For 2022 Crop Over Festival

BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | JUL 1, 2022 | Barbados’ premier cultural showcase, the 2022 Crop Over Festival will be officially ...

Guyana/China relations imperishable – President Ali

−as countries celebrate 50 years of bilateral relations PICTURED ABOVE: His Excellency, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali with China’s Ambassador to ...

43rd CARICOM Heads Of Government Meeting July 3 – 5

BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | JUN 30, 2022 (Stock Photo) The 43rd Regular Meeting of the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) Conference of ...

BARBADOS: Scotland District Road Project In Preparation Phase

BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | JUN 30, 2022 (FP) Preparatory work under the Scotland District Road and Bridge Rehabilitation Project ...

BARBADOS: George Lamming’s Memorial Service To Be Broadcast & Streamed Live

BY BGIS | JUN 30, 2022 (Stock Photo) Members of the public who wish to view the memorial service for ...

Guyana/Barbados working out modalities for hospitality training & Tourism ministry’s Snap & Share 56 competition winners awarded

Natasha Smith-Thomas June 29, 2022 Guyana and Barbados are currently working out the modalities for the hospitality training of 6,000 ...

BARBADOS: Tourism Must Move Towards Sustainability & Climate Resiliency

BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | JUN 27, 2022 Barbados’ Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary for Climate Change, Law of the Sea, and ...

Memorial Service For The Late George Lamming

BY BGIS | JUN 27, 2022 | TOP STORIES The late novelist, essayist and poet, George Lamming. (BGIS Library) Tribute ...

BARBADOS: HOPE Has Its First Homeowners

BY FABIAN BELGRAVE | JUN 25, 2022 From left: Prospective homeowners Shane Haynes and Claire Walcott choose their lots, with ...

BARBADOS: Constitution Reform Process Cannot Be Rushed

BY SHARON AUSTIN | JUN 24, 2022 - BGIS The Official Launch of the Constitutional Reform Commission today, at the ...

BARBADOS: Constitution Reform Commission Has First Working Session

BY SHARON AUSTIN | JUN 24, 2022 PICTURES FROM THE SWEARING IN OF THE COMMISSION CAN BE VIEWED AT THE ...

GRENADA UPDATE: Dickon Mitchell wins general elections in Grenada.

Pictured at the "Opposition" Democratic Labour Party Conference as guest speaker is Grenada's NDC leader, Dickon Mitchell, 44 now slated ...

CARICOM Diplomatic Mission Opens In Nairobi, Kenya

BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | JUN 22, 2022 | TOP STORIES (From left) Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador ...

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Texas school where 19 pupils and two teachers were shot dead is to be demolished THIS ARTICLE FIRST APEARED IN ...

High-Level Vision For Barbados’ Aviation Sector

BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | JUN 21, 2022 Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa Cummins, speaking at the first ...

Transforming Tourism In Barbados – The Way Forward

BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | JUN 21, 2022 Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc.’s, Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Jens Thraenhart, speaking at the ...

BARBADOS: President Dame Sandra Mason’s Vacation Leave Extended

BY BGIS | JUN 21, 2022 | TOP STORIES President of Barbados, The Most Honourable Dame Sandra Mason. (FP) The ...

BARBADOS: Prime Minister Tests Positive For COVID-19

BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | JUN 20, 2022 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley. (FP) Prime ...

BARBADOS:Constitutional Reform Commission Members Sworn-In

PICTURED ABOVE : Attorney General, Dale Marshall, speaking to the media following the swearing-in of the Constitutional Reform Commission at ...

Building Expo 2022 to narrate Guyana’s future – President Ali

Synieka Thorne - April 21, 2022 The return of International Building Expo this year, will be used as a way ...

GUYANA: President Ali pushes to advance partnership with miners

By Kellon Rover June 16, 2022 ─ announces major infrastructure upgrades for Region Seven Government, through the Guyana Geology and ...

Copa Airlines Return To Barbados After Two-Year Hiatus

BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | JUN 15, 2022 Barbadian Captains Marc Holford (left) and Chetwyn Clarke, with his son Liam (centre), pose for a ...

BARBADOS: Williams Industries “Rewarding Employees Key to Success”.

Williams Industries celebrates 50 years Founder and Chairman Ralph 'Bizzy' Williams hails success of business as a "team-effort" PICTURED ABOVE ...

BARBADOS: Resilience & Sustainability Trust To Help Vulnerable Economies

BY JULIE CARRINGTON | JUN 15, 2022 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund ...

BARBADOS: First Tourism Forum On Post-COVID Airlift

BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | JUN 14, 2022 (FP) The Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI) has announced the first in a ...

BARBADOS: CORALL ” Collaboration is Vital”

PICTURED ABOVE: Dr. David Bynoe, NationalCoordinator of the Global Environment Facility Small Grants Program implemented by the United Nations Development ...

BARBADOS: Prime Minister Calls For New Initiatives For Tourism Sector

BY JULIE CARRINGTON | JUN 13, 2022 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley addressing the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association’s 70th ...

GUYANA: Gov’t putting adequate mechanisms in place to transport 1,000 Barbados black belly sheep

The Ministry of Agriculture is currently putting safe and adequate transportation mechanisms in place for the 1000 Barbados black belly ...

Senator Cummins hints at more cave development

FEATURE FIRST APPEARED IN BARBADOS TODAY. Caves of Barbados could soon be exploring more opportunities for development of caves across ...

BARBADOS: Official Funeral For Joseph “Johnny” Tudor On June 28

BY BGIS | JUN 13, 2022 The late Joseph ‘Johnny’ Tudor. (GP) The Official Funeral for the late Joseph “Johnny” ...

BARBADOS Prime Minister: 9th Summit Of The Americas A Success

BY JULIE CARRINGTON | JUN 12, 2022 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley’s press conference on the conclusion of the IX ...

GUYANA: 1,300 residents to benefit from water distribution system in Phillipai

By Synieka Thorne June 8, 2022 Over 1,300 residents of Phillipai, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) will benefit from potable water for ...

President Mason Praises Barbados-Kenya Relationship

BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | JUN 10, 2022 President of Barbados, Dame Sandra Mason and President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, ...

BARBADOS: Prime Minister Repeats Call For Reparations

BY JULIE CARRINGTON | JUN 8, 2022 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has repeated her call for reparations to be ...

BARBADOS: 10th IRF Caribbean Regional Congress Gets Under Way

BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | JUN 8, 2022 Acting Prime Minister and Minister of Transport, Works and Water Resources, Santia ...

BARBADOS: Carter’s General Store Donates Tool Kits To BCGTI

BY JOY-ANN GILL | JUN 8, 2022 Marketing Director of Carter’s General Store , Bryan Hurley, showing Minister of Education, ...

BARBADOS: President Dame Sandra Mason On Official Visit To Kenya

BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | JUN 9, 2022  JUN 9, 2022  President of Barbados, Dame Sandra Mason (left), in discussion ...

Tribute To Professor George Lamming: “Bye George”

BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | JUN 7, 2022 | The late Professor George Lamming. (BGIS Library) The following statement is issued ...

GUYANA: Several emergency works to be put in place to ease flooding in Cookrite Savannah

Staff Writer June 4, 2022 Following a meeting with several cattle farmers from Black Bush Polder on the Corentyne Coast ...

Advisory Committee On Persons With Disabilities Launched

BY JULIA RAWLINS-BENTHAM | JUN 3, 2022 Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs, Kirk Humphrey (5th from right) and ...

GUYANA Govt to launch “aggressive plan” to significantly improve healthcare – President Ali

Staff Writer June 5, 2022 – Working with stakeholders to develop Centre of Excellence for cancer treatment His Excellency Dr ...

GUYANA Tourism is a lucrative sector – Minister Walrond

Staff Writer November 6, 2021 GUYANA Tourism is a lucrative sector according to Minister Walrond – as she leads Essequibo ...

BARBADOS: Prime Minister Pays Tribute To Literary Icon George Lamming

 JUN 4, 2022  The late novelist, essayist and poet, George Lamming. (BGIS Library) Sadly, it seems now that almost weekly, ...

Barbados: Official opening of the Beachmont Community Park and Hill Crest Community Centre in St Joseph

Government Committed To Transforming Rural Communities BY JULIE CARRINGTON | JUN 4, 2022 | TOP STORIES Minister of Youth, Sports ...

BARBADOS: Annual Award Coming For Restoration Of Heritage Sites

BY JULIE CARRINGTON | JUN 1, 2022 Minister with responsibility for Culture, Senator Dr. Shantal Munro-Knight, speaking at the official ...

BARBADOS: Venezuela To Assist Ministry Of People Empowerment

BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | JUN 1, 2022 Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs, Kirk Humphrey; Chargé d’affaires at the ...

A Return To Roots: “Cubajans” In Barbados

BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | MAY 31, 2022 Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Dr. The Most Honourable Jerome ...

Barbados & Guyana Collaborating On Healthier School Meals

BY JULIE CARRINGTON | MAY 31, 2022 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and officials meeting with senior officials from Banks ...

BARBADOS: Caribbean Greening Together At Agrofest

BY FABIAN BELGRAVE | MAY 29, 2022 Minister of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Security, Indar Weir, greets a livestock owner ...

BARBADOS: Brown’s Pond Reservoir Officially Opened

BY FABIAN BELGRAVE | MAY 29, 2022 The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Security, Indar Weir and Chief Agriculture ...

BARBADOS: Ministries Examining Ways To Tackle High Prices

BY JULIE CARRINGTON | MAY 28, 2022 Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Amor Mottley addresses Agrofest 2022 under the theme ...

BARBADOS: Prime Minister Pays Tribute To Joseph “Johnny” Tudor

BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | MAY 26, 2022 I am indeed shocked and saddened at the news of the passing ...

BARBADOS: Attorney General Explains Mask Mandate in New Directive

BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | MAY 24, 2022 Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Dale Marshall. (FP) Consequent upon ...

USA: AR-15: What is the gun that was used in the Texas school shooting? And Remarks by President Biden on the School Shooting in Uvalde, Texas

Pictured above - President Biden on the School Shooting in Uvalde, Texas - Wife Jill standing next to him. |4Kim Kardashian speaks ...

BARBADOS: Businesses Encouraged To Be Energy Champions

BY SHARON AUSTIN | MAY 25, 2022 Talking renewable energy and energy efficiency matters: (From left) Programme Manager at the ...

BARBADOS: Ministry Of Agriculture Ready For Agrofest

2022 BY FABIAN BELGRAVE | MAY 25, 2022 (BAS) The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Security is taking the ...

BARBADOS: Public Urged To Share Concerns About Prison

BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | MAY 24, 2022 Dodds Prison. (FP) Members of the public who wish to share concerns, ...

BARBADOS: Ministry Offers New Training Initiative For Inmates

BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | MAY 23, 2022 A new initiative from the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment ...

BARBADOS: Reduced Wait Times At Grantley Adams International Airport

BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | MAY 23, 2022 The Grantley Adams International Airport. (FP) The wait time for transit passengers at ...

MoU signing moves Guyana/Antigua into new sphere of integration – President Ali

Staff Writer May 21, 2022 His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali said that the new agreement between Guyana and Antigua and ...

Barbados Aiming For Expanded Kidney Transplant Programme

BY JULIE CARRINGTON | MAY 22, 2022 Dr. Velma Scantlebury presenting Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley with a copy of ...

Barbados To Host 10th IRF Caribbean Regional Congress

BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | MAY 20, 2022 (IRF) Barbados will host the 10th International Road Federation (IRF) Caribbean Regional ...

BARBADOS: It’s Time To Secure Region’s Food Security

BY JULIE CARRINGTON - MAY 20, 2022 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley addressing the opening ceremony of the three-day Agri-Investment ...

New UNDP Representative Eager To Work With Barbados

BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | MAY 20, 2022 Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Sandra Husbands (right) in discussion ...

Barbados & Cuba Sign A Health Cooperation Agreement

BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | MAY 20, 2022 Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, The Most Honourable Janet ...

BARBADOS: Disaster Management Media Sensitisation Campaign Launched

BY JULIA RAWLINS-BENTHAM | MAY 19, 2022 Acting Chief Information Officer of the BGIS, Ian Inniss, speaking at the launch ...

BARBADOS: Building A Digital Ready Workforce

BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | MAY 19, 2022 Minister of Industry, Innovation, Science and Technology, Davidson Ishmael (third from left) ...

China Donates 50 Laptops To Barbados

BY JOY-ANN GILL | MAY 18, 2022 Chief Education Officer, Dr. Ramona Archer-Bradshaw, typing on one of the donated laptops ...

Barbadians Urged To Write Books

AuthorReverend Aaron “Buddy” Larrier presents a copy of his book A Man of Vision with a Mission of Hope to Member of ...

Barbados Keen To Strengthen Relations With The Netherlands

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley seen greeting Netherland’s Ambassador Sandor Marnix Raphaël Varga van Kibéd en Makfalva, during a recent ...

BARBADOS: Special Tribute to the Mighty Grynner and Richard Stoute. A tribute in Pictures here ….

Entertainer sings praises of teen talent and Richard Stoute Article first appeared in Barbados Today Published onMay 17, 2022 Orlando ...

BARBADOS: Two More Tsunami Ready Communities Possibly By Yearend

BY JULIA RAWLINS-BENTHAM | MAY 16, 2022 Holetown, St. James (pictured) is one of seven regional communities earmarked for Tsunami ...

BARBADOS: National Heroes Square Monument Competition Launched

BY JULIE CARRINGTON | MAY 16, 2022 A monument will be installed in National Heroes Square in Bridgetown (pictured) to ...

BARBADOS: Taking Tourism Forward – Making Memories

BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | MAY 14, 2022 Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa Cummins and Barbados Tourism Marketing ...

BARBADOS: Decision To Be Made Soon On New IMF Programme

BY JULIE CARRINGTON | MAY 14, 2022 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley in discussion with (from left to right) IMF ...

BARBADOS: Prime Minister Outlines Achievements Despite Challenges

BY JULIE CARRINGTON | MAY 14, 2022 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley speaking to the media following a IMF review ...

More Barbadians Urged To Get On Board With NTI

BY JULIE CARRINGTON | MAY 13, 2022 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley speaking at the NTI Coursera Phase Two launch ...

BARBADOS: Delegates Urged To Follow Through On Proposals

BY JULIE CARRINGTON | MAY 13, 2022 | From left to right: Government’s Special Advisor on Culture and Heritage, Senator ...

BARBADOS: Centenarian Sees Her Milestone As “Wonderful”

BY BGIS | MAY 12, 2022 Barbados’ newest centenarian, Sylvia Elretta Springer, displays her birthday gifts from President of Barbados, ...

Barbados & Jamaica Discuss Areas Of Cooperation

BY JULIE CARRINGTON | MAY 11, 2022 Acting Prime Minister Santia Bradshaw and Jamaica’s High Commissioner, Arthur Williams, in discussion ...

New Barbadian Banknotes ( Pictured above ) Was Unveiled May 4

Barbadians got their first look at the new polymer banknotes that will go into circulation at the end of the ...

BARBADOS: Transparency The Aim Of New Credit Reporting Legislation

BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | MAY 10, 2022 (Stock Photo) Barbados’ recently proclaimed Fair Credit Reporting Act was designed to standardise ...

BARBADOS: New Trident ID Card Offers More Security & Benefits

BY MELISSA ROLLOCK | MAY 9, 2022 (Stock Image) Barbadians living in New York, United States, now have a better ...

BARBADOS: Phase Two Of Coursera Courses Coming Soon

BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | MAY 9, 2022 Minister of Labour, Social Security and the Third Sector, Colin Jordan (centre), poses ...

BARBADOS: Statement On Construction Of Steel-Framed Houses From China

BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | MAY 7, 2022 Minister of Housing, Lands and Maintenance, Dwight Sutherland. (GP) Ihave heard the ...

BARBADOS: PM Mottley Offers Assistance To Cuba Following Tragedy

BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | MAY 7, 2022 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley (FP) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has ...

25 Interesting Facts about Cuba

JULY 28, 2017 25 Interesting Facts about Cuba ADVENTURE Cuba, Traveling There are so many interesting cultural aspects and facts ...

BARBADOS: Region Must Strengthen Productive Capacity

BY SHARON AUSTIN | MAY 6, 2022 Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Trade, Sandra Husbands. (FP) Minister ...

BARBADOS: Vaccine Coverage Hit By COVID-19

(Stock Photo) BY MELISSA ROLLOCK | MAY 4, 2022 Barbados’ Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) saw a fall-off in the ...

BARBADOS: Post-Cotonou Agreement Should Consider OACPS Vulnerabilities

BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | MAY 4, 2022 Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Trade, Sandra Husbands. (FP) The ...

BARBADOS: CTUSAB says “Don’t mess with us” during May Day Celebration.

President of the Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados, Edwin O’Neal. (Picture by David Crichlow - CARIBPIX ...

BARBADOS: Prime Minister’s Message To Mark Celebration Of Eid-al-Fitr

BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | MAY 3, 2022 (Stock Image) Over the past 48 hours, Muslims across the globe have ...

BARBADOS: Dr Ronnie Yearwood elected new DLP president as Dr. David Estwick fails to congratulate him.

University Lecturer Dr Ronnie Yearwood ( smiling as he is being interviewed - picture above ) is the new President ...

New Barbadian Banknotes To Be Unveiled May 4

BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | APR 29, 2022 (Central Bank of Barbados) Barbadians will get their first look at the new ...

BARBADOS: COVID-19 ‘Heroes’ Honoured At Humanitarian Awards

BY MELISSA ROLLOCK | APR 28, 2022 Humanitarian Awards Ceremony at Kensington Oval – April 28th, 2022 (National Heroes Day) ...

Barbados’ Primary Cruise Office Operations Moving To Miami

BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | APR 25, 2022 Joint announcement by the Ministry of Tourism and International Transport and Royal Caribbean ...

BARBADOS: New Sugar Mill To Enhance Rum Production

BY FABIAN BELGRAVE | APR 25, 2022 Minister of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Security, Indar Weir (left) and Owner of ...

Barbados & Royal Caribbean Sign Recruitment MOU

PICTURED ABOVE ----- BTMI Chairman, Shelly Williams; CEO of Royal Caribbean International, Michael Bayley; and Minister of Tourism and International ...

Bollywood Film Producer Exploring Possibilities In Barbados

BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | APR 25, 2022 Barbados’ Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office and other international organisations in ...

BARBADOS: New VIP Suites Unveiled At The Gymnasium

BY FABIAN BELGRAVE | APR 24, 2022 | PICTURED ABOVE --- The newly refurbished President’s VIPSuite at the Garfield Sobers Sports ...

We look at some of Barbados’ transformative projects executed in the various communities across the island.

GEF SGP Barbados have given CARIBPIX an to attend the SGP project site visits on Friday April 22, 2022. These ...

BARBADOS Courtesy launches newest electric vehicle, the 2022 Nissan Leaf

Pictured above Regional Product Manager, Vehicle Sales Department at Courtesy Garage, Samuel Gaston showing under the hood. Article first appeared ...

BARP pleased with response from 40-plus Barbadians

“Once you are between 40 and 59 years old, you can get health insurance coverage, either as an individual or ...

Rwanda’s President Bids Barbados Farewell

BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | APR 17, 2022 The President of the Republic of Rwanda, His Excellency Paul Kagame, says goodbye ...

Barbados & Rwanda Plant Trees In National Botanical Gardens

BY JULIA RAWLINS-BENTHAM | APR 16, 2022 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, memorialised the ...

Rwandan President Paul Kagame arrives in Barbados

A Pictorial can be viewed here courtesy of The Barbados Government Information Service can be viewed by clicking this link ...

BARBADOS: BARP embraces 40-plus

Pictured above BARP President Marilyn Rice-Bowen showing the BARP membership card. In one week, the Barbados Association of Retired Persons ...

BARBADOS: Season Of Emancipation Launches April 14

BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | APR 13, 2022 The Prime Minister’s Office (Culture Division) will be launching the Season of ...

BARBADOS: Prime Minister Asks For Patience As Belle Repair Work Continues

BY JULIE CARRINGTON | APR 11, 2022 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley taking a closer look at part of the ...

BARBADOS: Two More Senators Sworn In; Senate Is Now Complete

BY FABIAN BELGRAVE | APR 8, 2022 PICTURED ABOVE : President of Barbados, Her Excellency The Most Honourable Dame Sandra ...

Effort To Deepen Barbados & Suriname Relations

PICTURED ABOVE : Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Dr. The Most Honourable Jerome Walcott 9right), and Suriname’s ...

Region Must Work Together To Tackle External Shocks

Pictured above : Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and Commander of the United States Southern Command, General Laura Richardson, shake ...

Speightstown Jetty For People Of St. Peter & Barbados

BY SHARIFA MEDFORD | APR 6, 2022 | Acting Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Kirk Humphrey; Senior Minister in ...

BARBADOS: Steps Taken To Address Matters For Special Constables

BY SHARON AUSTIN | MAR 31, 2022 https://gisbarbados.gov.bb/blog/steps-taken-to-address-matters-for-special-constables/#:~:text=Attorney%20General%2C%20Dale,work%20thus%20far.%20%C2%A0 ...

BARBADOS: Immigration Department Praised For Hard Work & Dedication

BY JOY-ANN GILL | MAR 31, 2022 Pictured above staff of the Immigration Department Minister of Home Affairs and Information, ...

Abrahams: New Citizens Will Make Barbados Proud

BY JOY-ANN GILL | MAR 31, 2022 Minister of Home Affairs and Information, Wilfred Abrahams (right); and Chief Immigration Officer ...

Guyana/Barbados food terminal closer to realisation

 Isaiah BraithwaiteMarch 30, 2022 Pictured above President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali. The sod turning ceremony for the new Guyana/Barbados food ...

Barbados Hosting Major Surf Pro Series

BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | MAR 29, 2022 BTMI’s Director for the Caribbean and Latin America, Corey Garrett, presents 9-year-old local ...

Barbados Set To Be Part Of New Guinness World Record

BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | MAR 29, 2022 London-based lawyer, 35-year-old Victoria Evans, rowed into Barbados on Thursday morning around 5:00 ...

Statement On Presence Of Haitian Nationals In Barbados

BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | MAR 29, 2022 (Stock Image) Approximately 30 Haitian nationals arrived in Barbados between February 20 ...

BARBADOS: Welcome Stampers Urged To Share Their Experiences

BY JULIE CARRINGTON | MAR 29, 2022 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley. (FP) The welcome stamp initiative is an example ...

PM Mottley Optimistic About Barbados’ Embassy In UAE

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley addresses a large gathering for Barbados’ National Day at Expo 2020 in Dubai. (Image courtesy ...

Barbados Wins Best Tourist Board At Globe Travel Awards

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BARBADOS: National Service of Thanksgiving, Nov. 28, 2021

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BARBADOS: Activities For Independence & Transition To A Republic

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BARBADOS: Government Continuing To Make It Easy To Do Business

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BARBADOS: Diaspora Invited To Join National Service Of Thanksgiving

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BARBADOS: 21-Gun Salute At Airport On Sunday Night

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BARBADOS: Decrease In Home Isolation Number

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BARBADOS: Statement On The Grantley Adams International Airport

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BARBADOS: Early Closure Of Public Service On November 29

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BARBADOS: Prime Minister Pays Tribute To Sir James Mitchell

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BARBADOS: Customs Department Committed To Business Facilitation

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BARBADOS: Four More COVID-19 Deaths

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BARBADOS: Musicians, Dancers & School Bands Part Of Tribute

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BARBADOS: Community Engagement Project Launched

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BARBADOS: AIDAperla Cruise Ship Welcomed To New Home Port

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BARBADOS: COVID Advisor David Ellis – COVID Community Engagement project 17th Nov 2021

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BARBADOS Curfew Hours Adjusted For Next Four Weeks

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BARBADOS: Oxygen Generating Plants Arrive On Island

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BARBADOS: Roberta Clarke Elected As Commissioner To IACHR & Prime Minister Congratulates The New IACHR Commissioner

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GUYANA: 300+ jobs up for grabs following Hyatt sod turning at Providence

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BARBADOS: China-built emergency houses ‘due here next week’

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BARBADOS: Health Officials Close To Pfizer Decision For Children |

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BARBADOS: Business Facilitation Made Easier For All

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BARBADOS: Salvation Army Christmas Kettle Appeal Launched

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DOMINICA: Prime Minister Skerrit receives courtesy call from French Ambassador

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BARBADOS: NCC Forms New Digital Partnership

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BARBADOS: 70,200 Pfizer Vaccines Arrive in Barbados

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BARBADOS: Prime Minister Mottley’s Tribute To Dennis Johnson

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BARBADOS Prime Minister Mottley: Closing Of Gaps Required

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BARBADOS: Jacks & Pot Fish Allowed Under New Fisheries Regulations

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BARBADOS: Payne’s Bay Fish Market Reopened After Refurbishment

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BARBADOS: Honorary Consul Expects More Eurowings Flights

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BARBADOS: Sagicor Lighting Ceremony.

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BARBADOS: PM Mottley Wants Deepening Of Cooperation

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BARBADOS: Recognise Nationality & Inspire Pride In Culture

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BARBADOS: Prime Minister Mottley Meets New BTMI Chief

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BARBADOS: BGIS Launches Redesigned Logo

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BARBADOS: Wildey bank staff hurt by armed robber’s attack

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GUYANA: “We are running out of time to fight global warming” – PM Phillips

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BARBADOS: Prime Minister Describes COP26 Meeting As Vital

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DOMINICA: PM SKERRIT SAYS WORK ON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CONTINUES TO MATERIALIZE

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BARBADOS Central Bank Intervenes On Debit Card Fees

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GUYANA: Vaccination of children 5-11 years could begin next week …

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BARBADOS: The BGIS Logo is Changing

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BARBADOS: Sagicor Life Inc. Lighting Ceremony Next Monday

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BARBADOS Psychiatric Hospital COVID-19 Outbreak Being Managed & Stay Connected To Loved Ones At Psychiatric Hospital

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BARBADOS: Three More COVID-19 Deaths Recorded

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Barbados To Receive Further Pfizer Vaccines & Challenge To Barbadians: Get Vaccinated By Nov. 15

OCT 23, 2021 NYA PHILLIPS -- BGIS Barbados is to receive a second shipment of 70,000 doses of the Pfizer ...

BARBADOS: BAMC Receives Three Mobile Facilities

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BARBADOS: COVID-19 Update and Press Conference today, Friday, October 22, 2021.

The Prime Minister and the Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic convened a COVID-19 Update and Press Conference ...

BARBADOS: BTMI Appoints New Chief Executive Officer

PICTURED ABOVE : The Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc.’s new Chief Executive Officer, Jens Thraenhart. (BTMI) After an intensive global search, ...

Change In Barbados’ Travel Protocols

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Barbados Welcomes Aer Lingus To Its Shores

BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG -- BGIS OCT 20, 2021 Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa Cummins, presents a commemorative ...

BARBADOS: Dame Sandra Mason Is First President-Elect

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BARBADOS: BDF Receives Donation From Courtesy Garage

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BARBADOS : COVID-19 Death Toll Climbs To 124

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Address of His Excellency, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana at the EXPO 2020, Dubai, UAE.

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BARBADOS: Ministry of Health’s Update On Pfizer Doses

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BARBADOS: Military Women! – First Female Master Chief Petty Officer

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BARBADOS: Mitigating The Increase Of Narcotic Trading

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BARBADOS: KLM Inaugural Flight Lands To Much Fanfare

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BARBADOS: Rapid Tests By Ministry-Approved Providers Only

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BARBADOS Prime Minister Mottley & US Vice President Hold Talks

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BARBADOS: Ministry Receives Donation From Roman Catholic Church

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BARBADOS: Vaccination Schedule For Thursday, October 14

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BARBADOS: Pfizer Vaccines Now For Students Only

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BARBADOS: Travellers Must Quarantine At Approved Hotels/Villas

(Stock Photo) The Ministry of Health and Wellness reminds persons travelling to Barbados that they are required to await their ...

BARBADOS Government Moving To Establish Safe Zones

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Prime Minister Pays Tribute To Lord Radio

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BARBADOS: UNCTAD 15’s Political Declaration Adopted

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BARBADOS Remembering those lost in the Cubana Tragedy

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Freedom Of Barbados Award For President Kenyatta

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BARBADOS: World must fix current developmental pathway instead of making new ones – President Ali of Guyana

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BARBADOS: President Kenyatta Hands Over Baton To PM Mottley

PICTURED ABOVE --- President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, officially hands over the “baton” for the presidency of the 15th session ...

UNCTAD 15 Under Way In Barbados

PICTURED ABOVE - The ceremony marked the official opening of the UNCTAD 15 Conference with the presence of (from left ...

BARBADOS Prime Minister: Need To Bridge The Digital Divide

 OCT 4, 2021 By SHARON AUSTINGILL-MOORE -- BGIS UNCTAD15 Opening Plenary and Ceremony – Oct 4, 2021. (UNCTAD) Prime Minister ...

BARBADOS: Economic Cooperation Is Vital To Equality & Prosperity

PICTURED ABOVE : Giving her remarks at the official opening ceremony of UNCTAD 15, held at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford ...

BARBADOS: UNCTAD 15 Can Be A Platform For Economic Recovery

OCT 4, 2021  UNCTAD15 Opening Plenary and Ceremony – Oct 4, 2021. (UNCTAD) Although the COVID-19 pandemic has set back ...

BARBADOS: UNCTAD Secretary General: Key Role For Conference

 OCT 4, 2021 - By NYA PHILLIPS - BGIS PICTURED ABOVE - Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade ...

BARBADOS: UN Secretary General Calls For Level Playing Field

PICTURED ABOVE --- UN Secretary General, António Guterres, arriving for this morning’s official opening ceremony of the United Nations Conference ...

Barbados Boosts Its COVID-19 Vaccines Supply

PICTURED ABOVE --------Co-coordinator of the National Vaccination Programme, Major David Clarke; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Janet Phillips; ...

Trafalgar Hotel final print for sale….

DAVID M CRICHLOW - PHOTOGRAPHER Only 1 more print available for sale... During my second year of owning a camera ...

BARBADOS : Small Business Sector Resilient In Economic Storm

Pictured above Minister of Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Kerrie Symmonds By Julie Carrington OCT 1, 2021 Minister of Energy, ...

Barbados Observes World Maritime Day

PICTURED - Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, Kirk Humphrey chatting with Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer ...

BARBADOS: New Assistant Superintendent Of Prisons Appointed

Main photo above is of the old Glendairy Prison.  SEP 30, 2021  Superintendent of Prisons, Lt. Col. John Nurse presenting ...

UN Secretary General To Open UNCTAD 15 In Barbados

SEP 30, 2021  United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres. (Stock Photo) United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will be in Barbados ...

BARBADOS: COVID-19 Indices Steadily On The Rise

This country’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kenneth George ( pictured above ), has reported a steady rise in all of ...

President Of Afreximbank Arrives In Barbados

SEP 28, 2021 PICTURED ABOVE: Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Ryan Straughn, welcoming the President of the African Export-Import ...

BARBADOS: Reset Of Global Economic Development Model Required

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has expressed the view that a complete reset of the global economic development model is ...

BARBADOS Update On Welcome Stamp Programme – August 31

PICTURED ABOVE Visitors in Barbados enjoying some tasty coconut water from a street coconut vendor.  SEP 23, 2021 (Stock Photo) ...

UNGA76 – General Debate: Prime Minister of Barbados

UNGA76 General Debate: Prime Minister of Barbados ...

Join The Conversation: Proposed Charter Of Barbados

 SEP 24, 2021  https://youtu.be/bQnqlc784Hg Join the conversation as the Republic Status Transition Advisory Committee hosts a series of virtual meetings ...

BARBADOS: Minister Forde: Trees Vital To Sustainable Development

PICTURED Minister of Environment and National Beautification, Adrian Forde, as he addressed the celebrations to mark National Arbor Day at ...

BARBADOS: National Vaccination Fund Receives $20,000 from Co-operators General Insurance (CGI)

SEP 22, 2021 - By Sharon Austingill-Moore - BGIS Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Ryan Straughn (second from left), receives ...

President Ali and OAS Secretary General discuss Venezuela border controversy, electoral reform

Staff WriterSeptember 22, 2021 His Excellency Dr. Irfaan Ali and several members of his Government today held a productive meeting ...

BARBADOS: Three more Deaths from COVID-19

Barbados’ COVID-19 Death Toll Reaches 62  SEP 22, 2021  (Stock Image) Barbados’ COVID-19 death toll now stands at 62. Three ...

BARBADOS: Salem Wins COVID-19 Battle But Scars Remain

SEP 20, 2021 - By Sharon Austin - BGIS Thirty-four-year-old Salem Collector is one of the over 6,000 Barbadians who ...

BARBADOS: ‘One in four’ high school students get jab

Article by David Hinkson - September 21, 2021 - First appeared in Barbados Today Barbados is well stocked with supplies ...

BARBADOS: Delta Variant Widespread In Community

 SEP 18, 2021 By Fabian Belgrave -- BGIS Press briefing with Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley featuring Minister of Health ...

BARBADOS: Attorney General Praises US Government’s Partnership

PICTURED ABOVE --- Attorney General Dale Marshall and new Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy, David Schnier, ...

Barbados Records 57th COVID-19 Death

COVID-19 has claimed its 57th victim. A 73-year-old Guyanese man passed away around 10:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 16, while ...

President Ali says investment in sports must have ‘bottom up’ approach

Isaiah Braithwaite -- September 16, 2021 − Gov’t to create wellness centres − cost being examined to create night facilities ...

CARICOM Foreign Ministers meet ahead of UN General Assembly

September 16, 2021 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Tumblr Pinterest Reddit Skype Share via Email Print The CARICOM Council for Foreign and ...

BARBADOS: Message To Mark World Ozone Day

 Thursday, September 16, 2021 - By Government of Barbados. Minister of the Environment and National Beautification, Adrian Forde. (GP) Fellow ...

Govt’s Housing Units in Prospect for December completion

 Synieka ThorneSeptember 16, 2021 Synieka Thorne - Thursday 16 September 2021 GUYANA INFORMATION SERVICE. The Ministry of Housing and Water ...

BARBADOS: In-Person Hearings Suspended Until Next Tuesday

 SEP 15, 2021  JULIE CARRINGTON - BGIS (FP) The public is advised that in-person hearings in the Criminal Courts at ...

Barbados Records 53rd COVID-19 Death

SEP 15, 2021 -- NYA PHILLIPS - BGIS (Stock Photo) COVID-19 has claimed yet another life. The deceased is a ...

BARBADOS: Providing Credible Information Key In COVID-19 Fight

SEP 13, 2021  - SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG - BGIS Press conference with Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley featuring Minister of Health ...

BARBADOS: No Resource Problems In Fight Against COVID-19

PICTURED ABOVE :  Minister of Health and Wellness, Jeffrey Bostic, as he addressed a query posed by the media during ...

BARBADOS: David Ellis Appointed As COVID-19 Public Advisor

SEP 13, 2021  - ANDRE SKEETE . BGIS Press conference with Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley featuring Minister of Health ...

BARBADOS : Prime Minister’s Press Conference, 13th Sep, 2021 (Monday) & Increasing COVID-19 Clusters Worrying Authorities

Press conference with Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley featuring Minister of Health and Wellness, Lt Col. Jeffrey Bostic – September ...

BARBADOS : COVID-19: Address to the Nation and Press Conference (Feb. 15)

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Education opportunities will be enormous for youths and women -President Ali

STAFF WRITER -dpi.gov.gy -- SEPTEMBER 12, 2021 –Says Government will put systems in place to amplify access to capital for ...

Concerns raised by Region Two residents will be addressed -President Ali

STAFF WRITER --- GUYANA NEWS SERVICE -- 11 SEPTEMBER 2021 —Announces that the local private sector will purchase 12 new ...

BARBADOS:COVID-19 Isolation Vaccination Report For September 10

 SEP 10, 2021  This report gives a breakdown of the categories of persons in isolation as at 12:30 p.m. on ...

BARBADOS: Sale Of Blue Vaccination Cards Prohibited

SEP 10, 2021 - MELISSA ROLLOCK - BGIS Co-coordinator of the National COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign, Major David Clarke. (FP/PMO) The ...

BARBADOS: COVID-19 Claims Its 52nd Victim

Another life has been lost to COVID-19. A 66-year-old Barbadian woman died in the early hours of Friday, September 10, ...

Prime Minister’s Address to the Nation (September 9, 2021)…..& Changes To Directives From Saturday, September 11 and Private Doctors To Also Administer COVID-19 Vaccines

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and Minister of Health & Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic address the nation – September ...

BARBADOS: Parkinson Memorial To Have New Creative Arts Facility

NYA PHILLIPS -- BGIS ------  SEP 8, 2021 Minister of Education, Technological and Vocational Training, Santia Bradshaw (fourth from left), ...

BARBADOS: Prime Minister Shares Proposals To Strengthen Relations & CARICOM-Africa Summit Described As Very Successful

7 SEP 7, 2021 SHARON AUSTINGILL-MOORE - BGIS Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley’s address to the inaugural CARICOM-Africa Summit which ...

BARBADOS: K.N.R Husbands Highway Bridge Reconstruction

BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | SEP 7, 2021 | TOP STORIES (BTI) The Barbados Tourism Investment Inc. (BTI) wishes to remind ...

BARBADOS: Teachers Encouraged To Do Diagnostic Assessments

6 September 2021 BY JULIE CARRINGTON - BGIS Chief Education Officer, Dr. Ramona Archer-Bradshaw is strongly recommending that teachers conduct ...

BARBADOS 11+ EXAMINATION RESULTS ANNOUNCED ( VIEW IMAGES OF THE TWO TOP STUDENTS )

PICTURED ABOVE : Minister of Education, Santia Bradshaw announcing the 11+ results. A dream came true for Top Girl ElenaHard ...

Hinterland communities to benefit equally from oil and gas wealth & Amerindians will be integrally involved in the national development process – President Ali

September 04, Anara Khan -- GUYANA INFORMATION SERVICE His Excellency, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali says the impending wealth from the ...

BARBADOS URGENT : Passengers On Route Taxi Asked To Go For COVID-19 Tests

 SEP 4, 2021  A public service vehicle driver has tested positive for COVID-19. As a result, the Ministry of Health ...

No Change To The Value Of Barbados’ Currency As A Republic

 SEP 3, 2021  Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Dale Marshall, has made it clear that there will be ...

BARBADOS: HOSPITAL MOVING TO BEAT BACK COVID-19 SURGE – the QEH’s top doctor said.

Virus ‘wall’HOSPITAL MOVING TO BEAT BACK COVID-19 SURGE - the QEH’s top doctor said.FIRST appeared in BARBADOS TODAY by Sandy ...

BARBADOS: Travel Bubble No Longer In Effect

The travel bubble ceased to be effective on August 21. (Stock Photo)  SEP 1, 2021  The travel bubble, which exempted ...

BARBADOS: AG Marshall Lauds Interpol’s Presence In The Region : Minister Abrahams, Security Officials Welcome Interpol & Barbados Thanks Interpol For Its Assistance Over The Years

Attorney General Dale Marshall and INTERPOL’S Executive Director of Police Services Stephen Kavanagh discuss how the organisation’s presence in the ...

GUYANA : Three killed in Corentyne accident

ARTICLE FIRST APPEARED IN ... THE GUYANA CHRONICLE -- THE NATION'S PAPER...... By Staff Reporter |  August 4, 2020 Share on facebookShare ...

INTERPOL Caribbean Liaison Office To Be Established In Barbados & RBPF To Benefit From INTERPOL’s Caribbean Liaison Office

PICTURED ABOVE : Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Dr Jerome Walcott and INTERPOL’s, Executive Director of Police ...

BARBADOS: Change In Leadership At BDF

BY BGIS | AUG 31, 2021 | TOP STORIES Commodore Errington Shurland. (Photo courtesy RSS) The Barbados Defence Force (BDF) ...

BARBADOS: SRLF Makes Monetary Donation To Charity

PICTURED : Loans Manager at the Student Revolving Loan Fund, Suzanne Griffith, presenting Public Relations Officer for the Eden Lodge ...

BARBADOS: Government Of Canada Donates 30,000 Doses Of AstraZeneca Vaccine

BY BGIS - SEP 1, 2021 Chargé d’affaires at the High Commission of Canada, Ms. Ann Cleminson, handed over the ...

BARBADOS: Minister King Calls For Support Of Local Craftsmen And Women

AUG 29, 2021  Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office with responsibility for Culture, John King, noted that locally handcrafted pieces ...

BARBADOS: Reminder Of Gunnery Exercise (GUNEX) 2021

Reminder Of Gunnery Exercise (GUNEX) 2021  AUG 30, 2021 The Barbados Coast Guard will be conducting a Live Fire Gunnery ...

BARBADOS: COVID-19 Update: Press Conference (featuring Attorney General Dale Marshall, Dr. Ingrid Cumberbatch and Mr. Ronald Chapman) – Extensive coverage here…..

Pictured above -- Attorney General Dale Marshall. With Barbados recording its 49th COVID-19 related death today, residents are being warned ...

Antigua and Barbuda: Minister Abrahams Attends Former PM Bird’s Funeral

By Julia Rawlins-Bentham - BGIS  AUG 28, 2021  Minister of Home Affairs, Information and Public Affairs, Wilfred Abrahams, at the ...

BARBADOS – PM Mottley Implements Additional Measures —- WATCH LIVE

AUG 27, 2021 ---- By Julie Carrington .. BGIS Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has announced additional measures that will take ...

BARBADOS: Smooth Start To Student COVID-19 Vaccinations

Pictured above is Student 14 year old - Jhabarri Walkes who earlier today was accompanied to the vaccination centre ( ...

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BARBADOS: Sir Garfield Sobers Receives A Lifetime Achievement Award

BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | AUG 27, 2021 | TOP STORIES The Right Excellent Sir Garfield Sobers, is the recipient of ...

BARBADOS : Former “Glendairy Prison” about to get a new life.

Take a tour of Glendairy Prison on the 29 October 2016 when it was opened to the public...... http://caribpix.net/special%20features%202016/Glendairyprison/ Article ...

Infectious variant likely already in Guyana

August 24, 2021 Felecia Valenzuela -- GUYANA INFORMATION SERVICE. − complete your vaccination process says Min. Anthony Minister of Health, ...

BARBADOS: July Arrivals Set New Record For Barbados For 2021

During July 2021, some 10,819 visitors travelled to Barbados. (FP) AUG 23, 2021 BGIS Barbados recorded over 10,000 air passenger ...

BARBADOS: More COVID-19 Vaccinations Arrive.

The third and final shipment of 33,600 vaccines under the COVAX Facility arrived at the Grantley Adams International Airport this ...

BARBADOS: Verla DePeiza retains leadership of DLP

Pictured above is the Democratic Labour Party leader Verla DePeiza stressing that the Democratic Labour Party is " ready to ...

BARBADOS: PM Outlines Republic Journey For Barbados & Some Changes Coming In New Directive

AUG 21, 2021 -- JULIA RAWLINS-BENTHAM - BGIS Dame Sandra Mason has been nominated to be the first President as ...

BARBADOS: Changes To Fees For CARICOM Nationals

 AUG 23, 2021  - BGIS. (Stock Photo) The Barbados Immigration Department advises that with immediate effect, applicants for immigration status ...

CARIBBEAN TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY TRAINING INSTITUTE TO OPEN IN SEPTEMBER

Plans are on the way for the development of a Caribbean Tourism and Hospitality Training Institute in Dominica. This as ...

GUYANA: Roads valued over $203.7M commissioned in Region Five, Six

Kellon Rover -- Guyana Information Service 21 August 2021 Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill, MP, has commissioned three ...

DOMINICA: TOURISM SECTOR TO BENEFIT IN 2021-2022 FISCAL YEAR

The tourism industry has remained a top priority for the Government of Dominica as efforts to brand the country as ...

BARBADOS: Website To Report Adverse Effects From COVID-19 Vaccines Functioning & Pfizer Vaccine Now Available To The Public

AUG 19, 2021 Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kenneth George, said the Adverse Events Following Immunisation Committee meets weekly or bi-weekly, ...

BARBADOS: Min. Gooding-Edgehill tours Asphalt Processors Incorporated at Lower Greys

Local company invests heavily in asphalt manufacture Article by Anesta Henry Published onAugust 18, 2021 first appeared in Barbados Today ...

GUYANA : President Ali and CARICOM SG discuss food security, regional development

PICTUURED ABOVE : His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali greeting newly appointed CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett. President Ali and CARICOM ...

BARBADOS: Barbados Defence Force 42nd anniversary service at the St Matthias Church.

BDF’s legacy built on integrity and unwavering resolve, Grannum says Article First appeared in Barbados Today Published onAugust 15, 2021 ...

Guyana to support relief and recovery efforts of Haiti – President Ali

Staff writer - Guyana Department of Public Information. August 14, 2021 His Excellency Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, on behalf of ...

Guyana receives 57,600 doses of AstraZeneca from COVAX

Anara KhanAugust 13, 2021 ─ Sputnik V also arrives ─ 100,000 doses of Pfizer expected in September Guyana’s COVID-19 immunisation ...

BARBADOS: Health Minister Welcomes Pfizer Vaccine

 AUG 13, 2021 Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic, noted that the island had the adequate storage ...

Barbados receives 70,000 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine today & “No One Is Safe Until Everyone Is Safe”

Barbados Receives A Shipment Of Vaccines From US Government  AUG 13, 2021 | By Sharon Austingill- Moore - BGIS 70,200 doses ...

BARBADOS: COVID-19 Update: 11 New Cases, 106 In Isolation

BY BGIS | AUG 11, 2021 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES Eleven new cases of COVID-19, five males and six females, were identified by the Best-dos ...

BARBADOS: Abrahams – “No Policy Position On Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccinations”

Acting Attorney General Wilfred Abrahams, sought to dispel misconceptions that Government was trying to impose the vaccine on residents. (C ...

BARBADOS: Statement On Temporary Evacuation Of Air Traffic Control Tower

The Grantley Adams International Airport. (Photo: GAIA)  AUG 10, 2021 At about 2:11 p.m. yesterday, the Control Tower at the ...

Congratulatory Message To The Barbadian Olympians

Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment, Dwight Sutherland. (GP) The Government and people of Barbados take this opportunity to ...

BARBADOS: Statement From Acting Prime Minister Santia Bradshaw, MP, On The Passing Of Sir Lester Bird

AUG 9, 2021  --- BGIS Today, it is with a sense of sadness that I extend from the Government and ...

BARBADOS: Hundreds march through Bridgetown against mandatory COVID-19 vaccine in Barbados.

Article by ANESTA HENRY -- FIRST APPEARED IN BARBADOS TODAY.August 7, 2021 Close to 2000 Barbadians and non-nationals marched through ...

BARBADOS : 10 New Cases, 93 In Isolation

 THURSDAY - AUG 5, 2021  Ten new cases of COVID-19, five males and five females, have been identified by the ...

BARBADOS: Statement From Acting PM For Emancipation Day

Acting Prime Minister, Santia Bradshaw (FP) BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | AUG 1, 2021 Those of us who have the privilege of leading ...

Minister says that Barbadians are challenged to embrace their heritage

Published on August 1, 2021 by BARBADOS TODAY ONLINE. Barbadians are being challenged to embrace their heritage and to acknowledge ...

BARBADOS Covid-19 Update: 11 New Cases, 113 In Isolation

 JUL 31, 2021  The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory has recorded 11 new COVID-19 cases – five females and six ...

BARBADOS: Acting P.M “Use Bank Holidays As Time Of Reflection”

Santia Bradshaw is sworn in as acting Prime Minister by Governor General Dame Sandra Mason at Government House today. Looking ...

BARBADOS: Governor General Presents Points Of Light Award

Governor General, Dame Sandra Mason presents the 171st Commonwealth Points of Light Award to Barbadian couple Trevor and Pamela Headley ...

BARBADOS: 17 Artists to be Showcased in St. Croix.

Pictured above - Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office with responsibility for Culture, John King ( extreme left ) with ...

BARBADOS: Speech by Cuban Ambassador Sergio Jorge Pastrana on the occasion of the celebration of the Day of National Significance of July 26, 2021 in Barbados.

Speech by Cuban Ambassador Sergio Jorge Pastrana on the occasion of thecelebration of the Day of National Significance of July ...

BARBADOS: Prime Minister Mottley Remembers Rawle Brancker

So often when we lose a loved one we cannot help but ask: “Why?” It’s a question for which we ...

Barbadians to have input in new constitution

Pictured above Prime Minister Mia Mottley speaking at a ceremony to commemorate the Day of National Significance. Published onJuly 27, ...

BARBADOS: Israel Daniel Lovell deserves to be made a National Hero.

Israel Daniel Lovell, the revered Barbadian Pan Africanist who came to notable prominence during the 1930s liberation movement, deserves to ...

BARBADOS Emergency Management (COVID-19) (Curfew) (No. 13) Directive, 2021

BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | JUL 23, 2021 | BANNER, CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES (Stock Photo) Click the link to ...

BARBADOS: BCCUL Donates To National Vaccine Fund

PICTURED ABOVE --- Minister of Finance in the Ministry of Finance, Ryan Straughn (fourth from left) accepting the donation from ...

BARBADOS: COVID-19 Update: 11 New Cases, 181 In Isolation

 JUL 23, 2021  The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory has recorded 11 new COVID-19 cases; five females, six males.  The ...

BARBADOS: Massy Foundation Donates 27 Laptops & Health Minister: Use What Vaccines Are Available

Pictured above at microphone ----- Chairman of The Massy Foundation, Everton Browne who explained that the laptops would be used ...

BARBADOS: Photographer Gordon Brooks laid to Rest.

View the YouTube VIDEO HERE ....... As the saying goes " A picture is worth a thousand words." My attempt ...

Linden would not be left out of Guyana’s development – PM

Staff WriterJuly 18, 2021 – Says refurbished call centre will create needed employment Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d), the Honourable Mark ...

BARBADOS: Minister Walcott Meets New PAHO Sub-Regional Director

JUL 16, 2021 ---- By Sheena Forde-Craigg Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Dr. Jerome Walcott listens attentively ...

BARBADOS: Statement on the Situation in the Republic of Cuba

 JUL 17, 2021 -- Government of Barbados. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Dr. Jerome Walcott (FP) Statement by ...

BARBADOS Prime Minister Holds Talks With China’s President

 JUL 13, 2021  - By GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and China’s President Xi Jinping. (FP/GP) The ...

BARBADOS: Hundreds Pay Last Respect.

Barbadians of all walks life turned out at the Queens Park Auditorium to pay their final respects to the Mottley ...

BARBADOS: CURFEW Measures To Restrict Movement From Tuesday

JUL 11, 2021  - By Melissa Rollock COVID-19 Update and Press Conference – July 11, 2021 (PMO) Government will be ...

BARBADOS: Approximately 200 People In Quarantine At Hotels

Hart: Approximately 200 People In Quarantine At Hotels   JUL 11, 2021  Pictured above Manager of the COVID-19 Quarantine Facilities, Alvin ...

BARBADOS COVID-19 Update: 40 New Positives, 60 In Isolation

 JUL 11, 2021  Forty people, 20 males and 20 females, were diagnosed with COVID-19 on Saturday, July 10, out of ...

BARBADOS Prime Minister Mottley: Assassination An Atrocious Act & CARICOM Statement On The Situation In Haiti

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has described the assassination of Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse (pictured above ) as “an atrocious ...

BARBADOS: COVID-19 Update: 12 New Cases, 35 In Isolation

 JUL 7, 2021  Twelve new COVID-19 cases, three females and nine males, were identified on Tuesday, July 6, from the ...

BARBADOS: The Unveiling of the Sculpture of ” NEGRO PRIMERO” – A Venezuelan Project.

Barbadian Minister of Culture unveils artwork dedicated to Afro-Venezuelan hero on the Venezuelan National DayAfter extensive reading and research on ...

Barbados Light & Power’s Restoration Efforts Continue

 JUL 6, 2021  Post Hurricane Elsa media update with Minister of Home Affairs, Information and Public Affairs, Wilfred Abrahams – ...

BARBADOS: DEM Reports On Damage From Hurricane Elsa

BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG - BGIS Post Hurricane Elsa media update with Minister of Home Affairs, Information and Public Affairs, Wilfred ...

BARBADOS: Government Focused On Rebuilding Destroyed Homes

 JUL 6, 2021  Post Hurricane Elsa media update with Minister of Home Affairs, Information and Public Affairs, Wilfred Abrahams – ...

BARBADOS: Rebuilding Of Houses To Get Under Way In 48 Hours

 JUL 3, 2021  Press conference – update post Tropical Storm Elsa – July 3, 2021. (PMO) Minister of Housing, Lands ...

BARBADOS: Education Minister Gives Update On Classes Next Week

Pictured above  Minister of Education, Technological and Vocational Training, Santia Bradshaw, at a press conference at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford ...

BARBADOS: Preserve Life & Property; Report Damage Early

By Julia Rawlin-Bentham BGIS. Minister of Home Affairs, Information and Public Affairs, Wilfred Abrahams, delivering an update on Tropical Storm ...

BARBADOS: Persons Urged To Seek Shelter Now

By Julia Rawlin-Bentham BGIS. Minister of Home Affairs, Information and Public Affairs, Wilfred Abrahams, (left) briefing the public on Tropical ...

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Add titlePermalink:http://caribpix.net/8943-2/‎(opens in a new tab)Edit JUL 1, 2021 --- By Sheena Forde-Craigg - BGIS All public services have made ...

BARBADOS: Government Prepares For Passage Of Tropical Storm & Low Lying Areas A Concern For Coastal Authorities

JUL 1, 2021 --- By Sheena Forde-Craigg - BGIS Press conference with Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and officials from ...

BARBADOS Prime Minister: “Take Tropical Storm Elsa Seriously”

JUL 1, 2021 - By Sharon Austingill-Moore -- BGIS Press conference with Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and officials from ...

First consignment of Sinopharm vaccines arrives in Guyana

Felecia ValenzuelaJune 30, 2021 – to boost ongoing COVID-19 vaccination campaign The first consignment of the Chinese made Sinopharm vaccine ...

BARBADOS: Prime Minister Pays Tribute To Gordon Brooks

Prime Minister Pays Tribute To Gordon Brooks  JUN 30, 2021  (Stock Photo) Today, even as I deal with the pain ...

BARBADOS: PM’s brother Warren Mottley passes away

Warren Mottley, 55, brother of Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, has passed away. Reports are that he died at the ...

BARBADOS: Prime Minister Tells Unvaccinated To Protect Selves

SHARON AUSTINGILL-MOORE -- BGIS Ceremony for the arrival of Sinopharm (COVID-19) vaccines in Barbados, donated by the Government of the ...

BARBADOS: Chief Medical Officer: Sinopharm Vaccines Safe

BARBADOS: Chief Medical Officer: Sinopharm Vaccines Safe JUN 29, 2021 - MELISSA ROLLOCK -- BGIS Ceremony for the arrival of ...

BARBADOS: COVID-19 Cluster At Business Place Has Grown

Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic speaking to reporters this morning. (GP) The cluster of COVID-19 cases ...

University College Of Barbados Still A Priority

 JUN 24, 2021 ----- BY SHARON AUSTIN --- BGIS Renaming Ceremony of the Barbados Community College Hospitality Institute and Hotel PomMarine ...

BARBADOS: Family and media fraternity still missing beloved photojournalist killed while on assignment.

Article first appeared in Barbados Today Anesta Henry Published onJune 23, 2021 One year after photojournalist Christoff Griffith lost his ...

BARBADOS: Prime Minister Congratulates Bishop Scantlebury – View the Ordination photos at the bottom.

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and new Roman Catholic Bishop of Bridgetown, Neil Scantlebury in discussion at Ilaro Court. (FP) ...

BARBADOS: Curfew Restrictions To Be Lifted From June 30

 JUN 19, 2021 ------------- BY JULIE CARRINGTON ... BGIS Press conference hosted by Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley at Ilaro Court ...

BARBADOS: COVID-19 Update: 1 New Case, 8 In Isolation

BY BGIS | JUN 19, 2021 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES The COVID-19 positivity rate continues to be stable, while ...

BARBADOS: Sir Gordon Greenidge formally knighted . Nine others received special Honours.

Sir Gordon Greenidge one of West Indies greatest opening batsmen of all times is officially Knight Commander of the Most ...

GUYANA UPDATE: CDC receives over $100M in cash, donations to flood relief

CDC receives over $100M in cash, donations to flood relief -Director General -GTT donates $3M Director General of the Civil ...

BARBADOS: Second Building Completed Under Rejuvenation Programme

Pictured Above ---- Minister of Housing, Lands and Maintenance, Dr. William Duguid (left), presents the keys to The Gatehouse to Minister in ...

BARBADOS: Constitution River project on track

"Article first appeared in Barbados Today." Article byMarlon MaddenPublished onJune 12, 2021 Officials are reporting smooth progress in the $14 ...

BARBADOS: Two Positive On Celebrity Millennium End Of Cruise Test

The Celebrity Millennium cruise ship. (BGIS) The Celebrity Millennium departed its homeport of Philipsburg, St. Maarten for a 7-night cruise ...

BARBADOS: Ambassador Thompson Meets British Envoy

Ambassador Elizabeth Thompson chatting with recently-appointed British High Commissioner to Barbados, Scott Furssedonn-Wood, during their meeting at Government Headquarters yesterday ...

BARBADOS: No New Cases, 18 In Isolation

FRIDAY - JUN 11, 2021 Barbados’ COVID-19 positivity rate continues to trend downward, as no new cases were recorded out ...

Barbados Welcomes Celebrity Millennium Cruise Ship

JUN 8, 2021 | By Sheena Forde-Craigg Vice-President, Destination Development at Royal Caribbean Group, Josh Carroll presents Minister of Tourism and ...

GUYANA UPDATE: President Ali orders complete evaluation of Pomeroon’s health centres

Staff WriterJune 7, 2021 – After discovering shortage of drugs, disconnect between centres and region His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali ...

BARBADOS: COVID-19 Update: One New Case, 26 In Isolation

 JUN 6, 2021  A female was the only COVID-19 positive case identified on Saturday, June 5, from the 414 tests ...

Barbados To Welcome Back Cruise Ships From Monday

JUN 5, 2021 COVID-19 Update and Press Conference – June 5, 2021 (PMO) Barbados is preparing to welcome back cruise ...

GUYANA UPDATE: President Ali visits pump stations in the city, along Coast

 Mikaila Prince May 31, 2021 His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali and a team from the National Drainage and Irrigation ...

Upcoming BHP Seismic Survey Offshore Barbados

MAY 31, 2021 ---------------------- BGIS Minister of Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Kerrie Symmonds, with information on the seismic survey to ...

GUYANA UPDATE: “Caribbean must aim to become more food secure” – President Ali

Staff WriterMay 28, 2021 – Says political will, financing required to develop the Region’s food systems His Excellency Dr Irfaan ...

GUYANA UPDATE:‘We must be bold, aggressive in improving regional food security’ – President Ali

Mikaila PrinceMay 28, 2021 -at CARICOM Regional Dialogue on Food Security His Excellency, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali says the Caribbean ...

GUYANA UPDATE : Minister Mustapha orders additional pumps to assist with drainage in BBP as flooding persists

Staff WriterMay 28, 2021 distributes hampers to affected households As residents in Black Bush Polder, Corentyne, Berbice continue to grapple ...

BARBADOS: Special Schools Benefit From New Partnership

The Ann Hill (pictured), Irving Wilson and Erdiston Schools will benefit from a new partnership between the Ministry of Education, ...

BARBADOS: 3 New Cases, 43 In Isolation

 MAY 28, 2021  -- BGIS Three new cases of COVID-19, all females, were identified Thursday, May 27, from the 769 ...

Clyde Jones the “Gentleman Photographer” laid to rest.

Today saw a small gathering of about 80 of Clyde Jones closest friends and some Family members at the St ...

GUYANA UPDATE: Administering of second dose Sputnik V vaccine deferred – Health Ministry

Staff WriterMay 27, 2021 –shipment delayed The Ministry of Health has announced that it is deferring the administration of the ...

BARBADOS: 2 New Cases, 42 In Isolation

 MAY 27, 2021  - BGIS Two males tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, May 26. They were identified from the ...

BARBADOS: 4 New Cases, 42 In Isolation

BY BGIS | MAY 26, 2021 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES Four new cases (1 female and three males) of ...

GUYANA UPDATE: Intervention of His Excellency Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, to the High-level Roundtable on the Extractive Sectors

Staff WriterMay 25, 2021 Extractive Industries and Sustainable Development I welcome this Global Roundtable on the Extractive Industries, which emphasises ...

GUYANA UPDATE : Minister Indar instructs contractors to speed up works in Cane Grove

 Staff Writer May 25, 2021 The Minister within the Ministry of Public Works, Hon. Deodat Indar today visited Cane Grove ...

BARBADOS: Prime Minister’s Message For Africa Day

MAY 25, 2021 ---- BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS. PICTURED ---- Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley. (Prime Minister’s Office) Special greetings ...

BARBADOS: Message In Celebration Of Africa Day

 MAY 25, 2021 ---------------- BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS. Message for Africa Day by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, Division of ...

Regional Support For Front Of Package Warning Labels

(Stock Photo) Significant numbers of regional organisations, academics, researchers, and health practitioners have voiced support for CARICOM’s adoption of a ...

BARBADOS : 3 New Cases, 50 In Isolation

 MAY 24, 2021  BGIS Three new positive cases of COVID-19 – one male and two females – were recorded on ...

BARBADOS AG: All Barbadians ‘have a stake’ in fight against gun crime —- Police officer shot and killed

Article byBarbados Today Published onMay 23, 2021 Attorney General Dale Marshall is calling on all Barbadians to join the fight ...

No lockdown, but Govt considering more assistance for vulnerable groups – Dr. Jagdeo

Kemol KingMay 22, 2021 Vice President, Hon. Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has said while the Government has no plans to increase ...

BARBADOS: Winston Scott Polyclinic Participating In Open Days

(Stock Photo) The Winston Scott Polyclinic, at Jemmotts Lane, St. Michael, will be participating in the Immunisation Unit’s open days ...

Diaspora key to shaping Guyana’s development strategy -President Ali

Kemol KingMay 22, 2021 His Excellency, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali says the inputs of the diaspora are critical to framing ...

BARBADOS: Republican Status Transition Advisory Committee

The Cabinet Office is located at Government Headquarters, Bay Street. (FP) MAY 22, 2021 ------ GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS FEATURE. The Cabinet ...

BARBADOS : 6 New Cases, 58 In Isolation

SATURDAY -- MAY 22, 2021  Six new positive cases of COVID-19, two females and four males, were reported by the ...

BARBADOS: NHC’s Electrical Upgrades Almost Completed BY FABIAN BELGRAVE | MAY 21, 2021 | TOP STORIES

(Stock Photo) The electrical work to bring all National Housing Corporation (NHC) units up to code in the Haynesville Housing ...

Modernisation Of Barbados’ Fishing Industry Underway

Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, Kirk Humphrey, speaking at the reopening of the Pile Bay Fish Landing ...

BARBADOS: US$4.5M Grant Secured For Maritime Area

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley unveils the plaque to officially reopen the Pile Bay Fishing Facility today. She was assisted ...

Statement On Escalation Of Violence Between Israel & Palestine BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | MAY 20, 2021 | TOP STORIES

(Stock Image) The Government of Barbados is gravely concerned and troubled by the recent acts of violence by the Government ...

BARBADOS: Good Relations Continue Between Barbados & Britain

Pictured above -- British High Commissioner Scott Furssedonn-Wood presenting Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley with his letter of introduction during ...

Guyana tops Caribbean at CSEC, CAPE

Pictured above : Minister of Education, Hon. Priya Manickchand and top performing students and teachers of Queen’s College  Synieka ThorneMay ...

BARBADOS: Government On Cusp Of Enacting Metrology Act

PICTURED ABOVE : Minister of Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Kerrie Symmonds. (FP)  MAY 19, 2021 ——————- By Sharon Austingill-Moore —- ...

BARBADOS: Metrology Important To Daily Living

Pictured above : Chairman of the Board of Directors BNSI, Ryan R. Brathwaite. (GP) As the island prepares to observe ...

Bajan Team Cops Third Prize In Caribbean Hackathon

 MAY 19, 2021 --------------- GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS The Bajan Digital Dream team copped the third-place spot in the Caribbean Girls Virtual ...

BARBADOS: BMCLA & The UWI, Cave Hill, Form Partnership

(Stock Photo) BMCLA and The University of the West Indies – Cave Hill Campus, form a strategic partnership in IP ...

GUYANA UPDATE : Health Ministry hands over 17,300 treated nets to Region Nine

Godfrey BroomesMay 18, 2021 -at launch of anti-malaria campaign Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony on Monday handed over ...

BARBADOS: 4 New Cases, 3 Recoveries, 1 Death & COVID-19 Deaths Now At 47

COVID-19 UPDATE: 4 New Cases, 3 Recoveries, 1 Death MAY 18, 2021 -- MELISSA ROLLOCK -- BGIS Barbados has recorded ...

BARBADOS: Emergency Management (COVID-19) (Curfew) (No. 10) Directive, 2021

 MAY 18, 2021  -- Government of Barbados. (Stock Image) Click the link to download the most recent directives, Emergency Management ...

BARBADOS: Labour Minister To Lead Discussions At ILO Meetings

Minister of Labour and Social Partnership Relations, Colin Jordan. (FP) Preparations are underway for Barbados’ representatives to actively participate in ...

GUYANA UPDATE : Govt receives 67,537 more doses of Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine

Neola DamonMay 17, 2021 The Government on Monday received a consignment of 67,537 doses of the Sputnik V vaccine, another ...

BARBADOS: 1 New Case, 10 Discharged

 MAY 17, 2021  One new positive case of COVID-19 – a male – was diagnosed on Sunday, May 16, from ...

GUYANA FEATURE —— Prime Minister distributes 150 hampers to residents of Grove

 Staff Writer May 15, 2021 -- CLICK HERE FOR MORE GUYANA NEWS..... Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips, this afternoon, ...

BARBADOS: Message In Observance Of International Day Of Families

 MAY 15, 2021  -- GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS FEATURE . Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs, Cynthia Forde. (FP) Today, ...

BARBADOS: National Tourism Marketing Committee Being Created

Chairman of the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI), Roseanne Myers. (FP) A new committee is being created to assist in ...

BARBADOS: Transport Ministry Refutes Claims In Article

 MAY 15, 2021 ------------------- GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS FEATURE Sections of the water course with trees still in the course. (Photo: MTWW) ...

BARBADOS- Prime Minister: Decentralisation Of Services Key

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley speaking at the re-opening of the St. Andrew Outpatient Clinic, at Belleplaine, St. Andrew Prime ...

BARBADOS: Current COVID-19 Directive Extended With Modifications

(Stock Photo) Prime Minister, Mia Amor Mottley has announced that the provisions of Emergency Management COVID -19 Directive No.9 now ...

BARBADOS: HOPE Premium Launches In Christ Church

 MAY 13, 2021 Pictured above - Minister of Home Affairs, Wilfred Abrahams breaking ground for government’s latest housing project, HOPE ...

BARBADOS: Public-Private Consultation On Derelict Houses Coming

BY SHARON AUSTIN | MAY 13, 2021 | TOP STORIES Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley in discussion with Housing Minister, ...

BARBADOS Prime Minister Describes Report As Timely & Excellent

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley. (FP) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has endorsed the report of The Independent Panel for ...

Palestine Government expresses gratitude for Guyana’s support – As new non-resident Ambassador is accredited to Guyana

Staff WriterNovember 9, 2016 (MOTP) Georgetown, Guyana – (November 09, 2016) Newly accredited non-resident Ambassador of the State of Palestine ...

Statement by the Government of Guyana in response to the escalation of violence between Israel and Palestine

Staff WriterMay 12, 2021 The Government of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana has noted with growing alarm and concern the ...

More persons coming out for COVID-19 vaccines -Minister Anthony

Felecia ValenzuelaMay 12, 2021 -increase in 18-39 age range Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony says 32.9 per cent ...

BARBADOS: International Nurses Day Message 2021

 MAY 12, 2021 - BGIS Chief Nursing Officer, Sandra Barrow. (GP) Ibring greetings this day, to the nurses of Barbados ...

BARBADOS: Prime Minister Hails Appointment Of New Secretary General

Dr. Carla Natalie Barnett has been appointed as the 8th CARICOM Secretary-General. Dr Barnett, a national of Belize, is the ...

Barbados & UNDP Committed To Closer Relations

 MAY 12, 2021  Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Dr. Jerome Walcott . (FP) Government is committed to ...

BARBADOS COVID-19 Update: 7 New Cases, 9 Discharged, 1 Death

MAY 12, 2021 ----------------------- BGIS A 66-year-old Barbadian woman with comorbidities is the 46th person to have died from COVID-19. She ...

BARBADOS: Staff Test Negative; Ministry To Reopen

(Stock Photo) The Ministry of International Business and Industry will reopen its office tomorrow, Thursday, May 13, at 8:15 a.m., ...

BARBADOS: More Cases At Psychiatric Hospital; No More At Ellerslie

BY MELISSA ROLLOCK | MAY 12, 2021 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey ...

BARBADOS: Statement On The Passing Of Mohammed Degia

(Stock Photo) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade has learned with sadness of the passing of one of ...

Prime Minister: Barbados Cannot Drop Its Guard Now

 MAY 11, 2021 -  - By Sharon Austingill-Moore - BGIS Arrival of batch 2 of COVID-19 vaccines via COVAX – May ...

BARBADOS: Global Summit Necessary To Discuss COVID-19 Matters

Pictured above Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley speaking at a handover ceremony of 33,600 COVID-19 vaccines under the COVAX Facility, ...

BARBADOS Covid-19 Update: 4 New Cases, 9 Discharged

 MAY 11, 2021 - BGIS Four persons, all females, tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, May 10, from the 436 ...

Guyana receives second shipment of 38,400 COVID-19 vaccines through COVAX mechanism

Guyana receives second shipment of 38,400 COVID-19 vaccines through COVAX mechanism Staff WriterMay 10, 2021 Guyana today received 38,400 COVID-19 ...

BARBADOS: Prime Minister: St. Joseph Residents Will Receive Water

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley speaking at the official re-opening of the St. Joseph Outpatient Clinic today. (David M. Crichlow ...

BARBADOS: St. Joseph Outpatient Clinic Re-Opens

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley; Attorney General, Dale Marshall; and officials admire the plaque commemorating the reopening of the St ...

GUYANA: Office of First Lady distributes hampers to mothers at West Dem. Hospital, GHPC

Mikaila PrinceMay 9, 2021 – as part of Mother’s Day celebrations Some 50 mothers at the West Demerara and Georgetown ...

Never too late to learn, upskill – Dr. Singh

Kemol KingMay 9, 2021 – Finance Minister Senior Minister in the Office of the President, with responsibility for Finance, Hon ...

BARBADOS: 2020 Reverse Tax Credit Available For Filing

(Stock Photo) Employees are advised that the 2020 Reverse Tax Credit (RTC) return, better known as the ‘$1300’, is available ...

BARBADOS: COVID-19 Update: 9 New Cases, 4 Discharged

MAY 9, 2021 -- BY BGIS The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory identified nine new positive cases of COVID-19 – ...

BARBADOS: COVID-19 Update: 2 New Cases, 5 Discharged

COVID-19 Update: 2 New Cases, 5 Discharged BY BGIS | MAY 8, 2021 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES There were two new positive COVID-19 cases – ...

BARBADOS: COVID-19 Update: Two New Cases, 16 Recoveries.

MAY 7, 2021  Two females are the latest persons to test positive for COVID-19 in Barbados. These cases were identified ...

BARBADOS: BRA Collects Just Over $2.24 Billion In Revenue

(Stock Photo) For the fiscal period ending March 31, 2021, the Barbados Revenue Authority (BRA) collected just over $2.24 billion ...

GUYANA: Vaccination is our best option to save lives, exit pandemic – President Ali

Vaccination is our best option to save lives, exit pandemic – President Ali Staff WriterMay 7, 2021 – Says Government ...

YES Donates Equipment To Prison Fellowship Barbados

From left to right: Mario Eastmond of Prison Fellowship Barbados (PFB); Director of Youth Affairs, Cleviston Hunte; Minister Dwight Sutherland; ...

BARBADOS: Secondary School Student Tests Positive For COVID-19

SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG . -------- BGIS COVID-19 update and press conference – May 6, 2021. (PMO) One student at a secondary ...

BARBADOS: Update On COVID-19 Cluster At Psychiatric Hospital

MAY 6, 2021 SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG . BGIS COVID-19 update and press conference – May 6, 2021. (PMO) Chief Medical Officer ...

BARBADOS : No Problem With COVID-19 At Two Schools & Ministry To Monitor Students Affected By COVID Scare

 MAY 6, 2021  By Joy -Ann Gill -- BGIS COVID-19 update and press conference – May 6, 2021. (PMO) Although ...

BARBADOS: URGENT LIVE COVID-19 Update and Press Conference.

URGENT LIVE COVID -19 UPDATE AND PRESS CONFERENCE ...

BARBADOS: Stick To Appointment Times For COVID-19 Vaccinations

(Stock Photo) Persons are being urged to stick to the appointment times allotted for their COVID-19 vaccinations. Co-coordinator of the ...

BARBADOS COVID-19 Update: 14 New Cases, 10 Discharged

 MAY 6, 2021  - BGIS Fourteen new positive COVID-19 cases – six males and eight females – were recorded on ...

GUYANA: Kamwatta and Whitewater to get electricity before the end of 2021 – PM & PM says Guyanese to benefit from significant increase in electricity generation

Staff WriterMay 5, 2021 Prime Minister, Hon. Brigadier (ret’d) Mark Phillips, yesterday announced that the communities of Whitewater and Kamwatta, ...

GUYANA : Arrival Day Message of His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana

 Staff Writer May 5, 2021 I greet all Guyanese on the occasion of Arrival Day 2021. This special day is ...

BARBADOS Gov’t To Assist Displaced Barbadian LIAT Workers

Government has offered a helping hand to just under 100 displaced Barbadian workers of the regional airline LIAT. (FP) The ...

BARBADOS Chief Fire Officer: Material Still Combustible & Major Cleanup Under Way At B’s Recycling

 MAY 5, 2021  By Julia Rawlins- Bentham - BGIS Chief Fire Officer, Errol Maynard. (FP) Ongoing efforts to reduce the ...

BARBADOS COVID-19 Update: 31 New Cases, 4 Discharged & Statement On 31 New Positive COVID-19 Cases

COVID-19 Update: 31 New Cases, 4 Discharged  MAY 5, 2021 ---------------------------- BGIS The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory identified 31 new ...

BARBADOS COVID-19 Update: 3 New Cases, 13 Discharged, 1 Death

 MAY 4, 2021 BGIS One person died from COVID-19 on Monday, May 3. The 63-year-old man was admitted to the ...

BARBADOS: One More COVID-19 Death; Family Of 8 Tests Positive

 MAY 3, 2021  - By - MELISSA ROLLOCK - BGIS COVID-19 update and press conference – May 3, 2021. (PMO) ...

StVincent: British Virgin Islands (BVI) Reaches Out to SVG

News British Virgin Islands (BVI) Reaches Out to SVG Tuesday, 27th April, 2021 saw the arrival of relief items from ...

GUYANA: Gov’t invests $94M to improve Region 8 water delivery

Gov’t invests $94M to improve Region 8 water delivery Kellon RoverMay 2, 2021 Over 1,400 residents in Potaro-Siparuni (Region Eight) ...

GUYANA: Minister Edghill commissions $400M scanners at CJIA

Minister Edghill commissions $400M scanners at CJIA Mikaila PrinceMay 2, 2021 -passenger screening to be ‘greatly expedited’ Minister of Public ...

GUYANA: Take advantage of opportunities offered by the Government -PM

Take advantage of opportunities offered by the Government -PM Staff WriterMay 2, 2021 Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips this ...

BARBADOS : 3 New Cases, 7 Discharged

COVID-19 Update: MAY 2, 2021  - BGIS COVID-19 cases rose by three – all females – on Saturday, May 1 ...

BARBADOS: NPC, BNOCL & BNTCL Donate To St. Vincent

 APR 30, 2021  By Julie Carrington - BGIS NPC staffer Ronaldo Niles (left) presenting the donation to Leading Seaman Chad ...

BARBADOS: 0 New Cases, 10 Discharged

MAY 1, 2021 -- BGIS There were no new positive cases of COVID-19 recorded on Friday, April 30, from the ...

BARBADOS: Prime Minister Pays Tribute To Roland “Rojoe” Bascombe

I join Barbadians of all walks of life in paying tribute to a fellow countryman who loved life and lived ...

BARBADOS: International Workers’ Day (May Day) Message 2021

MAY 1, 2021 Message To Mark International Workers’ Day (May Day) 2021. (BGIS) International Workers’ Day, commonly known as May ...

Diaspora Chats With Author Cherie Jones — BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | APR 29, 2021

Barbadian Diaspora Chats With Author Cherie Jones Last evening, Barbados’ diplomatic missions in North America got the opportunity to engage ...

Barbadian Diaspora Chats With Author Cherie Jones

BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | APR 29, 2021 | TOP STORIES Last evening, Barbados’ diplomatic missions in North America got the ...

BARBADOS: 17 New Cases, 9 Discharged

COVID-19 Update: APR 29, 2021  Barbados recorded 17 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, April 28, from among 320 ...

GUYANA: Minister Edghill engages contractor on delayed river defence works at Riverview

Shaquille Bourne April 27, 2021 —flood risk examined along earthen embankment Minister of Public Works, Hon. Bishop Juan Edghill has ...

BARBADOS: 3 New Cases, 4 Discharged

APR 27, 2021 - BGIS Three new positive cases of COVID-19 were recorded on Monday, April 26, from the 300 ...

Aviation Flashback: Trans Guyana seeking to build South American connections with new Barbados service

Trans Guyana seeking to build South American connections with new Barbados service The cabin of the Beechcraft 1900D used by ...

BARBADOS: Prime Minister Pays Tribute To Late ‘Father Hatch’

(Stock Photo) Death, especially when it is of someone who has been a vital and rewarding part of your life ...

AVIATION FLASHBACK –Trans Guyana launching commercial flights to Barbados

The Beechcraft 1900D By Staff Editor October 20, 2020 From November 1st Trans Guyana Airways is launching five weekly flights ...

BARBADOS: Overwhelming Response To Online Vaccine Bookings

All appointments for the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ pilot website for booking vaccinations have been filled. The pilot targeted ...

BARBADOS Parliament To Meet Tomorrow In Extraordinary Session

APR 22, 2021  - BY JULIE CARRINTON - BGIS Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley’s address to the nation – April ...

BARBADOS: 9 New Cases, 12 Discharged

BY BGIS | APR 22, 2021 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES There were nine new COVID-19 positive cases – four ...

BARBADOS: BICO Commended For Upholding Plastic Ban

Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, Kirk Humphrey, in discussion with BICO Chairman, Edwin Thirlwell following a tour ...

BARBADOS : 3 New Cases, 16 Discharged

 APR 19, 2021 ------------------------ BGIS Barbados recorded three new positive cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, April 18. The two males and ...

GREAT BRITAIN: Prince Philip Is Laid to Rest in a Somber 50-Minute Ceremony — VIEW PICTURES

The televised and live-streamed rite afforded Britons a chance to witness a seeming slight easing in the strained relations between ...

Barbados’ Air & Sea Ports Resuming Operations

Cleanup work has started at the Grantley Adams International Airport. (C. Pitt/BGIS) BY JULIA RAWLINS-BENTHAM APRIL - 16 2021 BGIS ...

BARBADOS: 8 New Cases, 8 Recovered

| APR 17, 2021 -- BGIS There were eight new COVID-19 positive cases recorded on Friday, April 16, while eight people ...

BARBADOS: Volcanic Ash Poisonous To Pets & Toxic Effects Of Ash Fall On Animals Already Seen

BY JOY-ANN GILL -  APR 16, 2021  --- BGIS (Stock Photo) Volcanic ash is poisonous to pets and it is ...

BARBADOS Prime Minister: “We Must All Play Our Part In Cleanup”

' APR 15, 2021 - JOY-ANN GILL - BGIS Press conference re: COVID update and national cleanup efforts, hosted by ...

GUYANA: President Ali addresses Special Emergency Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government

President Ali addresses Special Emergency Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government Staff WriterApril 15, 2021 Speaking at the 14th Special ...

BARBADOS: Major Clean-Up Exercise At Airport To Start Shortly

By JULIE CARRINGTON - BGIS Press conference re: COVID update and national cleanup efforts, hosted by Prime Minister Mia Amor ...

BARBADOS: ROAD SAFETY DURING VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS & ROAD CLEANING

Ministry of Transport, Works and Water ResourcesPine East-West Boulevard, the Pine, St Michael Barbados, W.I. 2021-04-12PSAROAD SAFETY DURING VOLCANIC ERUPTIONSDriving ...

Ash Plumes Could Impact Barbados For Longer Period

APR 13, 2021 - By SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG - BGIS With the recent destruction of the La Soufrière volcano dome in ...

BARBADOS: Traffic Restriction Along Barrow Section Of Highway

Motorists are asked to note that there will be road maintenance on going along the Barrow section of the ABC ...

BARBADOS: 6 New Cases, 10 Recovered

COVID-19 Update:  APR 13, 2021 -------------------------- BGIS Six new cases, all men, tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, April 12, from ...

BARBADOS: Airport To Remain Closed Until April 14 & Bridgetown Port & Administrative Offices Closed

The Grantley Adams International Airport. (FP) The Grantley Adams International Airport will remain closed until noon, Wednesday, April 14, due ...

La Soufrière Emergency Update (Barbados)

Featuring Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, Home Affairs Minister Wilfred Abrahams, Director of the UWI Seismic Research Centre, Dr. Erouscilla ...

GUYANA: Gov’t moves to speed up Vincentian relief – – as island grapples with explosions, ash.

MORNING BRIEF Sunday, 11th April 2021 Gov’t moves to speed up Vincentian relief - - as island grapples with explosions, ...

BARBADOS: Ministry Of Health Tips On Dealing With Ash Fall & Chief Medical Officer: Stay Indoors For Your Safety

APR 9, 2021 (Stock Image) In the event of ash fall on Barbados from the La Soufriere volcano in St ...

BARBADOS Covered in Ash.

As the Soufriere Volcano belched its ash from late yesterday and during the night the easterly winds brought it over ...

BARBADOS: 11 New Cases, 8 Recoveries

APR 10, 2021 There are now 100 people in isolation after 11 new positive cases of COVID-19 were recorded on ...

St.Vincent Volcano Erupts….. see images ….

Photographer Kingsley Roberts in St.Vincent was able to send CARIBPIX the below pictures. Tourist Liner in Kingstown harbourView of Kingstown ...

BARBADOS: Fire destroys houses at Queen Street, Bridgetown

Fire officials and police are spent over 5 hours at the scene of a fire at Queen Street, St Michael ...

GUYANA: Statement of His Excellency Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana regarding the Looming Crisis in St Vincent and the Grenadines

Statement of His Excellency Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana regarding the Looming Crisis in ...

UK: The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, has died

SOURCE: SKY NEWS – The Duke of Edinburgh – Prince Philip – has died, Buckingham Palace has said. A statement ...

BARBADOS: Ministry Of Health Tips On Dealing With Ash Fall & Barbadians Advised To Take Preventative Measures

(Stock Image) Press conference hosted by the Minister of Home Affairs, Wilfred Abrahams re: the eruption of La Soufriere volcano in St ...

BARBADOS: Limited Curfew Among New COVID-19 Rules

Press conference hosted by Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley – April 8th, 2021. (PMO) VIEW IT HERE ...... Prime Minister ...

BARBADOS: COVID-19 Update: 7 New Cases, 11 Recovered

 APR 8, 2021  -- BGIS The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory identified seven new positive cases – all females – ...

BARBADOS: Plans To Improve Community Centres & Pavilions

BY APR 7, 2021 ---- BY SHEENA FORDE-CARRINGTON - BGIS Ministers Dwight Sutherland (centre) and Marsha Caddle (left); Permanent Secretary, Yolande Howard; ...

BARBADOS: Magistrates’ Courts At Eric Holder Jr. Complex Reopened

BY JULIE CARRINGTON | APR 7, 2021 | MINISTRY NEWS The Eric Holder Jr. Municipal Complex, Blackman’s, St. Joseph. (FP) ...

BARBADOS: Electoral Department To Close On April 14

The Electoral Department is located at Warrens Tower II, Warrens, St. Michael. (FP) BY BGIS | APR 7, 2021 | ...

BARBADOS: Prime Minister Calls For Coordinated Response

PICTURED ABOVE : Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley addressing a press conference hosted by the World Health Organization today. Standing ...

BARBADOS: Vaccines Are A Significant Step In COVID Fight

| APR 6, 2021 BY SHARON AUSTIN GILL-MOORE - BGIS Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic, speaking ...

BARBADOS: COVID-19 Update: Six New Cases, Three Recovered

COVID-19 Update: Six New Cases, Three Recovered  APR 5, 2021  BGIS Six women were identified as COVID-19 positive on Sunday, ...

BARBADOS: Government Considering Other COVID-19 Vaccines

Press conference hosted by Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley – March 31, 2021. (PMO) VIEW IT HERE ...... While the ...

BARBADOS: Coast Guard Seizes Over $4 Million In Narcotics

(BDF) BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | APR 3, 2021 The Barbados Defence Force’s maritime unit, the Barbados Coast Guard (BCG), participated ...

COVID-19 Update: 3 New Cases, 20 Recovered, 1 Death

APR 3, 2021 --- BGIS A 70-year-old Barbadian man with comorbidities is the latest COVID-19 fatality, bringing the number of ...

BARBADOS: GIS Advisory Board Confirmed

(Stock Photo) Cabinet today confirmed the members of the new Advisory Board for the Government Industrial School (GIS). The members ...

BARBADOS: Inclusive Community-Led Tourism A Viable Option

(Stock Photo) In a reimagined tourism development model, destinations must adapt to communities and not the other way around. Founder/President ...

BARBADOS: Exemption For Bakeries & Bread Sales

BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | APR 1, 2021 | TOP STORIES (Stock Photo) The public is advised that an exemption ...

BARBADOS: COVID-19 Update: 6 New Cases, 12 Recovered

 APR 2, 2021 ------- BGIS The island recorded six new positive cases of COVID-19 – two females and four males – ...

BARBADOS: New Joint Tourism Initiative Announced

(Stock Photo) A joint tourism initiative has been undertaken between Barbados and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to the tune ...

BARBADOS: COVID-19 Update: 10 New Cases, 18 Recovered

COVID-19 Update: 10 New Cases, 18 Recovered  MAR 31, 2021------- BGIS Barbados recorded 10 new positive cases of COVID-19 on ...

BARBADOS: Nominations For More National Heroes

(FP) Barbadians are invited to recommend fellow Barbadians worthy to be elevated to the status of National Hero and to ...

Government Committed To Affordable Housing & Home Ownership Providing Energy Project Launched

Government Committed To Affordable Housing MAR 27, 2021 - Sharon Austingill-Moore - BGIS PICTURED ABOVE - Prime Minister Mia Amor ...

BARBADOS: Partial Shutdown Tomorrow, Next Weekend

Statement by Attorney General, Dale Marshall – March 27, 2021. -- VIEW IT HERE ..... Despite a significant improvement in ...

Phased Return To The Classroom Starts April 20 & Ministry Outlines Guidelines For Safe Reopening Of Schools

Post-Cabinet ministerial statement & press conference – March 25, 2021. (PMO) VIEW THE PRESS CONFERENCE HERE ...... Phased Return To ...

COVID-19 Update: 10 New Cases, One Death

 MAR 26, 2021- BGIS Barbados has recorded its 41st COVID-19 related death. The deceased is a 70-year-old Barbadian man, who ...

BARBADOS: New Housing Solution In The City

Minister of Housing, Lands and Maintenance, Dr. William Duguid, today broke ground on the latest National Housing Corporation (NHC) construction ...

BARBADOS: Further Support For Adopt Our Families Programme

Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Ryan Straughn (Centre), receives a cheque for the Adopt Our Families Programme from BHTA ...

BARBADOS COVID-19 Update: 8 New Cases, 28 Recovered & 1 Death.

BY BGIS | MAR 22, 2021 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES Eight positive cases of COVID-19 were diagnosed on Sunday, ...

BARBADOS: Clearing Arrangements For Excess Vaccines An Option

Prime Minister of Barbados and Chair of the Joint World Bank-International Monetary Fund Development Committee, Mia Amor Mottley speaking at ...

BARBADOS : Casheda Dottin Is ‘Baje To The World’ Inaugural Winner’

‘Baje To The World’ Finals. VIEW THE YOUTUBE VIDEO HERE ..... Last night, 25-year-old Casheda Dottin became the inaugural winner ...

BARBADOS Health Ministry: Get Tested For COVID-19 & No Vaccination Sites This Week

(Stock Photo) The Ministry of Health and Wellness continues to appeal to members of the public to get tested for ...

BARBADOS: Education Minister To Hold Meeting On Wednesday

Minister of Education, Technological and Vocational Training, Santia Bradshaw. (MRD/FP) PICTURED ABOVE .... Teachers and non-teaching staff of all public ...

BARBADOS: All Outstanding Complaints At GIS To Be Addressed

As early as next week, the Minister of Home Affairs will meet with the newly-appointed Government Industrial School (GIS) Board ...

BARBADOS: New Board At Government Industrial School & All Outstanding Complaints At GIS To Be Addressed

Press conference on the Government Industrial School – March 20, 2021. (PMO) VIEW IT HERE ..... PICTURED ABOVE -- Minister ...

COVID-19 Update: 18 New Cases, 28 Recovered

------ MAR 21, 2021 ------- BGIS There were 18 new positive cases of COVID-19 recorded on Saturday, March 20, from the 422 ...

BARBADOS COVID-19 Update: 20 New Positives, 25 Recoveries

 MAR 19, 2021 BGIS Twenty people – seven males and 13 females – have gone into isolation after testing positive ...

BARBADOS Restaurants To Open This Sunday, March 21

(Stock Photo) BY BGIS | MAR 18, 2021 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES Restaurants will be allowed to open this ...

Minister Bostic Praises Frontline Staff; Tours Facilities

BY MELISSA ROLLOCK -- BGIS PICTURED ABOVE --- Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic presenting staff of ...

BARBADOS COVID-19 Update: 13 New Cases, 31 Recoveries

 MAR 17, 2021 -- BGIS Thirteen people were diagnosed with COVID-19 on Tuesday, March 16, from the 418 tests conducted ...

BARBADOS: Date For Second Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine Extended

BY MELISSA ROLLOCK ----- BGIS The Vaccination Medical Committee of the Ministry of Health and Wellness has advised that the ...

BARBADOS: Post Office & Immigration Department Resumes Regular Opening Hours

(Barbados Postal Service) Members of the public are advised that post offices across the island have resumed normal operating hours ...

BARBADOS: Public Officers Receive Support Via Online Sessions

Public Officers Receive Support Via Online Sessions (Stock Photo) BY SHARON AUSTIN MAR 17, 2021 Counsellor at Network Services Centre, ...

Barbados Called Upon To Share Blue Economy Experience

Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, Kirk Humphrey. (FP) Belize has called on Barbados to share its experiences, ...

GUYANA: Police Traffic Department gets computer

Police Traffic Department gets computer Staff WriterMarch 15, 2021 Minister of Home Affairs, Hon. Robeson Benn, today, received a donation ...

BARBADOS: COVID-19 UPDATE – 21 New Cases, 41 Recovered, 1 Death

 MAR 15, 2021  - BGIS Twenty-one new positive cases of COVID-19 were identified on Sunday, March 14, while 41 people ...

BARBADOS: Statement On The Passing Of Sharon Christie

(Stock Photo) BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | MAR 15, 2021 | TOP STORIES Statement by the Hon. Wilfred A. Abrahams, ...

GUYANA: Planned Mahaica luxury development delayed by COVID

PICTURED ABOVE - An artist’s conception of what the development will look like First appeared in the Stabroek News March ...

BARBADOS Public Urged To Follow Protocols As Positivity Rate Drops

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Chairman of the Cabinet Sub-Committee on COVID-19, Senator Dr. Jerome Walcott pictured ...

17 New Cases, 27 Recovered

MAR 14, 2021 ------ BGIS Barbados recorded 17 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, March 13, from among the ...

Threat to the Caribbean

COVID-19 Background PICTURED ABOVE -- Dr. Joy St. John / Executive Director of The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) which is ...

BARBADOS COVID-19 Vaccine Benefits Outweigh The Risks

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Janet Phillips, receives the donation of supplies from PAHO’s Dr. Yitades Gebre while ...

BARBADOS: High Number Of COVID-19 Cases From Urban Corridor

Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic said Barbadians cannot afford to get complacent and must continue to ...

BARBADOS: 19 New Cases, 46 Recovered

 MAR 12, 2021  - BGIS Barbados has not recorded any deaths from COVID-19 for nine consecutive days. The last reported ...

Barbados’ Commercial Sector Reopens – March 15

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley’s COVID-19 update and address to the nation – March 11, 2021. (PMO) -- VIEW IT ...

BARBADOS: Class action suit may be in the offing.

PICTURED ABOVE : L-R : Neil Weekes, lawyer; Sen. Caswell Franklyn; Shamar Bovell, lawyer. THIS FEATURE FIRST APPEARED IN barbadostoday.bb ...

BARBADOS: Sindhi Community Donates To Isolation Facility

Isolation Facilities Manager, Dr. Corey Forde, is presented with the donated items by member of the Sindhi Community, Kiran Vensimal, ...

BARBADOS: 30 New Cases, 68 Recoveries

 MAR 9, 2021 ------ BGIS On Monday, March 8, 30 new positive cases of COVID-19 were identified from among the 591 ...

BARBADOS: Community Centres A Resource For Empowering Youth

PICTURED ABOVE --- Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment, Dwight Sutherland ( at right ) and Attorney General and ...

A CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY? IN THE CARIBBEAN? ON OUR WATCH?

A CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY? IN THE CARIBBEAN? ON OUR WATCH? By David Comissiong, Ambassador of Barbados to CARICOM According to ...

BARBADOS: Ministers Condemn Illegal Dumping At Bath, St. John

BY MELISSA ROLLOCK | MAR 5, 2021 | TOP STORIES Minister of Environment and National Beautification, Adrian Forde, listens to ...

BARBADOS: Ministry Announces New Senior Manager Of Markets

BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | MAR 4, 2021 | TOP STORIES New Senior Manager of Markets, Ministry of Maritime Affairs ...

BARRBADOS: 31 New Cases, 39 Recovered

 MAR 5, 2021 -- BGIS Barbados recorded 31 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, March 4, and 39 persons ...

BARBADOS: NIB Seeking To Transition To A Statutory Entity & NIS Chairman Provides Unemployment Claims Update.

COVID-19 update and press conference – March. 3, 2021. (PMO) - VIEW HERE..... The National Insurance Board (NIB) has submitted ...

BARBADOS: Domestic Violence Increased With COVID-19 & New Anti-Violence Project Requires Collaboration.

(Stock Photo) In the first two quarters of 2020, which included the COVID-19 lockdown period, Barbados saw an increase of ...

GUYANA: “Adherence to Labour Laws is a must” -Minister Hamilton tells Chinese Association

‘Adherence to Labour Laws is a must’ – Minister Hamilton tells Chinese Association Kellon RoverFebruary 21, 2021 Minister of Labour, ...

BARBADOS: Two Officers At COVID-19 Unit Test Positive

COVID-19 update and press conference – March 1, 2021. (PMO) – VIEW IT HERE …… PICTURED ABOVE - Head of the COVID-19 ...

Nursing Homes A Serious Concern For Health Ministry & Ministry Going Into High Risk Communities

COVID-19 update and press conference – March 1, 2021. (PMO) - VIEW IT HERE ...... Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kenneth ...

COVID-19 Update: 47 New Cases, 36 Recoveries, 3 Deaths

BY BGIS | MAR 1, 2021 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES On Sunday, February 28, the country recorded 47 new ...

BARBADOS AG: Business Owners Liable For Customers Following Protocols & Fish Markets Reopening On Monday, March 1

Business owners are responsible for their customers following the COVID-19 protocols while on the inside and outside of their premises ...

Barbados Has Two New CARICOM Youth Ambassadors

BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | FEB 26, 2021 | TOP STORIES Barbados has two new CARICOM Youth Ambassadors – Java Sealy and Meghan Theobalds. (GP) Barbados ...

COVID-19 Update: 45 New Cases, 99 Recoveries, 1 Death

 FEB 26, 2021  - BGIS Barbados recorded 45 new COVID-19 positive cases on Thursday, February 25, while 99 persons recovered ...

BARBADOS: Phased Reopening From Monday, March 1

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley’s address to the nation – February 25, 2021. (PMO) ---VIEW HERE ........ There will be ...

BARBADOS: Fund To Be Set Up To Purchase Vaccines

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley’s address to the nation – February 25, 2021. (PMO) --- VIEW IT HERE ........ A ...

BARBADOS: Dr. Kenneth George Appointed As CMO

BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS. Dr. Kenneth George has been appointed as Barbados’ Chief Medical Officer. (FP) Dr. Kenneth George has ...

BARBADOS: COVID-19 Update: 42 New Positives, 79 Recoveries

 FEB 25, 2021  --- BY BGIS Forty-two persons were diagnosed with COVID-19 on Wednesday, February 24. The new cases were ...

BARBADOS: Prime Minister: Over 25,000 Barbadians Vaccinated

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and Health Minister, Lt. Col Jeffrey Bostic watch as the COVID-19 vaccine is administered to ...

BARBADOS: Globe Drive in doing large scale Vaccinations…. Not Movies. As All Barbadians Have Role To Play In COVID-19 Fight.

Operations ran smoothly at the vaccination centre set up at the Globe Drive-In, as scores of seniors arrived to receive ...

BARBADOS: COVID-19 Update: 55 New Cases, 29 Recoveries, 1 Death

FEB 24, 2021 BGIS The island recorded 55 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, February, 23. They were diagnosed ...

USA – Golfer Tiger Woods in Serious Condition after Accident

USA - Golfer Tiger Woods in Serious Condition after Accident Tiger Woods suffers multiple leg injuries in single-car accident in ...

BARBADOS: Vaccine Registration For Persons With Disabilities

BY NYA PHILLIPS | FEB 22, 2021 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES (Stock Photo) The National Disabilities Unit (NDU) has ...

BARBADOS: COVID-19 Update: 19 New Cases, 65 Recovered

 FEB 22, 2021 - BGIS Nineteen persons were identified as COVID-19 positive on Sunday, February 21, while 65 recovered from ...

BARBADOS: OVERWHELMING RESPONSE TO NATIONAL VACCINATION PROGRAMME

With over 14,000 persons having received their first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine since the start of the National Vaccination ...

COVID-19 Update: 57 New Cases, 56 Discharged

BY BGIS | FEB 21, 2021 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES Barbados recorded 57 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, ...

BARBADOS: COVID-19 Update: 151 New Positives, 55 Recovered, 1 Death

BY BGIS ------ FEB 18, 2021  The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory reported 151 new COVID-19 positive cases for Tuesday, ...

BARBADOS: Death Reported In Keeping With COVID-19 Procedures

PICTURED ABOVE  Dr. Clyde Cave, Director of Medical Services at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital COVID-19 update and press conference – ...

BARBADOS: Weekend Curfew Will Not Affect Travellers Via GAIA

The Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA). (FP) Visitors departing the island on scheduled flights for February 20 and 21 will ...

BARBADOS: Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C) Explained

VIEW IT HERE .…COVID-19 update and press conference – February 17, 2021. (PMO) Multi-system Inflammatory Syndrome in children (MIS-C) is ...

BARBADOS: Government Introduces Weekend Curfew

PICTURED : Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic. BY NYA PHILLIPS | FEB 17, 2021 | CORONA ...

BARBADOS: Vaccinations For High Risk Groups On Wednesday

(Stock Photo) BY BGIS | FEB 16, 2021 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES The Ministry of Health and Wellness has ...

BARBADOS: COVID-19 Update: 63 New Positives, 21 Recoveries, One Death

| FEB 16, 2021 | BY BGIS The island recorded 63 new positive COVID-19 cases on Sunday, February 14. These new positives ...

BARBADOS: Public Being Vaccinated; More Vaccines To Come

COVID-19 update and press conference – February 15, 2021. (PMO) VIEW HERE ….. As of Sunday night, 2,863 people were vaccinated ...

VENEZUELA: UN human rights expert urges to lift unilateral sanctions against Venezuela

CARACAS (12 February 2021) – The UN Special Rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures and human rights, Alena Douhan, today urged ...

BARBADOS: Authorities To Ramp Up Enforcement Of COVID-19 Rules

COVID-19 update and press conference – February 15, 2021. (PMO) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has indicated that the relevant ...

BARBADOS: “National Pause” Extended To February 28 & Economy Likely To Lose $150 Million In February

COVID-19 update and press conference – February 15, 2021. (PMO) VIEW HERE ..... Government has extended the period of national ...

PONANT To Make Barbados A Homeport

BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | FEB 13, 2021 | TOP STORIES PONANT is making Barbados its homeport for one of its ...

Barbados Tourism Board Announces New Chairman

BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | FEB 13, 2021 | TOP STORIES New Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Barbados ...

COVID-19 Update: 114 Cases, 29 Recoveries, Two Deaths

BY | FEB 13, 2021 | GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory reported 114 positive cases of COVID-19, which include ...

BARBADOS: Three Tested Positive for COVID-19 at Purity Bakeries and other Staff being Tested and the positive cases receiving care.

PURITY Bakeries was from early today undergoing a massive Covid 19 testing of its Staff with two medical tents set ...

BARBADOS: Dame Sandra Mason Gets Vaccinated

Governor General Dame Sandra Mason received her first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine today - Thursday FEB 11, 2021Public health officials ...

BARBADOS: Government Working To Secure Additional Vaccines & Private Doctors Not Offering COVID-19 Vaccines

VIEW IT HERE ...... COVID-19 update and press conference – February 10, 2021. (PMO) Government will continue to go up ...

BARBADOS: Governor General To Take Vaccine Publicly

VIEW IT HERE ........COVID-19 update and press conference – February 10, 2021. (PMO) Governor General Dame Sandra Mason will publicly ...

Efforts To Obtain Second Batch Of COVID-19 Vaccine for Barbados.

VIEW HERE ------ COVID-19 update and press conference – February 9, 2021. (PMO) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has disclosed ...

BARBADOS & DOMINICA Receive Vaccines from INDIA.

Tuesday 9th February 2021 Grantley Adams International Airport . Watch "India's gift of 100,000 COVID-19 vaccines arrived Barbados earlier today." ...

BARBADOS: COVID-19 Update: 82 New Cases, 43 Recovered, Two Deaths

FEB 9, 2021 There were 82 new positive cases of COVID-19 recorded on Monday, February, 8. These cases include positive ...

COVID-19 claims a score of Barbadian lives

Article first appeared in Barbados Today onFebruary 10, 2021 The COVID-19 death toll rose to 20 Tuesday as health authorities ...

Barbadians Encouraged To Take COVID-19 Vaccine — & Doctor: Vaccines Are Safe & Save Lives

SHARON AUSTINGILL-MOORE ------ BGIS COVID-19 update and press conference – February 8, 2021. (PMO) As Barbados prepares to roll out ...

BARBADOS: COVID-19 Vaccination Process Outlined & Adequate Storage Facilities For Vaccines.

An application is being developed to provide individuals with an electronic copy of their certificate of vaccination, upon administration of ...

BARBADOS: Officials Break Up Four Parties Today.

FEB 07 - 2021 - SHARON AUSTIN - BGIS. COVID-19 Update and Press Conference (Feb. 7) Barbados - VIEW IT ...

BARBADOS: GOVERNOR GENERAL’S ABSENCE FROM OFFICE

GOVERNOR GENERAL’S ABSENCE FROM OFFICE Governor General Dame Sandra Mason will be absent from office on vacation leave for the ...

BARBADOS: Moseley’s tragic death sends shockwaves throughout island and Cricketing World..

First appeared in Barbados Today by Anesta Henry ... 6th February 2021... Tragic death of prominent cricket coach and mentor ...

BARBADOS: Notice Of Intention To Make A Minimum Wage Order

BY BGIS. 5th February 2021 (Stock Photo) The public is advised that under the Minimum Wage Act 2017-4, the Minister ...

BARBADOS: Data Collected In “Seek And Save” Protected & Clarification On ‘Seek & Save Survey’ Question

COVID-19 update and press conference – February 4, 2021. (PMO) --- VIEW THE PRESS BRIEFING HERE ........ The data being ...

COVID-19 Update: Two Deaths, 15 New Positives, 15 Discharged

by BGIS --  FEB 5, 2021  The island recorded two deaths from COVID-19 on Thursday, February 4. They are a ...

Volunteers hit the road today.

Article first appeared in Barbados Today online onFebruary 4, 2021 Residents have no reason to fear Operation Seek and Save, ...

BARBADOS: Four BPI Employees Test Positive For COVID-19

(Stock Photo) The Barbados Port Inc. (BPI) confirmed today that four of its employees have tested positive for COVID-19. But ...

BARBADOS: How To Obtain Caregiver Passes & MPEA’s Operations During National Pause. The helpline number is 536-4673 or 536-HOPE.

BY BGIS -- Feb 03. 2021. The Ministry of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs has advised persons who require caregiver ...

Barbados To Receive 100,000 COVID-19 Vaccines Soon

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley’s address to the nation – February 2, 2021. (PMO) view it here ...... Barbados’ frontline ...

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22nd Meeting of the Forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley ...

BARBADOS: Highlights of curfew directives from Feb. 3 – 17

Article first appearing in Barbados Today --- Published onJanuary 31, 2021 During a COVID-19 update and press conference Saturday evening, ...

GUYANA UPDATE: Venezuela’s continuing aggression against Guyana & Other news.

DPI Guyana Newsletter For 01/31/21 Families of detained fishermen to receive psychological, other support –President Ali Synieka ThorneJanuary 30, 2021 ...

Barbados Ranked Region’s Least Corrupt Country

Pictured above Central Bank, Tom Adams Financial Centre, Barbados . Transparency International has ranked Barbados 29th out of 180 countries ...

BARBADOS:Government Assistance To Small Businesses

(Stock Photo) Government is aware that the national pause and closure of most businesses, scheduled for the period February 3 ...

BARBADOS: COVID-19 Update: One Death, 16 Positives, 22 Discharged & Apply For Emergency Pass Electronically

BY BGIS | JAN 27, 2021 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES Another Barbadian has passed away from COVID-19. The 48-year-old ...

BARBADOS: Prime Minister Declares War On COVID-19

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has declared war on COVID-19, as she announced a suite of new measures aimed at ...

BARBADOS : CARPHA Confirms UK COVID-19 Variant In Barbados

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley’s address to the nation – January 26, 2021. (PMO) -- PLEASE VIEW YOUTUBE VIDEO HERE ...

BARBADOS: House To House Health Checks During Lockdown & Over 70s To Stay Home For Next Three Weeks.

BY Fabian Belgrave - JAN 26, 2021 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley’s address to the nation – January 26, 2021 ...

BARBADOS: Update: 14 New Cases, 15 Recovered

BGIS JAN 25, 2021 | COVID Communications Unit Barbados The island recorded one COVID-19 related death – a 91-year-old woman ...

Barbados Records 10th COVID-19 Fatality & Covid-19 Update: 46 New Cases, 12 Recoveries

BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS & BGIS --- JAN 24, 2021 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES (Stock Image) The Ministry of ...

BARBADOS: Public Health Officials Declare Community Spread Of Covid-19

Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic, ( PICTURED ABOVE ) has said there is evidence of community ...

BARBADOS: COVID-19 Cases At Prison On Decline

By JULIA RAWLINS-BENTHAM SUNDAY - JAN 24, 2021 UPDATE. COVID-19 update and press conference – Saturday, January 23, 2021. (PMO) ...

BARBADOS: COMMUNITY SPREAD ADMITTED NOW…

PICTURED ABOVE : Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant-Colonel Jeffrey Bostic during the press update. COMMUNITY SPREAD HAVE BEIN ANNOUNCED ...

GUYANA NEWS: Millions of dollars unaccounted for under Region 10 community projects – According to Minister Hamilton

Synieka Thorne January 22, 2021 -- Guyana Department of Public Information. Pictured above --- Minister of Labour, Hon. Joseph Hamilton ...

BARBADOS: COVID-19 Update On Queen Elizabeth Hospital & URGENT MESSAGE from the QEH..

BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS -- JAN 23 2021 The Queen Elizabeth Hospital. (Photo: QEH) The Queen Elizabeth Hospital is taking ...

BARBADOS: The second group of specialists from the Henry Reeve Medical Brigade to serve in the fight against COVID-19 arrives in Barbados. | CUBADIPLOMATICA

Jan 24 2021 At the request of the government of Barbados and in agreement with the government of the Republic ...

BARBADOS : Landship Admiral Vernon Watson Laid to Rest.

Statement from the PM on the passing of Lord High Admiral Vernon Watson of the Barbados LandshipLord High Admiral Vernon ...

BARBADOS: Government Reaffirms Commitment To The Landship

Minister in the Ministry of Culture, John King, speaking to members of the Barbados Landship Association. (NCF) Two Government officials ...

BARBADOS: Celebrating The Life Of Errol Walton Barrow

Acclaimed as the Father of Barbados’ Independence, The Right Excellent Errol Walton Barrow was born in the parish of St ...

USA: Joe Biden becomes America’s 46th president

He puts "uniting our nation" at the heart of his inauguration speech, skipped by Donald Trump in a final unprecedented ...

BARBADOS: Update On Patients At Three Isolation Facilities & Barbados’ COVID-19 Deaths Move To Nine

COVID-19 update – January 20, 2021. (PMO) view here ..... PICTURED ABOVE ---- New medical facility at Harrison Point ( ...

VENEZUELA Donated five trucks with oxygen to the Brazilian Amazon, Manaus.

Venezuela donating five trucks with oxygen to the Brazilian Amazon, Manaus, to attend to the sanitary crisis that the territory ...

BARBADOS: Travellers To U.K. Should Report For Rapid Test

(FP) Effective January 21, 2021 the U.K. will be requiring travellers to present a negative COVID-19 test for entry into ...

Barbados To Launch Rapid Test System For US Entry

(Stock Photo) Starting January 26, 2021, the United States will require travellers to present a negative COVID-19 test for entry ...

BARBADOS: Separating Backlog From Current Testing Has Paid Off

Government’s decision to separate current COVID-19 tests from those in backlog has paid dividends. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley stated ...

BARBADOS: Death of elderly male possibly linked to COVID-19 being Investigated by Health Authorities

Article by Sandy Deane firstPublished on January 17, 2021 by Barbados Today Health authorities are investigating the death of an ...

GUYANA Tourism Authority to monitor restaurants for dining compliance & Rockstone residents hail ongoing $14.8M roadworks…..

GUYANA Tourism Authority to monitor restaurants for dining compliance Gabreila PatramJanuary 15, 2021 -indoor dining at 40 per cent of ...

BARBADOS: Culloden Farm Condition a Shame now its Earmarked use a Further Shame

The great irony is that Mr. Barrow founded the Democratic Labour Party. He didn’t choose his birthplace – the home ...

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West Tech Shipping Says “Thank You” by giving back. January 15, 2021 --- THIS ARTICLE FIRST APPEARED IN BARBADOS TODAY ...

BARBADOS : Press Conference at HMP Dodds – Jan. 15, 2021

Press Conference at HMP Dodds - Jan. 15, 2021 -- VIEW IT HERE ..... All photographs © Photo by David ...

BARBADOS: Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, have received her first round of the COVID-19 vaccine.

COVID-19 update and press conference – January 14, 2021. (PMO) Eight persons, including Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, have received ...

BARBADOS: DLP Simon Alleyne quits & Paul Gibson leaves the Opposition Peoples Party for Democracy and Development (PdP)

January 13, 2021 The Democratic Labour Party has lost yet another member. Following Rodney Grant and George Connelly both leaving ...

BARBADOS: COVID-19 Update: 39 New Cases, 57 Discharged & Government Is Managing COVID-19 Pandemic

Barbados recorded 39 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, and 57 people were discharged from isolation.The results, comprising 18 women ...

BARBADOS: DLP Simon Alleyne quits.

January 13, 2021 The Democratic Labour Party has lost yet another member. Simon Alleyne ( pictured above ) the "Coke" ...

BARBADOS: Opposition Leader Joseph Atherley is not sold on current reports.

Feature first appeared in Barbados Today online. We’re not in a better place, says Atherley Article by Anesta Henry Published ...

BARBADOS: HMP Dodds Can Handle Increased Numbers In Isolation & according to Health Minister: Contact Tracing Bearing Fruit

COVID-19 update and press conference – January 12th, 2021. (PMO) VIEW THE PRESS CONFERENCE BY CLICKING HERE ....... As Her ...

BARBADOS: COVID-19 Update: 84 New Positives, Nine Recovered

The island recorded 84 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Monday. Additionally, nine people were released from isolation. The new ...

BARBADOS: Relief Coming Soon For Persons Awaiting Test Results

COVID-19 update with Head of the Health Communications Team, Ambassador Elizabeth Thompson. (PMO) --- Pictured above .... Barbadians and visitors ...

Experts Predict Growth Of New Volcano Dome

Pictured above .... Short wave infrared satellite data collected on January 3, 2021 shows a thermal anomaly (in red) within ...

BARBADOS : COVID curtails two major February festivals

PICTURED ABOVE --- VISITORS AT THE 2020 HOLETOWN FESTIVAL COVID curtails two major February festivals A big event on the ...

BARBADOS: COVID-19 Update: Six Positives, 10 Discharged & Prioritising COVID-19 Testing In An Outbreak

 JAN 11, 2021  RESULTS. There were six new positive cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, and 10 people were discharged from ...

U.S.A : First Appearing in CNN News Brief.

House Democrats plan to introduce an impeachment resolution Monday against President Donald Trump, according to multiple sources, but House Speaker ...

Managing ‘Brand Barbados’ Is Critical At This Time & Gov’t Seeking To Make Amends For Test Result Delays

Pictured : Also speaking on the matter was Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa Cummins. by Sheena Forde-Craig ...

BARBADOS: COVID-19 Cases A Seismic Shock To Health System

 JAN 9, 2021 |  Senior Medical Officer, Dr. Anton Best. (PMO/BGIS) A seismic shock to the health system is how health ...

BARBADOS: BMCLA Hosts First Application Clinic For Licences

Pictured above : Chief Executive Officer of the Barbados Medicinal Cannabis Licensing Authority, Dr. Shantal Munro-Knight. (BMCLA) BMCLA hosts its ...

BARBADOS: COVID-19 Update: 23 New Cases, 30 Persons Recovered

 JAN 9, 2021  There were 23 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Friday, and 30 persons will be released from ...

Health Communications Team Established

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley’s address to the nation – January 08, 2021. (PMO) Communication between the Ministry of Health ...

BARBADOS : COVID-19 Vaccine Could Soon Be Here…. & MIAMI,USA: Miami Beach doctor’s death after COVID-19 vaccine under investigation

BARBADOS : COVID-19 Vaccine Could Soon Be Here........ The first batch of COVID-19 vaccines could be here within another four ...

BARBADOS: Prime Minister Mottley: Alphabet System Likely & Masks Must Be Worn In Public Buildings

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley’s address to the nation – January 08, 2021. (PMO) CLICK THIS LINK ...... Members of ...

COVID-19 Situation Dashboard – January 06, 2021 BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS

Over 30 businesses both Private as well as Governmental is now closed because a member of staff have either contracted ...

BARBADOS: British Reality TV Star Zara Holland Fined

British Reality TV Star Zara Holland was this morning fined $12000.00 Barbados ( $6,000.00 USD ) for breaching Barbados Corona ...

Guyana News Brief

FBI aiding probe of West Berbice murders The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is currently providing the Guyana Police ...

BARBADOS: Plan To Use Certain Hotels For Quarantining & Isolation, drone technology will be used to assist with the enforcement of COVID-19 protocols

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has revealed that the Ministry of Tourism, in conjunction with the Barbados Hotel and Tourism ...

BARBADOS: Staff & Inmates At Prison Awaiting Second Tests

COVID-19 update and question and answer session – January 04, 2021. (PMO) -- You can view the YouTube Video here ...

BARBADOS: PM’s Statement On Passing Of Gordon Stewart

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley met with Chairman of Sandals International, Gordon “Butch” Stewart at the site of the Beaches ...

BARBADOS: Statement On The Passing Of Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart

(Stock Photo) Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart, O.J, CD, pioneering Jamaican business mogul, died in the United States of America yesterday. He ...

BARBADOS: Spike In COVID-19 Cases Continue

Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kenneth George. (FP) Barbados is continuing to experience a spike in COVID-19 cases. However, Acting ...

BARBADIAN Inventor Patrick Harewood Dies.

Patrick Harewood Educator, inventor and business owner. Adjunct Professor at Quinnipiac University Studied Food science and nutrition at University of Rhode Island ...

BARBADOS: COVID-19 Update – January 02, 2021

COVID-19 update featuring Cabinet Sub-Committee Chairman, Senator Dr. Jerome Walcott; Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel, Jeffrey Bostic; Attorney ...

BARBADOS: Hundreds heeded the call to visit the Eunice Gibson Polyclinic at Warrens, St. Michael today & Six Polyclinics To Be Opened For COVID-19 Testing

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has advised all persons who attended the bus crawl on Saturday, December 26, which ...

BARBADOS: Prime Minister’s COVID-19 Update – January 1, 2021 – NEW CURFEW HOURS.

Prime Minister’s COVID-19 Update – January 1, 2021. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley is urging Barbadians to adhere to the ...

BARBADOS: New Year Honours List For 2020

New Year Honours List For 2020 The Queen has been graciously pleased to approve the following awards in the 2020 ...

BARBADOS: Some Visitors to the Island removing the Red Quarantine Armbands.

Our Photographer was shown a discarded COVID 19 red quarantine armband ( PICTURED ABOVE ) in the car park of ...

BARBADOS: Prime Minister’s Address To The Nation – Dec 31, 2020

Minister’s Address To The Nation – Dec 31, 2020 -- VIEW IT HERE ...

BARBADOS: COVID-19 Update: Six New Cases, Two Recoveries

Six visitors tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, out of the 969 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health ...

BARBADOS: Sandals Delisted As A Designated Quarantine Hotel

Sandals Barbados Resort and Spa has been delisted as a designated quarantine hotel by the Chief Medical Officer, effective January ...

BARBADOS : Covid Regulations Tightens

COVID-19 update & plans for the management of the pandemic in Barbados for the remainder of the holiday season. (PMO) ...

BARBADOS: A Day at The Beach.

Thousands flocked to the Beach over the Xmas weekend and yesterday Sunday 27 th December 2020 was also very busy ...

BARBADOS: ” War Eagle” seen winning the Boxing Day Barbados Derby in fine style.

: Apprentice Delano Lopez ( pictured above ) rode a brilliant and skillful race on War Eagle to bring the ...

BARBADOS: Prime Minister’s Christmas Message 2020

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley. (Prime Minister’s Office) Fellow Barbadians, residents and well-wishers abroad… a blessed Christmas morning to all ...

BARBADOS: Governor General’s Christmas Message 2020

Governor General’s Christmas Message 2020. My fellow Barbadians, residents and visitors, I am sure that there won’t be a Christmas ...

BARBADOS : 16 New COVID-19 Cases Recorded

On December 22, Barbados recorded a total of 16 new COVID-19 cases; the highest single day total of positives since ...

BARBADOS: Report Breaches Of COVID-19 Protocols & Health Of Barbadian Public Is Number One Priority.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Report Breaches Of COVID-19 Protocols Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa Cummins, ( pictured above ) is ...

BARBADOS: Governor General Presents Independence Insignia

Brigadier General Rudyard E. C. Lewis is knighted by Governor General, Dame Sandra Mason at Government House today. He received ...

BARBADOS: Health Minister To Barbadians: Follow COVID-19 Protocols

PAHO/WHO representative, Dr. Yitades Gebre, presenting the supplies to Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel, Jeffrey Bostic, at the ...

BARBADOS: Minister Bostic: Let Caution & Common Sense Prevail

Minister of Health and Wellness, Lt. Col. Jeffrey Bostic - Sunday, December 20th. Lt. Col. the Honourable Jeffrey Bostic Address ...

COVID-19 Update: Eight New Positives ( Thursday ) PLUS Six People Test Positive ( on Friday ).

Six People Test Positive A Barbadian and five visitors returned positive COVID-19 results on Friday, from among 1,144 tests conducted ...

BARBADOS: Welcome Stamp Participants Bajans By Choice

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley poses for a photograph with attendees of the Welcome Stamp Reception at Ilaro Court last ...

Captain Sir Tom Moore Happy To Be In Barbados

100-year-old Captain Sir Tom Moore giving the thumbs up during high tea at St. Ann’s Fort last evening. He is ...

CIF Express HOLIDAY OPENING HOURS

HOLIDAY OPENING HOURSDear Valued Customer(s),Merry Christmas from all of us to all of you.Please note our Miami office will be ...

BARBADOS: COB Opens St.Philip Branch.

CARIBPIX is taking this opportunity to bring you the WELCOME REMARKS of MR. STEVE BELLE, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER at the ...

BARBADOS: Report on Venezuela Elections.

Pictured above from left - Mr Alvaro Sanchez Cordero, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. of the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of ...

BARBADOS: Four New Cases

BY BGIS | DEC 16, 2020 Four visitors tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday. They include two women, aged 42 ...

BARBADOS: BIDC Awards Long Serving & Outstanding Employees

(Stock Photo) Certification Officers of the Barbados Investment and Development Corporation (BIDC) were labelled as that agency’s frontline workers who ...

BARBADOS: $300 Million From Exports Despite COVID-19

Pictured above - Ministry of International Business and Industry, Ronald Toppin. (FP) Barbados has gained almost $300 million from certified ...

BARBADOS: Sir David Seale Racing Night a Big Success.

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley (right) and Sir David Seale pulling the switch to turn on the lights at the ...

BARBADOS: Real, Effective Action Needed To Address Climate Crisis

(Stock Photo) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has told global leaders that there is a need to move from “placatory ...

BARBADOS: PM To Address Climate Ambition Summit 2020

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley. (PMO) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley will join a list of leaders who will briefly ...

BARBADOS: Prime Minister Mottley’s Concerns About Blacklisting

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley making a point to the new Ambassador of the European Union, Malgorzata Wasilewska, during a ...

BARBADOS: Tonquanja Wins Big At WorldSkills Barbados 2020

BCC student, Tonquanja Giddings, celebrates her WorldSkills Barbados 2020 Best of Competition win with her Restaurant Service coach, Cherise Osbourne ...

BARBADOS: New Park & Green Space For St. James Community

Teams from the Sanitation Service Authority and the National Conservation Commission moved in early this morning to make way for ...

BARBADOS: Procurement Legislation Going To Parliament In January

Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Ryan Straughn pictured being greeted prior to entering Parliament this morning. The new procurement ...

BARBADOS: Government Will Not Condone Discrimination In Any Form

Prime Minister, Mia Amor Mottley gives a press statement following talks with the Barbados Workers Union (BWU) and G4S Secure ...

BARBADOS: COVID-19 Update: Two More COVID-19 Cases

Two visitors to the island went into isolation yesterday ( DEC 7, 2020 ) after returning COVID-19 positive results, from ...

BARBADOS: New Champion For Childhood Obesity Programme

Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, Kirk Humphrey, in discussion with Yute Gym Director, Professor Ann St. John ...

PEPFAR Instrumental In Barbados’ Fight Against HIV

Minister of Health and Wellness, Lt. Col. Jeffrey Bostic. (FP) The United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) ...

BARBADOS : Two New Cases

BY NYA PHILLIPS | DEC 7, 2020 Two more visitors have tested positive for COVID-19, after undergoing second tests. They ...

CARICOM Asks Probing Questions At UN Special Session

Barbados’ Ambassador to the United Nations, Elizabeth Thompson. (Photos courtesy of Barbados’ Mission at the UN) On December 3 and ...

Barbados Takes Steps To Secure COVID-19 Vaccine

Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic, discussing his Ministry steps towards aquireing the Covid Vaccine for Barbados ...

BARBADOS: New Vehicle To Assist Ministry’s COVID-19 Response

Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic (left) and PAHO/WHO Representative to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Dr ...

BARBADOS: Special Independence Feature the Parade and the unveiling of the statue of Sir Wes Hall. Photos.

********************************************************** Sunday, November 29 @ 10:00 a.m. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley participated in the National Independence Service of Thanksgiving, ...

COVID-19 Update: Two New Cases; Two Recoveries

BY BGIS | DEC 3, 2020 Two more visitors to the island have been diagnosed with COVID-19. They are a ...

BARBADOS: Port Of Bridgetown Wins Top Award

(Stock Photo) The Port of Bridgetown has captured the 2020 Novaport Cup for Most Improved Port Performance, emerging the winner ...

BARBADOS: New Justice Of Appeal Sworn-In

Barbados’ newest Justice of the Court of Appeal, Madam Justice Margaret Reifer, taking the Oaths of Office before Governor General ...

BARBADOS: 2020 INDEPENDENCE DAY HONOURS LIST

Pictured above THE FIRST RECIPIENTS of the Barbados Star Of Gallantry Award ( from left ) Lieutenant Rudolph Morris, Lieutenant ...

BARBADOS: PM’s 54th Anniversary Of Independence Address

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley speaking at celebrations for Barbados’ 54th anniversary of Independence at National Heroes Square today. (E ...

BARBADOS: New ‘Glow In The Dark’ Coin To Honour Frontline Workers

The Central Bank of Barbados is using the launch of a limited-edition circulation coin to pay tribute to Barbados’ essential ...

BARBADOS: Humanitarian Service Award For Frontline Workers

Cabinet has agreed that frontline workers should be recognised for their work during the COVID-19 pandemic and will honour them ...

BARBADOS: Independence Day Salute To The Nation

(FP) Barbados’ 54th Anniversary of Independence will be celebrated with a Salute to the Nation and the presentation of the ...

COVID-19 Update: Five New Cases; One Recovery – | NOV 28.

Barbados has recorded five more cases of COVID-19. The positive results came from the 322 tests conducted by the Best-dos ...

BARBADOS: New Lawyers Called to the Bar & Barbados Needs A Mix Of All Legal Skills

Lawyers called to the Bar. Pictured are the  32 new attorneys-at-law who were called to the bar and Barbados’ new ...

COVID-19 Update: Four New Cases; Three Recoveries NOV 27, 2020 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES

Four more people have tested positive for COVID-19, after undergoing second tests. They are a 31-year-old Barbadian man, who arrived ...

Barbadian Is Commonwealth C’bean Rhodes Scholar

Pictured above is Trey Cumberbatch the 2021 Commonwealth Caribbean Rhodes Scholar. Trey Cumberbatch of Kirtons, St. Philip, was chosen as ...

BARBADOS: Prime Minister Mottley Praises Young Filmmaker

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley listens attentively to 11-year-old award-winning filmmaker, Maria Marshall, during a courtesy call at Ilaro Court ...

BARBADOS: Newly Sworn In Toni Moore Enters Parliament for her Debut

M.P Toni Moore entering Parliament this morning flanked by her Husband at left and at right former M.P Glyne Clarke ...

BARBADOS: Lord Nelson’s Statue Removed From Heroes Square

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley speaking to the audience as the contractor and his team work to remove the more ...

BARBADOS: Nelson Gone from Heroes Square.

Pictured on a truck in a horizontal position after 207 years standing at the top of the main street is ...

BARBADOS: Toni Moore Sworn In.

Toni Moore Sworn In as the Newly Elected Member of Parliament for the Constituency of St.George North by Acting Governor ...

BARBADOS: BLP Toni Moore says thank you to the people of St. George.

Toni Moore says thank you to the people of St. George for voting and for electing her in the recently-held ...

BARBADOS: Governor General Is On Leave

Governor General Dame Sandra Mason. (FP) Governor General, Dame Sandra Mason will be on vacation leave from November 14 to ...

“I’m trapped by COVID on an ultra-luxe SeaDream ship in Barbados” – Cruise Passenger writer

“I’M TRAPPED BY COVID ON AN ULTRA-LUXE SEADREAM SHIP IN BARBADOS” – CRUISE PASSENGER WRITER SUE BRYANT13 NOV 2020NEWS0 COMMENTS ...

BARBADOS: No Evidence Of Community Spread In Barbados

Health and Wellness Minister, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic. (FP) Minister of Health and Wellness, Lt. Col. Jeffrey Bostic has dismissed ...

BARBADOS: No New Cases

COVID-19 Update: No New Cases NOV 13, 2020 | BY BGIS One person will be discharged from isolation today after ...

BARBADOS: Moore Get Victory in St.George North by-election

BLP supporters got their wish as Toni Moore swamped her opponents in the St George North by-elections last night. ========================================================== ...

BARBADOS: Barbados Lends Assistance To Cruise Ship

(Stock Photo) On Wednesday November 11, the Government of Barbados received a request for assistance from a cruise ship that ...

BARBADOS: Lord Nelson being Removed – Bridgetown Traffic Changes For November 16

Lord Nelson Statue in Heroes Square with Broad Street in the background ( Picture by David Crichlow ) The public ...

BARBADOS: BLP Political Meeting Gets Heated towards Opponents.

Rain might have dampened the island over the weekend causing the poseponement of the Barbados Labour Party St George North ...

GUYANA: President lauds veterans

President Irfaan Ali laying his wreath (Office of the President photo)By Stabroek News November 9, 2020 President Irfaan Ali yesterday ...

Barbados Joins IDB’s Living Heritage Programme

IDB Country Representative to Barbados, Juan Carlos De La Hoz Viñas. (FP) Barbados has formally joined a Regional Technical Cooperation ...

BARBADOS: One New Case, Two Recoveries

BY BGIS | NOV 7, 2020 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES One person entered isolation today after testing positive for ...

BARBADOS: Scaled Down Remembrance Day Parade

Pictured above - Prime Minister Mia Mottley placing her wreath at the monument. ( All pictures by David Crichlow ) ...

USA: Joe Biden elected president of the United States of America.

President-elect Joe Biden sought to unify the nation in his victory speech tonight.Kamala Harris, who will be the nation’s first ...

BARBADOS: Prime Minister Mottley Congratulates US President Elect

President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President Elect Kamala Harris. (Stock Photo) America has spoken and the world is inspired. The ...

BARBADOS: BLP Meeting At Sweet Vale, St. George ( Thursday 5th November 2020 )

Political Meeting but this time in Sweet Vale , St.George ( Thursday 5th November 2020 ) saw the usual hundreds ...

BARBADOS: Swearing In at Government House

You can view images from the Event by clicking this link..... A Second Master Of The High Court Sworn In ...

BARBADOS: Site Tour for the Prime Minister of Barbados and the Media to The Estates at St.George. A Sagicor Project.

Prime Minister, Mia Amor Mottley, receiving an update of the project from Director of Strategic Projects, Sagicor Life Inc., Edward ...

BARBADOS : One More Case Today – Wednesday, Nov 4, 2020 |

A 33-year-old Barbadian male tested positive today out of the 464 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Laboratory. The ...

BARBADOS: BLP Meeting at Charles Rowe Bridge – All Female Speakers.( Sunday 1st November 2020 )

Political Meeting but this time in Charles Rowe Bridge, St.George ( Sunday 1st November 2020 ) saw hundreds that have ...

BARBADOS : Parents of the Lawrence .T. Gay Memorial School are fed up…….

OUR READERS SAY........... Parents of the Lawrence .T. Gay Memorial School are fed up to see that the environmental issues ...

BARBADOS: BLP Meeting at Market Hill. Sunday 18 Oct 2020

SANTIA BRADSHAW at Market Hill video...... Another Political Meeting but this time in Market Hill, St.George ( Sunday 18th October ...

BARBADOS: Working Together Key To Rebuilding Tourism Industry

Sandals Managing Director (Europe), Dominik Riber speaking to the media during the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc.’s ‘FAM’ Trip meeting. (S ...

BARBADOS: Welcome Stamp Patrons Happy To Be Here

Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa Cummins; Cris Torres from Barcelona; and BTMI’s Chief Product Development Officer, Marsha ...

BARBADOS: CIF EXPRESS INC Moves to Ground Floor location, James Fort Building, Hincks Street, St. Michael, Bridgetown.

CIF EXPRESS INC Moves to Ground Floor location, James Fort Building, Hincks Street, St. Michael, Bridgetown. NO NEED TO CLIMB ...

BARBADOS: QEH At Maximum Bed Capacity.

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital. (FP) The Board of Management of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) wishes to advise the general ...

‘Judge Alone Trials’ Under Consideration For Barbados

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Dale Marshall (FP) Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Dale Marshall, is ...

BARBADOS; New Chief Justice To Launch E-Filing System.

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Dale Marshall. (FP) Barbados’ new Chief Justice, Patterson Cheltenham, is expected to launch ...

BARBADOS: New Chief Justice sworn in

Pictured above Patterson Cheltenham, GCM, QC, taking the Oath of Office in the presence of Governor General Dame Sandra Mason ...

BARBADOS: COVID-19 Update: One New Case

A 14-year-old female visitor is the latest person to test positive for COVID-19, out of the 311 tests performed by ...

BARBADOS: Remembrance Day Parade And Service date…

PICTURED Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley laying her Wreath at the 2019 ceremony. Remembrance Sunday will be observed on November ...

Air Antilles Announces Increased Airlift To Barbados

William Griffith of WCG Consulting speaking at today’s press conference while the BTMI’s Director for Caribbean and Latin America, Corey ...

Barbados Seeks To Strengthen Cuba Relationship

From left to right: National Sports Council Director, Neil Murrell; Permanent Secretary, Yolande Howard; Minister of Youth, Sports and Community ...

CARIBBEAN: CONCERNS OVER VESSEL IN GULF OF PARIA MINIMAL RISK OF OIL SPILL

CARICOM News Time 28 Oct 2020 GO HERE FOR FEATURE STORY --- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNfSsj1IpDU&feature=youtu.be 0:00:55 CXC INDEPENDENT REVIEW TEAM REPORT IN ...

COVID-19 Update: Two New Cases, One Recovery Over Two Days

BY BGIS | OCT 28, 2020 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES A 21-year-old Jamaican woman, who arrived in Barbados on Caribbean Airlines on October 25, tested ...

BARBADOS Nomination Day.

Six political parties were on hand today to register their documents as candidates for the Wednesday, November 11 By-elections in ...

Barbados Is A Safe Destination To Vacation

Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator, Lisa Cummins, addressing travel agents and media personnel who are part of the ...

BARBADOS: COVID-19 Update: One New Case

A 32-year-old male visitor, who arrived on British Airways on October 9, has tested positive for COVID-19 after a second ...

BARBADOS: Accreditation In The Wake Of COVID-19

Executive Director, Barbados Accreditation Council, Lisa Gale. (GP) Many are still very unclear as to what post-COVID-19 will look like, ...

BARBADOS: A Grand Barbados Labour Party Conference and Awards Ceremony.

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley (centre), and candidate for the upcoming by-election, Toni Moore, presenting Barbados Labour Party stalwart Gline ...

BARBADOS: Co-Operators General Insurance Co. Ltd Renamed & Businesses Must Pay Greater Attention To Governance

Pictured above left is the Hon. Mia Amor Mottley Q.C.,M.P. Prime Minister of Barbados after unveiling the Plaque assisted by ...

BARBADOS: “GetMoore” The BLP Public Meeting in Market Hill, St. George (Oct. 18)

Pictured above the Candidate for St.George North Toni Moore ( at left ) and the Prime Minister of Barbados The ...

GUYANA: Anaesthesiologists vital to healthcare delivery

Natasha SmithOctober 18, 2020 – GPHC Head of Surgery The Guyana Anaesthesiologist Society has been highlighting the vital role anaesthesiologists ...

BARBADOS: Nature Fun Ranch Given Assistance To Start Orchard

Minister of the Environment and National Beautification, Adrian Forde, is seen here planting one of the fruit trees donated by ...

BARBADOS: Golden Apple Tree A Tribute To Late Centenarian

Minister of Environment and National Beautification, Adrian Forde and the first granddaughter of the late Delphine “Clytie” Goodman, Dolores Doughty, ...

Barbados Welcome Stamp Gets 24-Hour Hotline

(Stock Photo) As interest in the Barbados Welcome Stamp increases worldwide, visitors can now get assistance applying for the programme ...

BARBADOS: Minister Abrahams Outlines Priority Areas For Ministry

Minister of Home Affairs, Information and Public Affairs, Wilfred Abrahams. (FP) A new Immigration Act, citizens’ legislation, a revised Child ...

Oil spill in Venezuela stains treasured Caribbean beaches…. Barbados & some Carribean Islands threatened also….

Authorities in Venezuela say an oil spill has coated a stretch of the crisis-wracked nation’s pristine Caribbean coastline FIRST REPORTED ...

BARBADOS: Statement On Circulation Of Inappropriate Photographs — Pornographic material….

The Ministry of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs is absolutely appalled at a series of inappropriate photographs of a mature ...

One New Case, Three Recoveries

One person went into isolation today after testing positive for COVID-19, while three others were discharged from the facility at ...

STATEMENT BY THE CARIBBEAN PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY IN OBSERVANCE OF WORLD HYPERTENSION DAY ON OCTOBER 17

STATEMENT BY THE CARIBBEAN PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY IN OBSERVANCE OF WORLD HYPERTENSION DAY ON OCTOBER 17 Pressure - Control It, ...

BARBADOS: The Ellerslie School Gets All Clear

(Stock Photo) It’s back to school for students of The Ellerslie School on Monday, October 19. The good news came ...

BARBADOS: One New Case

COVID-19 Update: One New Case BY BGIS | OCT 16, 2020 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES A 54-year-old Barbadian man was the only positive case of ...

BARBADOS: Julian Hunte sworn in as Independent Senator

New independent senator Julian Hunte taking the Oath of Office in the presence of Governor General Dame Sandra Mason and ...

BARBADOS: BLP meeting at Golden Ridge and a Fiery De Lisle Bradshaw.

BLP meeting at Golden Ridge and a fiery De Lisle Bradshaw saw the early start of last nights meeting SEE ...

BARBADOS: Ambassador St. Hill Presents Credentials In Cuba

Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez (centre) poses for an official photograph with Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla (left) and Barbados’ ...

BARBADOS: Statement By Minister Of Health Re: COVID-19 Update

Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic. ( Photo by David Crichlow ) Today we recorded five new ...

BARBADOS: Five New Cases, Five Recoveries

Five visitors to the island have tested positive for COVID-19 after retests. Their results were among 426 returned by the ...

BARBADOS: DEM Urges Caution On Approaching Weather

(FP) Heavy rainfall across Barbados and severe thunderstorms have prompted Director of the Department of Emergency Management (DEM), Kerry, Hinds, ...

BARBADOS: Peloton Int’l Donates Towards Online Education

Minister of Education, Santia Bradshaw receives cheque for $10,000 from Director of Peloton International Ltd., Julian Jordan, towards the purchase ...

BARBADOS: New Framework Of Standards For BNSI

Small Business and Entrepreneurship Minister, Kerrie Symmonds, watches as salt breads are packed at Crumbz Bakery, located in the Pine ...

BARBADOS: Two New Cases, One Recovery

Two visitors who arrived from the United Kingdom last week were positive for COVID-19 after being retested. Theirs were the ...

BARBADOS: Moore resigns from Senate

Picture above Attorney General Dale Marshall announcing that the resignation of Toni Moore took effect from October 1. You can ...

BARBADOS: Constitution River Project Phase 3 To Alleviate Flooding

Minister in the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Investment, Marsha Caddle, and Barbados Tourism Investment Inc. CEO, Stuart Layne, displaying ...

BARBADOS: Refurbishment Work Begins At Pile Bay

Fisher folk at the Pile Bay Fishing Facility in St. Michael will soon have a spanking new facility from which ...

BARBADOS: Fire Officers Receive Appointment Letters

Chief Fire Officer, Errol Maynard (left), presenting Mervin Mayers with his letter of appointment during a short ceremony at the ...

BARBADOS: Mr. Patterson Cheltenham, GCM, QC, will become the fifth Chief Justice of Barbados since Independence.

Pictured Mr. Patterson Cheltenham, GCM, QC STATEMENT FROM CABINET OFFICE ON NEW JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS Effective November 1, 2020, Mr. Patterson ...

BARBADOS: Barbadian Man Tests Positive On Friday

Laboratory results from tests conducted on Friday, October 9, have revealed that an 81-year-old Barbadian man tested positive for COVID-19 ...

BARBADOS: Head Coverings To Be Allowed For Official Photos & Bio-Data Page In Passports Discontinued

Minister of Home Affairs, Wilfred Abrahams (centre), in discussion with President of the Barbados Association of Muslim Ladies, Sakina Bakharia ...

BARBADOS: Large turnout to BLP Meeting at Newbury St.George in support of The Candidate for St.George North Toni MOORE.

Large turnout to BLP Meeting at Newbury S.George --- Please click on this link to view images from this meeting ...

BARBADOS: One New Positive Case

A 62-year-old female visitor is the latest person to test positive for COVID-19 in Barbados. She arrived on a JetBlue ...

BARBADOS: Three New Imported Cases

Laboratory results from tests conducted on Monday, October 5, have shown that three women have tested positive for COVID-19 after ...

BARBADOS: Ambassador Comissiong: Let Us Work Out A Solution

Barbados’ Ambassador to CARICOM, David Comissiong. (FP) Statement by Barbados’ Ambassador to CARICOM, David Comissiong – It Is Our CXC: ...

BARBADOS: Public Advised To Heed Health Ministry’s Advice

Pictured Acting Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Kenneth George during a recent Press briefing. Acting Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr ...

BARBADOS: Call For Caribbean To Remain ‘Zone Of Peace’

Cuba’s Ambassador to Barbados, Sergio Jorge Pastrana and Barbados’ Ambassador to CARICOM, David Comissiong, lay wreaths at the Cubana monument ...

BARBADOS: Six More Months For Cuban Nurses In Barbados

The Cuban contingent of nurses, who were assigned to help Barbados in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, will continue ...

BARBADOS: All Businesses Eligible For Safe Verification Certificate

From left to right: BNSI Director (Ag), Haydn Rhynd; Minister of Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Kerrie Symmonds; Managing Director ...

Barbados Challenges EU’s Blacklisting Decision

(Stock Photo) Barbados challenges the EU’s decision to list the island as a non-cooperative Jurisdiction for tax purposes Prime Minister ...

BARBADOS: More Can be Expected from the Ministry of Health.

Minister of Health Jeffrey Bostic speaking at a Barbados Labour Party meeting in Glebe Land, St George on Sunday night ...

BARBADOS: Toppin Calls EU’s Blacklist Threat Heartless

Minister of International Business and Industry, Ronald Toppin. (FP) A pending move by the European Union (EU) to blacklist Barbados ...

BARBADOS: Ellerslie School Closed For Two Weeks

Pictured above Minister of Education, Technological and Vocational Training, Santia Bradshaw speaking at yesterday’s press conference while The Ellerslie School’s ...

BARBADOS: Three New Cases

Three more members of one family have tested positive for COVID-19 after three other family members tested positive in previous ...

BARBADOS: Cluster of COVID-19 cases found in one family

PICTURED above Minister of Health and Wellness, Lt. Col. Jeffrey Bostic speaking to the press. STATEMENT BY MINISTER OF HEALTH ...

BARBADOS: COVID-19 Update: One New Case, Three Recoveries

A 30-year-old female is the latest person to be diagnosed with COVID-19 in Barbados. Identified through contact tracing, the Barbadian ...

BARBADOS: Plan To Boost Human Resources For Solar Industry

(Stock Photo) Government will be adopting a strategic plan as agreed to by other Ministers of Energy across the region, ...

Barbados’ COVID-19 Protocols Also Beneficial To Tourists

Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa Cummins, and owner of the Crane Resort, Paul Doyle, during a tour ...

BARBADOS: PM Suggests Priority Access For Tourism Workers

(Stock Photo) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley believes workers in the tourism and travel sector should be given priority access ...

BARBADOS: Ministry Of Health Responds To BAMP’s Concerns

(Stock Image) Statement by the Ministry of Health & Wellness in response to an article in the September 30 Midweek ...

BARBADOS: Revenue Authority Holetown Office Closed

(Stock Photo) Under guidance from the Ministry of Health, the Barbados Revenue Authority’s office in Holetown closed early on Wednesday ...

BARBADOS: Three New Cases

Three new cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed in Barbados. Two of them are as a result of contact tracing ...

BARBADOS: Message from Minister Dwight Sutherland for Caribbean Youth Day 2020

Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment, Dwight Sutherland at a recent Political meeting. MESSAGE FOR CARIBBEAN YOUTH DAY WEDNESDAY, ...

BARBADOS: Prime Minister: Global Vulnerability Index Needed

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley addressing a Political meeting in St.George recently. Small to mid-sized, middle-income countries like Barbados need ...

BARBADOS: Ministry Receives Donation Of Boxing Equipment

Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment, Dwight Sutherland receives the donation of boxing equipment and PPE on behalf of ...

BARBADOS: Global Financial System Must Be Revolutionised

(Stock Photo) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has reiterated that the global financial system must be restructured, revolutionised and democratised ...

Barbados Travel Protocols (September 24th, 2020)

(Stock Photo) Click here to download the Barbados Travel Protocols which came into effect from September 24, 2020 ...

CARIBBEAN: As Students and Parents protest – CXC bows to regional pressure on exam results; review team set up

Pictured above - Students from some sixth form schools across Barbados staged a protest making their presence felt just a ...

BARBADOS: Fairchild Street Market Project Pleases Minister

Agriculture Minister, Indar Weir (third from right in white hard hat); Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, ...

BARBADOS: PM Mottley throws full support behind Moore.

View a pictorial here ......... Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley ( pictured above at left ) is responding to critics ...

Selfless Tanya laid to rest

Selfless Tanya laid to rest - view a Pictorial Tribute of the funeral here .....click this link.... Tanya Greenidge was ...

BARBADOS: One New Case, One Recovery

A 24-year-old female visitor who arrived on Virgin Atlantic on September 19 tested positive for COVID-19 after a second test ...

BARBADOS: Middle Income Countries Need Elbow Room To Grow

Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Amor Mottley. (PMO/FP) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has again highlighted the vulnerabilities of middle ...

BARBADOS: PM Mottley: Think, Consult And Act

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley believes countries making up the United Nations need to pause for a moment and think ...

BARBADOS: Cultural Activities After Hours Needed In The City

The Head of the Bridgetown Revitalisation Committee for the Barbados Chamber of Commerce Eddy Abed (left to right); Minister of ...

BARBADOS: BNOCL signs MOU for 11 Scholarships to SPJI.

The principal of SJPI, Ian Drakes (left); and Group Human Resources Manager, BNOCL, Ronnie Gittens, sign the Memorandum of Understanding. Looking on at ...

BARBADOS: EDUCATION MINISTER CALLS FOR URGENT INVESTIGATION INTO CXC RESULTS

EDUCATION MINISTER CALLS FOR URGENT INVESTIGATION INTO CXCRESULTSMinister of Education, Technological and Vocational Training, Santia Bradshaw,has called on the Caribbean ...

BARBADOS: Message by the Hon. Kirk Humphrey, M.P. Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy on the occasion of World Maritime Day

BY BGIS | SEP 24, 2020 | TOP STORIES Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, Kirk Humphrey. (FP) ...

BARBADOS: Special Parking Permits For Vendors

Minister of Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Kerrie Symmonds, and officials from the Ministry toured Bridgetown earlier today. Pictured Minister ...

BARBADOS: Minister Symmonds: Small Businesses Have Big Impact

Minister of Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Kerrie Symmonds, noted that standards must be met to facilitate exports, and charged ...

BARBADOS: Statement By Senator Dr. Jerome Walcott On The Passing Of Former Ambassador Ernest Besley Maycock

(Stock Photo) It was with deep regret that I learnt of the recent passing of Ambassador Ernest Besley Maycock. Ambassador ...

BARBADOS: Thorne Commission To Hold Final Meeting October 4

The Thorne Commission on Local Governance will hold its final town hall meeting on Sunday, October 4, at the Queen’s ...

BARBADOS: Government And BPI Working To Make Bridgetown Port #1

Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, Kirk Humphrey, says that the Bridgetown Port will be the “most recognisable” ...

GUYANA: President Ali to make maiden address to UN General Assembly

President Ali to make maiden address to UN General Assembly Anara KhanSeptember 20, 2020 President of the Cooperative Republic of ...

BARBADOS: The Launch of Small Business Week 2020

Minister of Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Kerrie Symmonds. (FP) Message by The Honourable Kerrie Symmonds M.P.Minister of Energy, Small ...

BARBADOS: Small Business Week 2020

The theme for this year’s Small Business Week is “The Era of Digital Disruption – Thinking Beyond the Box”. (Stock ...

BARBADOS: ‘Clean And Green’ Initiative Coming

Minister of the Environment and National Beautification, Adrian Forde, inspecting one of the booths at the inaugural Arborfest 2020 on ...

BARBADOS: Public Schools To Open Monday, September 21

Public schools are scheduled to open on Monday, September 21. (Stock photo) The Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training ...

BARBADOS: “Cube Blue” Is The BPI’S New Home

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and Sir Roy Trotman were joined by Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, ...

Framework agreement with US will spur investment in Guyana

Photo of His Excellency, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali – President Ali His Excellency, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, has said that ...

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives in Guyana

Felecia ValenzuelaSeptember 17, 2020 The arrival of United States (US) Secretary of State, Mr. Michael Pompeo on these shores today ...

BARBADOS: Republic by November 2021.

Mottley: Republic transitional team will be appointed A transitional team will be appointed to make recommendations of the selection of ...

BARBADOS: A Better Deal For Vendors In The Works

Governor General Dame Sandra Mason said Government would be assisting farmers in providing food and other essential items for Barbadian ...

BARBADOS: Referendum On Recreational Use Of Marijuana

Governor General Dame Sandra Mason pointed out that the possession of cannabis would still be unlawful and punishable, but there ...

Barbados To Tackle Declining Birth Rate

Governor General Dame Sandra Mason said the new Immigration Bill would combine options for descendants of Barbadians to obtain citizenship ...

BARBADOS: ‘BEST’ Plan A Stimulus Package For The Tourism Sector

The BEST Plan is the largest fiscal stimulus package being offered to the country at a maximum value of $300 ...

BARBADOS: Statement From The National Council On Substance Abuse

The NCSA will continue its efforts to reduce the number of people who are addicted and continue to use and ...

BARBADOS: Government Prepared To Recognise Civil Unions For Same-Gender Couples

Governor General Dame Sandra Mason about to inspect the Guard of Honour at Parliament yesterday. ( Photo by David Crichlow) ...

BARBADOS – Opening of the Second Session of Parliament

VIEW A VERY EXTENSIVE PHOTOSHOW HERE ........ CLICK THIS LINK.... The State Opening of Parliament showcased a Potpourri of Fashion ...

BARBADOS: The Governor General’s Throne Speech

Governor General, Dame Sandra Mason, GCMG, D.A., Q.C., inspecting the Guard of Honour after arriving at Parliament today.(Photo: E.Brooks) SPEECH ...

BARBADOS: One New Case, Four Recoveries

A 12-year-old Jamaican girl tested positive for COVID-19 on arrival at the Grantley Adams International Airport yesterday on board a ...

BARBADOS: Option To Self-Isolate Effective September 19

Effective September 19, asymptomatic cases, who are deemed “well and stable enough” by the Ministry of Health and Wellness, may ...

BARBADOS: Two New Cases Today

Two CARICOM nationals are the latest COVID-19 positive cases in Barbados. A 20-year-old Jamaican woman tested positive on arrival at ...

BARBADOS: Response To Land Fair Pleasing

Prospective buyers, who were unsuccessful at Lancaster, were advised that there would be future land fairs at Colleton and Pool, ...

BARBADOS: Financing Energy Sector Key To Economic Development

Minister of Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship Kerrie Symmonds (second from left) in discussion with Energy Specialist at the IDB ...

Guyana News – Gov’t urged to disclose Venezuela position ahead of US Secretary of State’s visit

By Stabroek News September 13, 2020 With preparations underway to facilitate a state visit by the United States’ Secretary of ...

BARBADOS: Funeral Service for the late Major Lubin Austin Robinson Charleston Maxwell

----- "An Officer and a Gentleman " ...... That was Major Maxwell. ------- Funeral Service for the late Major Lubin ...

Argentina Donates COVID-19 Test Kits To Barbados

Argentine Ambassador to Barbados, Gustavo Martinez Pandiani (right), on behalf of the Argentine Republic, donates 10,000 COVID-19 test kits to ...

BARBADOS: International Transport The Plank On Which Tourism Is Built

Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa Cummins. (FP) ( AT LEFT ) International transport is the plank on ...

BARBADOS: Passport Delivery Service Launched

Now you have the option to receive your passport via BPS Post Express Couriers. (A.Hinds/BGIS) Passport collection is now much ...

BARBADOS: Governor General To Deliver Throne Speech On September 15

Governor General of Barbados, Dame Sandra Mason. (GP and FP) A new session of Parliament will begin on Tuesday, September ...

BARBADOS: Farley: Canada Posting Was Productive

Former diplomat and President-designate of the Senate, Reginald Farley, explains to the media that his two years as High Commissioner ...

BARBADOS: Former HC Farley Sworn In As A Senator

Former High Commission to Canada, Reginald Farley taking the Oath before Governor-General Dame Sandra Mason and Acting Private Secretary to ...

BARBADOS: Middle-Income Countries Need Fair Access To Finances

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley gives a keynote address online at the Sixth Caribbean Development Roundtable of the UN Economic ...

BARBADOS: One More Recovery

One person will be discharged from the isolation facility at Harrison Point, St. Lucy, today after a second consecutive negative ...

Outgoing Mail Being Impacted By Limited Airline Capacity

Persons are asked to note that the Post Office will not be accepting mail for international destinations other than Canada ...

GUYANA: $25,000.00 COVID cash grant applauded.

COVID cash grant applauded Akeasha BoodieSeptember 8, 2020 — ‘it will assist in paying the bills” Residents of Georgetown and ...

BARBADOS: One New Case Today

A 53-year-old Swedish visitor is Barbados’ latest case of COVID-19. He arrived from Sweden on a charter flight on September ...

JAMAICA: CARICOM NewsTime 7 September 2020

Pictured is Jamaica's Prime Minister Andrew Holness. CARICOM NewsTime 7 September 2020 •Sep 7, 2020 CARICOM: Caribbean Community CLICK ON ...

BARBADOS: Ministry Of Tourism To Meet With Owners Of Attractions

Tourism Minister Sen. Lisa Cummins with Member of Parliament for St. Lucy, and Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture and ...

BARBADOS: Locals Encouraged To Discover What Barbados Has To Offer

The Animal Flower Cave in St. Lucy is part of the Barbados Uh Come From initiative. (S. Forde-Craigg/BGIS) Barbadians are ...

Barbados And China Seeking To Deepen Relations

Chinese Ambassador Yan Xinsheng presenting Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment, Dwight Sutherland with a token while Permanent Secretary, ...

BARBADOS: Legislative Interventions Needed For Business

Minister of Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Kerrie Symmonds, said that vending legislation was needed to empower the sector and ...

BARBADOS: Statement From PM Mottley On The Nomination Of Reginald Farley For President Of Senate

Newly nominated President of the Senate, High Commissioner, Reginald Farely. (FP) It is with pride and pleasure that I announce ...

BARBADOS: Communities Achieve Tsunami Ready Recognition

(L-R) Department of Emergency Management (DEM) Director, Kerry Hinds; Director of the Coastal Zone Management Unit (CZMU), Dr Leo Brewster; ...

BARBADOS: Enough Buses For Reopening Of Schools

(FP) The additional buses purchased by Government, augmented by the use of “non-traditional operators”, will be adequate enough to meet ...

BARBADOS: One New Case

There was one positive case of COVID-19 among the 259 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory yesterday ...

BARBADOS: Two St. James Bars Closed Last Night

(Stock Photo) Officers of the COVID-19 Monitoring Unit closed two St. James bars for the night yesterday, after citing operators ...

BARBADOS: Port Operations Running Smoothly Despite COVID-19

(Left to right) CEO of the Barbados Port Inc, David Jean-Marie chatting with the BPI’s new Chairman, Peter Odle during ...

BARBADOS: Major Upgrades Coming For The Bridgetown Port

Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, Kirk Humphrey, speaking with the media, following Wednesday’s tour of the Bridgetown ...

BARBADOS: Proposed Plan To Get Tourism Workers Back To Work

(L to R) Dwaine Paul, BWUs Deputy General Secretary; Rudy Grant, CEO BHTA; Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator ...

BARBADOS: Revised Definition For Quarantine Villas

(Stock Photo) The Ministry of Health and Wellness has advised the public that it has tightened the definition of a ...

BARBADOS : Fire Causes Major Destruction in Speightstown

A major fire in Speightstown causes major destruction to buildings. Fire officials are on the scene of a fire at ...

BARBADOS: Statement From Minister John King On The Passing Of Colin “Observer” Reid.

(Stock Photo) It is with sadness that I join Barbadians generally, and the calypso fraternity in particular, in paying tribute ...

BARBADOS: One New Case, One Recovery

A 53-year-old Guyanese woman yesterday became the 177th person to be diagnosed with COVID-19 in Barbados. She arrived on Trans ...

Start Of The Barbados Digital ID And National ID Card Replacement Project

Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Innovation Science and Smart Technology, Charley Brown (left), and General Manager of Productive ...

New Barbados Travel Protocols Effective Friday

Travellers coming into Barbados from a country categorised as high or medium risk are strongly advised to have a valid ...

BARBADOS: PM Mottley Praises Retired Ilaro Court Staffer

Retired Executive Personal Assistant at Ilaro Court, Roseita Green ( at left ) , in conversation with Prime Minister Mia Amor ...

BARBADOS: Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley – pays TRIBUTE to Dionna Browne Findlay ( pictured here ).

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley - pays TRIBUTE to Dionna Browne Findlay ( pictured above ) . Anyone who knew Dionna ...

BARBADOS: Immigration Department Important To Tourist Industry

Minister of Home Affairs, Information and Public Affairs, Wilfred Abrahams, recently toured the offices of the Immigration Department at the ...

BARBADOS: Postal Service Delivering Online Renewed Drivers’ Licences

As part of their new slogan, Discover The New Post, the Barbados Postal Service is offering the public the opportunity ...

BARBADOS: The BPS Continues To Improve Its Services

BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | SEP 1, 2020 | TOP STORIES Minister of Home Affairs, Information and Public Affairs, Wilfred Abrahams, ...

BARBADOS: Campers Encouraged To Choose The ‘Good Path’

Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment, Dwight Sutherland, toured six of the 22 summer camps in operation. (Photo: S ...

BARBADOS: Two new cases

Two more people tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday among the 152 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory ...

BARBADOS: Statement From Government’s Economic Advisor, Dr. Kevin Greenidge

Economic Advisor to Government, Dr. Kevin Greenidge. (BGIS) This is a response to the article in the Sunday Sun Nation ...

BARBADOS: Inaugural Marcus Garvey Celebration and Award Ceremony, Cuban Nurses praised.

The Pan-African Coalition of Organisations (PACO), Israel Lovell Foundation and the Caribbean Movement for Peace and Integration held its Inaugural ...

BARBADOS: Time To Revisit Discussions On Alternative Economic Activities

Minister of Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Kerrie Symmonds, says that government must create an environment that facilitates growth and ...

BARBADOS: One New Case, One Recovery

One person tested positive for COVID-19 on arrival at the Grantley Adams International Airport yesterday and another will leave isolation ...

GUYANA: Ministry of Human Services and Social Security to launch Survivors Advocacy Programme

Shantelle StanleyAugust 31, 2020 —to be piloted in Regions 2,4 and 6 During a virtual press conference on Monday, Minister ...

BARBADOS: Three New Cases, Four Recoveries

Three people entered the isolation facility at Harrison Point, St. Lucy, after testing positive for COVID-19 yesterday out of the ...

BARBADOS: Four New Cases

Saturday, August 29th, 2020 Barbados’ tally of COVID-19-positive cases reached 170 yesterday after four people tested positive for the viral ...

BARBADOS: Positioning GAIA To Become A Southern Aviation Hub.

The Grantley Adams International Airport Inc.’s Deputy CEO, Terry Layne showing Minister of Tourism, Senator Lisa Cummins, some of the ...

BARBADOS: Training In Solar Panels Installation Coming.

Minister of Energy, Small Business, and Entrepreneurship, Kerrie Symmonds. (FP) Minister of Energy, Small Business, and Entrepreneurship, Kerrie Symmonds, will ...

BARBADOS: Foreign Affairs Minister Pays Tribute To Late Diplomat.

Rashid Orlando Marville received the Companion of Honour in 2017 from Governor General Dame Sandra Mason, for his contribution to ...

BARBADOS: : No New Positives, One Recovery

No one tested positive for COVID-19 out of the 194 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory yesterday ...

BARBADOS: Andromeda Gardens Free To Locals Until Year End.

Minister of Tourism, Senator Lisa Cummins (right) presents Curator of the Andromeda Botanic Gardens, Sharon Cooke, with a token of ...

BARBADOS: One New Case, Seven Recoveries

Seven people will leave the isolation facility at Harrison Point, St. Lucy, today, after recovering from COVID-19, and one new ...

BARBADOS: ‘Barbados Uh Come From’ Initiative Launched.

Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa Cummins (left); Permanent Secretary, Donna Cadogan and officials listen attentively to Curator ...

BARBADOS: Reimagined Tourism Product On The Horizon

(Stock Photo) Government and various tourism stakeholders have been working to refashion “a reimagined tourism product”. Minister of Tourism and ...

BARBADOS: Interest Remains High In Welcome Stamp Programme.

(Stock Photo) Significant, serious and positive interest has been shown in Barbados’ 12-Month Welcome Stamp Programme, since it was announced ...

GUYANA: World Bank Director congratulates President Ali

PICTURED: His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana Staff WriterAugust 25, 2020 His Excellency ...

BARBADOS: Secondary School Teachers Voice Their Concerns

Minister of Education, Technological and Vocational Training, Santia Bradshaw, and Acting Chief Education Officer, Joy Adamson. (FP) Hundreds of secondary ...

BARBADOS: Three New Cases.

Three visitors, two British and a Colombian, are the latest COVID-19-positive cases in Barbados. The British, a five-year-old male and ...

BARBADOS: Official opening of Rock Hall Freedom Park

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office with responsibility for Culture, John King, delivered the remarks at the opening of the ...

BARBADOS: The First And Largest Fleet of Electric Buses In The Caribbean On The road From Today.

Minister of Transport, Works and Water Resources, Ian Gooding Edghill in the drivers seat turning the key to start one ...
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BARBADOS: Three New Cases, Six Recoveries – AUG 23, 2020

Three passengers who arrived on a Jet Blue flight yesterday tested positive for COVID-19 and have gone into isolation. The ...

BARBADOS: Gov’t To Spend Millions To End Water Outages In Rural Parishes

Pictured - Minister of Transport, Works and Water Resources Ian Gooding-Edghill pointing out something in the distance whilst surrounded by ...

BARBADOS: One New Case

A 27-year-old visitor, who arrived on British Airways yesterday, was the only positive case of COVID-19 among the 304 tests ...

BARBADOS: Rock Hall on Track; Nelson Statue Removal Delayed

The monument at Rock Hall, St. Thomas. (FP) The long-delayed Rock Hall Freedom Park in St. Thomas will be officially ...

BARBADOS: BGIS Number One Source Of Government Info

Information Minister, Wilfred Abrahams, greets Information Officer, Joy-Ann Gill, during a tour of the Barbados Government Information Service yesterday. Looking ...

Barbados: Fire Service Meets Minister’s Approval

Minister of Home Affairs, Information and Public Affairs, Wilfred Abrahams and Director of Public Affairs, Pat Parris, listen attentively as ...

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 ...

BARBADOS: Donation For BDF’s Field Medical Facility

Chief of Staff of the Barbados Defence Force (BDF), Colonel Glyne Grannum (6th from left); Rotary Club West (Barbados) Immediate ...

BARBADOS: 13 Companies To Bid On GAIA Public-Private Partnership

The Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA). (FP) Thirteen companies or consortia with significant experience in the aviation sector have received ...

BARBADOS: Two New Cases, One Recovery Today – AUG 19, 2020

Barbados has recorded two more cases of COVID-19, out of the 205 tests conducted yesterday. There are a 37-year-old male ...

BARBADOS: Abrahams: We Must Be As Ready As We Can Be.

Minister of Home Affairs, Information and Public Affairs, Wilfred Abrahams (second left), DEM staff and officials touring the new facilities ...
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COVID-19 Update: One New Case Today – AUG 17, 2020

COVID-19 Update: One New Case Today -   AUG 17, 2020 BY JOY SPRINGER | AUG 17, 2020 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES The number of ...

BARBADOS: Goodbye Owen.

Pall-bearers removing the Barbados Flag that draped the casket to be presented to Mrs. Julie Arthur. Thousands lined the street ...

BARBADOS: Former Prime Minister, Professor, The Rt. Honourable Owen Arthur Final Day In Parliament.

View a pictorial of Former Prime Minister, Professor, The Rt. Honourable Owen Arthur Body In State In Parliament. A picture ...

BARBADOS: Prime Minister Nominated To Chair World Bank & IMF Committee

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley. (FP) Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs and Investment of Barbados, ...

BARBADOS: One-Year-Old Tests Positive – Wednesday August 12 – 2020.

Barbados’ youngest COVID-19 patient to date is a one-year-old boy, who was diagnosed with the viral illness yesterday. The boy ...

BARBADOS: PM Wants Project To Beautify & Upgrade Public Cemeteries

Pictured Above from left to right - Chairman of Ember Investment Corporation, Peter Griffith, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, Minister ...

BARBADOS: Former Prime Minister, Professor, The Rt. Honourable Owen Arthur body in State in Parliament.

The body of the late Prime Minister laid in state in Parliament Buildings on Wednesday, August 12, (and again on ...

BARBADOS: Condolence books for former Prime Minister, Professor, The Rt. Honourable Owen Arthur signed.

Mrs Angela Edwards of Eddies Supermarket is seen signing the visitors book at the Speightstown Library this morning. She signed ...

BARBADOS: Ghanaian Nurse Tests Positive For Malaria

(Stock Photo) A member of the Ghanaian nursing contingent, which arrived in Barbados just over a week ago, is now ...

BARBADOS: One New Case, No Recoveries

BY BGIS | AUG 10, 2020 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES A 52-year-old male, who came into to the island ...

Barbados Newest Centenarian Grateful To God

Barbados’ newest centenarian Etheline Graham (yellow dress) flanked by children, grandchildren and great grands during the celebrations at Dreamaway Villa ...

Barbadians Overseas Donate More Devices To Ministry

Barbados’ Ambassador to the United Nations, Elizabeth Thompson, presents a Hewlett-Packard laptop, donated by Barbadian Madame Justice Sylvia Hinds-Radix of ...

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 ...

BARBADOS: Four New Cases, Four Recoveries

Four people have gone into isolation after testing positive for COVID-19 yesterday, and four will leave the facility today after ...

BARBADOS: Teachers Crucial To Changing Face Of Education

(FP) Graduates of the Erdiston Teachers’ Training College have been told that the reality that awaits them when school reopens ...

BARBADOS: 8 People Discharged From Isolation – 8 August 2020

Eight people will be discharged from the isolation facility at Harrison Point, St. Lucy, today after two consecutive negative tests ...

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, ...

BARBADOS: The Ellerslie School Honours One Of Its Own

From left to right: Pro Vice Chancellor and Principal of the University of the West Indies, Professor, The Most Honourable, ...

Barbados Well Able To Manage COVID-19 Spikes

In response to 24 imported cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Barbados last weekend, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley said today ...

GUYANA: Youths blazing the trail in new PPP Cabinet

Youths blazing the trail in new PPP Cabinet Aug 05, 2020 Government, News, Office of the President Alexis Rodney Author ...

BARBADOS: Prime Minister To Be Represented At Inauguration

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley’s Special Envoy, Edmund Hinkson. (FP) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley’s Special Envoy, Edmund Hinkson, M.P., ...

BARBADOS: Investigation Into Tourist Breaking Quarantine Protocol

(Stock Photo) A visitor to the island is now being investigated by Police after a complaint that she left a ...

Barbados Implements Travel Bubble

Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc.(BTMI) The Government of Barbados has implemented a travel ‘Bubble’ for specific countries with a low incidence ...

BARBADOS: Retesting Results In Three New Cases

Government’s policy decision to retest arriving passengers for COVID-19 at the seven-day mark continues to pay dividends. Three more Ghanaian ...

BARBADOS: InterCaribbean Airlines Welcomed

Humphrey: Connecting Caribbean People Important Acting Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Kirk Humphrey (left); Head of Global Markets, BTMI, ...

BARBADOS: Best-Dos Santos Lab Head Explains COVID-19 Testing

Laboratory Director at the Best-dos Santos Lab, Songee Beckles, has explained how the lab determines a positive test from the ...

GUYANA: Dr. Ali sworn in President (pictured here) and Brigadier Mark Phillips appointed Prime Minister.

DPI, GUYANA, Sunday August 2, 2020 Pictured above President Irfaan Ali Dr Mohammed Irfaan Ali this afternoon took the oath ...

GUYANA: STATEMENT BY OUTGOING PRESIDENT DAVID GRANGER

Guyanese, I have seen the ‘declaration’ issued by the Chairman of the Elections Commission, Justice (Ret’d) Claudette Singh, SC, CCH, ...

Statement By Minister Of Health, Lt. Col. Jeffrey Bostic – 12 new cases.

Press statement from Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic. (PMO) Click here for Video.... Good evening, Barbadians, ...

BARBADOS: Prime Minister Mottley welcomes Inter Caribbean.

The following statement was issued this evening by Prime Minister Mia Mottley: “As I indicated in a previous statement, the ...

BARBADOS: 12 New COVID 19 Cases…. 9 Ghanaian Nurses……

Pictured Above during the Press Briefing Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kenneth George. Press conference with acting Chief Medical Officer, ...

BARBADOS : Ghanaian Nurses Welcomed.

The Ghanaian nurses proudly display their country’s flag as they are greeted by Minister of Health and Wellness, Lt. Col ...

Official Funeral Of Sir Everton Weekes

Click to view the photo gallery for the Official Funeral of Sir Everton Weekes – July 30 2020. CLICK HERE ...

BARBADOS: Public Invited To Sign Condolence Books For Sir Everton DeCourcey Weekes.

Members of the public are invited to sign condolence books for the late cricketing icon, Sir Everton DeCourcey Weekes, at ...

BARBADOS: Met Office: Expect Heavy Rain & Potential Flooding

Residents across Barbados living in flood-prone areas are being urged to be vigilant tonight into tomorrow, as potential tropical cyclone ...

Guyana: Message of condolence on the death of former Barbados PM Owen Arthur

Georgetown, Guyana (July 27, 2020): His Excellency, David Granger, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana is saddened at the ...

BARBADOS: Reflections of the Man from St.Peter

BELOW ARE SOME IMAGES OF Former Prime Minister, The Right Honourable Owen Arthur ...

Remembering The Late Prime Minister Owen Arthur

PICTURED: Prime Minister Owen Arthur ( at right ) meets with the late Cuban leader Fidel Castro. Barbados is observing ...

BARBADOS: PM Mottley Pays Tribute To The Late Owen Arthur.

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley pays tribute to the late Prime Minister The Right Honourable Owen Arthur, who passed away ...

BARBADOS: Former Prime Minister Owen Arthur Passes

Former Prime Minister, The Right HonourableOwen Arthur. (BGIS Library) Former Prime Minister of Barbados, The Right Honourable Owen Arthur, passed ...

BARBADOS: Everyone Has A Role In Fighting Pandemic

PAHO/WHO Representative to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean countries, Dr. Yitades Gebre, (left) speaking at this morning’s presentation of supplies ...

BARBADOS: P.M Mottley receives supplies from the World Health Organization WHO/Jack Ma Foundation for CARICOM Countries.

Sunday, July 25 @ 1:00 p.m. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley (centre) and officials pose for a photograph today following ...
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COVID-19 Update: Two New Cases Today | JUL 26

Barbados’ tally of COVID-19 cases now stands at 110, after two people tested positive for the viral illness yesterday. A ...

BARBADOS: Virtual Commemoration Of Day Of National Significance

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley laying a wreath in honour of National Hero The Right Excellent Clement Payne during activities ...

BARBADOS PM Mottley to all: Stay off the roads tomorrow

Prime Minister Mia Mottley appealed to Barbadians to stay at home as the country braces for the impact of Tropical ...

BARBADOS : Two New Cases Today

Two more passengers who arrived on an Air Canada flight into Barbados last Sunday have tested positive for COVID-19, after ...

BARBADOS: Two New Cabinet Ministers Sworn In.

Pictured posing with the Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley is at left Minister of Transport, Works and Water Resources, Ian ...

BARBADOS: Prime Minister Urges Barbadians To Prepare For Gonzalo.

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley’s address to the nation – July 22, 2020.(PMO) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has urged ...

BARBADOS: Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley announced changes to her Cabinet.

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley announced changes to her Cabinet today, July 22, 2020.(PMO) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley today ...

BARBADOS: BNSI Introduces Business Verification Mark

Pictured above Minister of Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Commerce, Dwight Sutherland ( at left ) chatting with Mr. Hakeem Watson ...

BARBADOS: Canadian Philanthropists Donate Over 100,000 Masks.

Acting Deputy Director of the Child Care Board, Colin St. Hill (third from left), receives the masks from Megan Mayers ...

BARBADOS: Covid Czar issues ‘final warning’

Barbados’ COVID-19 Czar Richard Carter ( PICTURED ABOVE ) has issued an absolute and final warning to businesses who continue ...

BARBADOS: One New Case Today – July 20, 2020 |

A 10-year-old boy is the latest COVID-19-positive patient in Barbados. The Barbadian child was among 125 passengers who arrived at ...

Barbados Receives Further COVID-19 Assistance

Minister of Health and Wellness, Lt. Col. Jeffrey Bostic is presented with COVID-19 supplies by Senior Development Officer, Canadian High ...

England fast bowler Jofra Archer was excluded from the second Test against West Indies after breaching the bio-secure protocols.

Jofra Archer Excluded From Second England-West Indies Test Posted on 16 July 2020 England fast bowler Jofra Archer was excluded ...

CARICOM Chairman Speaks On Guyana Political Situation

Pictured above is Prime-Ministers Mottley and PM Gonsalves CARICOM Chairman. Posted on 15 July 2020  On July 8, 2020, the Caribbean ...

2020 Common Entrance Exam Went Well Today.

Students heading to their assigned classrooms at the Christ Church Foundation School to sit this year’s Barbados Secondary Schools’ Entrance ...

So Far, So Good As Airport Reopens For Flights

PICTURED ABOVE --- On landing, some of the 132 passengers disembarked in batches. Passengers sanitise their hands as they head ...

Photographer Christoff Griffith Laid to Rest.

Pictured above : Members of the media fraternity taking the Casket bearing the body of their colleague Kristoff Griffith to ...
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COVID-19 Situation in the Region of the Americas- July 11th, 2020 15:00 (EST)

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Situation Report – 174 (WHO) Data as received by WHO from national authorities by 10:00 CEST, 12 ...

Twice Negative COVID Rule Pays Off For Barbados

The twice-negative COVID test rule put in place for persons arriving Barbados from high risk areas is paying dividends for ...

Barbados: Viewing of Body of Photojournalist Killed Recently.

Barbados: Viewing of Body of Photojournalist Killed Recently. Between the hours of 1.30 pm and 6.00 pm today hundreds slowly ...

Electric Vehicle Maintenance Personnel Graduate….

Electric Vehicle Maintenance Personnel Graduate.... With the arrival of 33 electric vehicles added to the Transport Board fleet of buses ...

SYMPHONY OF THE SEAS – THE BIGGEST CRUISE SHIP, THE BOLDEST ADVENTURES – SAILS INTO BARRBADOS.

This massive ship visit to Barbados is not one where it is bringing in the thousands of visitors to have ...

Barbados: New Buses Arrive

The 33 electric vehicles added to the Transport Board fleet comes at a very good time as the travelling public ...

Prime Minister: Vendor Legislation On The Way ( Barbados )

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, pictured buying produce at the BARVEN Outdoor Market on Saturday, says Government will be bringing ...

Barbados Prime Minister Calls For Patience On Water Issues

Government has heard the cries of residents living in those parishes that have experienced protracted water outages and is pleading ...

COVID-19 Update – July 5, 2020 One New Case On Repatriation Flight

One passenger on board a repatriation flight from the United States tested positive for COVID-19 on arrival at the Grantley ...
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Sir Everton To Receive An Official Funeral

(Pictured above) The late Sir Everton DeCourcy Weekes. (BGIS Library) Barbadian cricketing legend, Sir Everton Weekes, is to be accorded ...

Tour Of Bowmanston Highlights Water Woes

Minister of Energy and Water Resources, Wilfred Abrahams speaking to the media before heading on a tour of the cave ...

Sir Everton Weekes – Barbados and W.I Cricketing Legend And Holder Of Record For Five Consecutive Test Centuries Dies Aged 95

Everton Weekes, born February 26, 1925, was one of the great Three Ws who made up the bulwark of the ...

Twelve-Month Barbados Welcome Stamp For Visitors

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley. (FP) Government could soon be introducing the 12-month Barbados Welcome Stamp to allow visitors the ...

Prime Minister Mottley Pays Tribute To Patrick Hoyos

Statement from Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley on the passing of Patrick Hoyos Once again, with a profound sense of ...

CARICOM Flag Raised At Government Headquarters

Barbados’ Ambassador to CARICOM, David Comissiong, hoisting the CARICOM flag at Government Headquarters, Bay Street, today . (C.Lashley/BGIS) Barbados now ...

Virtual Hand Over Ceremony For CARICOM Chairmanship

Outgoing CARICOM Chair and Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and incoming Chair, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves of St. Vincent and ...

COVID-19 Update – Jun 29, 2020 No Confirmed Cases But Testing Continues

Even though there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Barbados at the moment, the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory ...

Dwayne Gittens accused of Monday’s double murder being escorted out of the court.

Dwayne Gittens accused of Monday's double murder being escorted out of the court. Dwanye Gittens the 35 year old homeless ...

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley’s address to the nation – June 26, 2020. (PMO)

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley’s address to the nation – June 26, 2020. (PMO) -- PLAY VIDEO HERE ....... Prime ...

Former CLICO Chairman, Leroy Parris Given 1.5 Million Bail.

(Pictured above) Leroy Parris ( centre ) in handcuffs and accompanied by two police officers from the financial investigation unit, ...

Young Photojournalist Killed.

Internet Image .... Young Photojournalist working for the Nation Newspaper Christoff Griffith were this morning killed while following up a ...

Four Lawyers Admitted To The Bar.

Chief Justice Sir Marston Gibson poses with from left to right Mr. Ronnie Yearwood; Ms. Heather Walker; Ms. Marie-Ange Symmonds ...
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BARBADOS COVID -19 Update 21 June 2020: No New Cases & No Recoveries.

Forty-three people tested negative for COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the number of tests now completed by the Best-dos Santos Public Health ...

Former Principal, Senator, Dame Patricia Symmonds Laid To Rest.

A representative group of scholars of The St Michael School paid their final respects to former principal of many years ...

Sir Anthony Bryan Laid to Rest.

The publisher of the Barbados Advocate newspaper and owner of Barbados Broadcasting Service Ltd, Sir Anthony Bryan, was laid to ...

Sir Anthony Bryan- KA, CHB, GCM, JP, Paul Harris Fellow. Viewing of body.

The publisher of the Barbados Advocate newspaper and owner of Barbados Broadcasting Service Ltd, Sir Anthony Bryan, died Friday at ...

Public Advised To Properly Dispose Of Fats, Oils & Grease by Sheena Forde-Craigg | Jun 16, 2020 |

(Stock Photo) The Barbados Water Authority (BWA) is reporting an increase of fats, oils and grease (FOGs) in the country’s ...

New Revenue Commissioner of the Barbados Revenue Authority, Louisa Lewis-Ward.

The Barbados Revenue Authority today announced that Louisa Lewis-Ward has been named as the institution’s new Revenue Commissioner. She will ...
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BARBADOS – COVID-19 – Update June 15, 2020: One New Case Today

A 49-year-old Barbadian woman, repatriated from a cruise liner on which she worked, is the island’s latest COVID-19 positive patient ...

Trinidadian UWI Students On Way Home.

Trinidadian Students in Barbados returning home today in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will have to spend 14 days ...

Black Lives Matter March In Barbados.

“I can’t breathe, take your knees from my neck,” was the clarion call of several marchers as they proceeded from ...

Black Lives Matter Speech by Luci Hammans Poet, playwright, artivist.

Luci Hammans Poet, playwright, artivist We all know some things are too important to remain unsaid. And today what needs ...

The Speech On Chinese Donation Of Medical Supplies To Barbados

Speech at the Handover Ceremony of the Medical Supply Donations E. Ambassador Yan Xiusheng Ambassador of the People’s Republic of ...

Explosion at Paragon Base of the Barbados Defense Force

An explosion in a munitions container on the the Paragon base, located on the southern perimeter of the Grantley Adams ...

COVID-19 Update With Minister of Health & Wellness

Good afternoon, as you are aware, a Jet Blue flight which arrived from the United States yesterday brought home Barbadians ...

RAPID ANTIBODY TESTS UNRELIABLE FOR COVID-19 DIAGNOSIS

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has strongly advised the public against the use of rapid antibody tests to diagnose ...

NEW TESTING SITE FOR COVID-19 AT AIRPORT

The 110 Barbadians who returned home on the latest repatriation flight out of the United States today were swabbed for ...
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COVID-19 Update- JUN 7, 2020 | 30 People Negative

BY BGIS | JUN 7, 2020 | All 30 people tested for COVID-19 yesterday were negative for the viral illness ...

“Black Live Matters” Protestors And Police Face Off In Cities Worldwide

Some undesirable incidents have developed today in respect of ongoing and worldwide protests against the killing in the U.S.A of ...

“Black Live Matter” Protest halted by Police in Barbados

Police intervened approximately fifteen minutes into the Black Lives Matter Protest march outside the US embassy in Barbados. They told ...

Government Receives Test Kits & PPE From UAE

BY BGIS | JUN 5, 2020 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES (Stock Photo) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has strengthened ...

Prime Minister Pays Tribute To Sir Anthony Bryan

 JUN 5, 2020 ---- BGIS Publisher Sir Anthony Bryan is awarded his knighthood by Governor General Dame Sandra Mason at the ...
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Ralph Johnson Laid To Rest

(Pictured above} Prime Minister Mia Mottley greeting Mrs Ralph Johnson while Mr Johnson's brother looks on. Family, friends and business ...
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Caribbean Nationals Fly In

Just over two hundred persons arrived at Grantley Adams International Airport in Barbados yesterday aboard a British Airways aircraft. About ...

Meetings On B.O.S.S. Continue Tomorrow

BY SHARON AUSTIN | JUN 2, 2020 | TOP STORIES Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley speaking at the first of ...
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COVID-19 Update – June 2, 2020: No New Positives In 28 Tests

There were no new positive cases of COVID-19 among the 28 people tested on Whit Monday. Additionally, none of the ...
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Schools To Reopen In June – Protocols In Place.

MELISSA ROLLOCK | JUN 1, 2020 | Secondary schools will reopen from Monday, June 8, to allow students who have ...

COVID-19 Update – June 1, 2020 No New Cases Today

None of the 37 people tested for COVID-19 yesterday was positive for the virus. Confirmed cases therefore remain at 92 ...
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COVID-19 Update – May 31, 2020. No New Cases Today

None of the 44 people tested for COVID-19 yesterday was positive for the virus. Confirmed cases therefore remain at 92 ...

Hurricane Season Preparedness & COVID-19

BY JULIA RAWLINS-BENTHAM | MAY 25, 2020 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES Stakeholders involved in preparations for the 2020 Atlantic ...

New Child Justice Bill To Go Before Cabinet

BY JULIA RAWLINS-BENTHAM | MAY 31, 2020 | TOP STORIES A new Child Justice Bill that will change the way ...
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Czar: COVID-19 Restrictions Necessary To Protect Lives

COVID Czar, Richard Carter, speaking during a press conference at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre yesterday. (GP) Barbados has reaped ...
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CARICOM Countries Need More Agricultural Synergies

A Jamaican opposition spokeswoman wants to see more synergies among CARICOM countries in the area of agriculture, as well as ...
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Tips For Using Beaches & Public Parks

The National Conservation Commission (NCC) is advising the public to be cautious when using the island’s beaches and parks. The ...

Monday Reopening For Several Businesses & Sectors

Monday, June 1, is the date set for the long-awaited reopening of churches, parks, retail outlets, and several businesses in ...
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Prime Minister Says Criteria Must Reflect Countries’ Needs

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has told the global community that criteria and definitions used to determine access to goods ...
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No National Senior Games For 2020

The 19th edition of the National Senior Games has been cancelled due to the current restrictions on public gatherings as ...
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COVID-19 – May 27, 2020. No New Cases, Five Leave Isolation Today

The number of patients in isolation for COVID-19 dropped to single digits today with the release of five recovered persons ...
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PM Pays Tribute To Dame Patricia Symmonds

lady of great poise, impeccable manners, one of the greatest ever masters of the English language, taught and spoken, with ...
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Seaweed Harvester Part Of Value-Added Process

The acquisition of a seaweed harvester is yet another element in the country’s effort to address not only challenges posed ...
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Prime Minister Remembers Ralph “Bruggadung” Johnson

It is most regrettable that for the second time today I feel duty-bound to issue a statement on the passing ...
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COVID-19 – May 25, 2020. One Person Leaves Isolation; No New Positives

One person will be released from COVID-19 isolation today. This brings the total number of recoveries from the novel coronavirus ...
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COVID-19 Update – May 24, 2020 No New Cases Today

There were no new cases of COVID-19 diagnosed yesterday among the 68 tests performed by the Best-dos Santos Public Health ...
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BWA Working In St. Michael & St. John Next Week

BY BGIS | MAY 23, 2020 | TOP STORIES (FP) The Barbados Water Authority (BWA) advises residents and businesses in ...
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Fighting Fires With Reduced Water Use

BY JULIA RAWLINS-BENTHAM | MAY 22, 2020 | TOP STORIES Acting Station officer, Wayne Vaughan, demonstrating the use of the ...
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Prisons Equipped To Fight COVID-19

Prisons in Barbados and St. Vincent and the Grenadines are now better equipped to combat the infection and transmission of ...
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COVID-19 Update – May 23, 2020: Two Women Test Positive Today

Two women, aged 57 and 56, are the latest COVID-19 positive patients in Barbados, bringing the number of confirmed cases ...
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Prime Minister Pays Tribute To Dr. Wendy Griffith-Watson

Today, Barbados lost one of the finest Chief Education Officers we’ve ever had, and I lost a cherished colleague and ...
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Tourism Task Force Launched & Doing Good Work

Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Kerrie Symmonds has officially launched the Barbados Recovery Tourism Task Force, a unit responsible ...
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COVID-19 Update: May 22, 2020 All Negative Test Results Today

There were no new positive cases of COVID-19 among the 103 tests conducted yesterday by the Best-dos Santos Public Health ...
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COVID-19 Protocol Developed On Public Service Cleaning

A detailed workplace cleaning and disinfecting COVID-19 protocol has been developed for the public service, and it is already in ...
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COVID-19 Update: May 21, 2020 No New Cases Today

There are no newly diagnosed cases of COVID-19 in Barbados today.  All 116 tests conducted for the viral illness yesterday ...
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Resuming Commercial Air Traffic Based On Data Not Date

Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Kerrie Symmonds. (FP) The Grantley Adams International Airport remains closed to commercial traffic until ...
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More than Three Hundred finally return home

Citizens of the UK, France and Germany, who were stranded here since the country was locked down due to the ...

COVID-19 – Protecting Domestic Workers In Barbados

Scope This document is intended to give guidelines to domestic workers and the persons who employ them in the context ...
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Ambassador Thompson Tests Positive For COVID-19

Barbados’ Ambassador to the United Nations, Elizabeth Thompson. (FP) Ambassador Liz Thompson is in Barbados and has tested positive for ...
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Consumers To Pay Less For Poultry Products

Barbadians have been told to expect a significant reduction in the cost of poultry products over the next two months ...
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Agriculture Minister Reveals Poultry Industry Ease

The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security and local poultry producers have agreed on a number of initiatives to protect ...
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COVID-19 Update: May 19, 2020 – Two New Cases

Two people tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday out of a total of 163 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public ...
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Ministry Continues To Investigate Church Cluster

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has reported that it has now tested 27 of the 28 listed members of ...
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Fighting Pandemic Requires Sustainable Resources

Barbados’ Minister of Health and Wellness, Lt. Col. Jeffrey Bostic, today appealed for global support and solidarity to help small ...
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Prime Minister Calls For Dialogue On Debt Obligations

BY SHARON AUSTIN | MAY 18, 2020 | TOP STORIES There needs to be mature and relevant conversations relating to ...
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Coping With Death During COVID-19 Pandemic

Death, regardless of how it comes, causes grief. However, the current COVID-19 pandemic has presented several peculiarities, from ailing persons ...
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COVID-19 Protocols for Hairdressing Salons

BY BGIS | MAY 16, 2020 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES SCOPE This document outlines the strategies for the safe ...

Protecting yourself and others from the spread COVID-19

Stay aware of the latest information on the COVID-19 outbreak, available on the WHO website and through your national and ...

COVID-19 Update May 17th, 2020

Two Barbadian women are the latest COVID-19 positive cases. Aged 21 and 35, they were both identified through contact tracing ...
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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) advice for the public: Myth busters

There are currently no drugs licensed for the treatment or prevention of COVID-19 Source:-WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION These materials are regularly ...
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Immigration Department Resumes Full Operations

BY JULIA RAWLINS-BENTHAM | MAY 17, 2020 | TOP STORIES The Barbados Immigration Department will resume execution of its full ...

Registration Department Resumes Normal Service

BY BGIS | MAY 17, 2020 | TOP STORIES The Supreme Court Complex. (FP) All services of the Registration Department ...
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Prime Minister Tours Hyatt Construction Site

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has reiterated the importance of fast-tracking projects across the island, where the finances are available, ...
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11-Plus Exam Date Set; Phased Reopening Of Schools

A date has been set for the 2020 Barbados Secondary Schools’ Entrance Examination – Tuesday, July 14. After being postponed ...
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Blackman & Gollop To Be Handed Over To Ministry

The Blackman & Gollop Primary School, at Staple Grove, Christ Church, will be handed over to the Ministry of Education, ...
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Carnival Cruises Hope to Sail as Early as August 1

A major cruise operator is hoping to get some of its ships to resume sailing as early as August 1st ...
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Education Minister Santia Bradshaw Holds Press Conference

(Pictured above) Minister of Education, Technological and Vocational Training, Santia Bradshaw, speaking during a press briefing to update the country ...
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Change To Parishes In DEO Outreach

A change has been made to the parishes being targeted during an outreach to elderly citizens, 70 years and over, ...
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Effort To Make Barbadians Financially Literate

Minister of Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Commerce, Dwight Sutherland, addressing the We Gatherin’ initiative Straight Talk held by the Ministry ...

Carnival Cruise says it will resume Caribbean trips in summer

(LOOP JAMAICA) – Carnival Cruise Line announced Monday it will start cruising again, from Florida and Texas, beginning in August ...
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Attorney General Defends Barbados’ Position

( Pictured Above) Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Dale Marshall. (FP) Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, ...
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Appeal Launched To Assist B’dos & Eastern Caribbean

BY SHARON AUSTIN | MAY 6, 2020 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator ...
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Statement From CARICOM Chairman On Guyana’s Elections

Statement re: Guyana’s Elections by Mia Amor Mottley Q.C., M.P., Chairman of the Caribbean Community The Caribbean Community calls on ...
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Hurricane Season 2020 In A Covid-19 Environment

Government has plans to increase the number of hurricane shelters available to the public in order to maintain social distancing ...
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Barbados Covid-19 cases move to eighty two

A 55-year-old Barbadian male has tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the national count to 82. The latest case, an employee ...
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IMF Executive Board Approves US$ multi million Disbursements under the Rapid Credit Facility for OECS Countries

October 28, 2015Press Release No. 15/483October 28, 2015 Washington, DC – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) ...
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Jobs & Investment Council Set Up & Working by Sharon Austin | Apr 30, 2020

Former Prime Minister, Professor Owen Arthur, chairs the Industrial Transformation group of the Jobs and Investment Council, which is looking ...

Message In Recognition of May Day 2020

BY BGIS | MAY 1, 2020 | TOP STORIES Minister of Labour and Social Partnership Relations, Colin Jordan. (FP)As we ...
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New Acting CDEMA Executive Director Appointed

BY BGIS | MAY 2, 2020 | TOP STORIES Executive Director (Acting) of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), ...
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COVID-19 UPDATE:Barbados Records 7th COVID-19 Death

Wednesday Apr 29, 2020 - BARBADOS A seventh person died from COVID-19 in Barbados today. The deceased is a 78-year-old ...

Police retrieved body, car from Careenage

The police, with the help of divers and a crane, retrieved the body of a man inside a car submerged ...

BARBADOS: 2023 Independence Day Honours List

BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | NOV 30, 2023 Her Excellency The Most Honourable Dame Sandra Prunella Mason, Freedom of Barbados, ...