BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | NOV 30, 2022 Her Excellency, The Most Honourable, Dame Sandra Mason, President of Barbados, is seen having a chat with Mr. Ralph ” Bizzy ” Samuel Decoursey Williams who is taking delight, after he was bestowed with the FREEDOM OF BARBADOS HONOUR for his outstanding contribution as an entrepreneur and […]
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by Public Relations | Nov 7, 2024 Executive Director of the RSS, Rear Admiral Errington Shurland (left), and Ambassador of the United States to Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean, and the OECS, Roger Nyhus, signed an amended Letter of Agreement ushering in an additional USD $2.6 million in support of efforts to enhance security in RSS […]
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By Government of Barbados 6, 2024 (Stock Photo) It was truly a sad moment when I learnt yesterday of the passing of a loyal and devoted member of the Barbados Labour Party family, and a retired hard-working servant of the people of Barbados, Charles Lindsey Bolden. Lindsey was by all measure, small in physical stature, […]
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Legal luminary, former Opposition Leader and BLP stalwart Sir Henry de Boulay Forde was laid to rest today following an official funeral. After a procession which covered parts of his beloved Christ Church West, family, friends, statesmen, and politicians gathered to pay tribute to a man described as selfless at the Christ Church Parish Church. […]
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Viewing of the body took place at St. Matthias Anglican Church, Christ Church, today Thursday, October 31, from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. PHOTOS CAN BE VIEWED HERE…… https://youtu.be/f8TKcVG3zpY ————————————————————————— The official funeral for former Attorney General and Minister of External Affairs, Sir Henry de Boulay Forde K.A., SC., will be held on Friday, November 1, […]
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by Julie Carrington Oct 24, 2024 Former Attorney-General and Minister of External Affairs, Sir Henry de Boulay Forde S.C., M.P. (BGIS Library) The official funeral for former Attorney General and Minister of External Affairs, Sir Henry de Boulay Forde K.A., SC., will be held on Friday, November 1, 2024, at Christ Church Parish Church, Church […]
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by Sheena Forde-Craigg – Oct 14, 2024 Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Ian Gooding-Edghill (left) and President of the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority, Mohamed Faleh Alhajri, shake hands following the signing of an air services agreement between Barbados and Qatar, recently. (A. Hefti/GP) An Air Services Agreement (ASA) between Barbados and the State of […]
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by Sharon Austin — Oct 9, 2024 Attorney General Dale Marshall greets President of INTERPOL, Major General Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi, at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, today. (J. Bishop/BGIS) Attorney General Dale Marshall is encouraging members of the public to continue to support the island’s crime-fighting efforts. Mr. Marshall made the comments today on the […]
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Cuban and CARICOM officials lay wreaths in memory of the passengers who lost their lives in the bombing of Cubana de Aviacíon Flight 455, during a commemoration ceremony for the 48th anniversary of the Bombing of Cuban Airlines Flight 455 and the second CARICOM-Cuba Day against Terrorism at the the Cubana Monument, Paynes Bay, St […]
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Lieutenant Colonel Carlos Lovell has been installed as the Barbados Defence Force’s new Chief of Staff.During a well attended Change of Command Parade and Sunset Ceremony this Evening ( 18th September 2024 ) at the Barbados Defense Force Headquarters. In the presence of President Dame Sandra Mason, Prime Minister Mia Mottley, and other members of […]
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