BY BGIS | JUN 15, 2023 Delegates at the Ministerial Conference on Non-communicable Diseases and Mental Health, at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, Barbados. (C. Pitt/BGIS) Click here to download the 2023 Bridgetown Declaration on NCDs & Mental Health. VIDEO Highlights of Day 1 of the SIDS Ministerial Conference on Non-communicable Diseases and Mental Health. (BGIS) Minister […]
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BY NYA PHILLIPS | JUN 15, 2023 | From left to right – Member of Parliament for St. Lucy, Peter Phillips; Minister of Energy and Business, Senator Lisa Cummins; Director of Operations at the Barbados Light and Power Company (BLPC), Johann Greaves; and BLPC Managing Director, Roger Blackman, pose with plaque commemorating the official opening of […]
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Date: June 14, 2023Subject: Visually-impaired singer among 25 Semifinalists For the first time in the history of the competition, a visually-impaired singer is among the 25 semifinalists in the Scotiabank Junior Monarch competition. Rashad “King Shad” Applewhaite, who was accompanied by his mum Rashida, drew number 7 in the soca category of the competition. The […]
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PM Mia Amor Mottley addresses the SIDS Ministerial Conference opening ceremony. (PICTURED ABOVE) PHOTO CREDIT Barbados Government Information Service Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, has called the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health conditions in small island developing states (SIDS) a “crisis” that requires immediate attention. Dr. […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | JUN 13, 2023 From left to right– Ambassador Luke Daunivalu of Fiji; WHO Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus; and Ambassador Matthew Wilson of Barbados, during the official presentation of the draft declaration on SIDS, NCDs and Mental Health. (GP) The draft text of the small island developing states (SIDS) Non-communicable […]
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BY FABIAN BELGRAVE | JUN 13, 2023 Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Sports, Charlie Browne (right), presenting Chairman of the COP 8 Bureau, Macos Diaz, with a token of appreciation at the Sixth Formal Meeting of the Bureau of the 8th Conference of Parties (COP 8) to the International Convention Against Doping in Sport. […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | JUN 13, 2023 Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Kerrie Symmonds, receives a gift from the new Director of PAHO, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa Da Silva Jr., during their meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, yesterday. (S. Forde-Craigg/BGIS) Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Kerrie Symmonds, […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | JUN 13, 2023 Stakeholders in the tourism industry, mainly accommodation providers and security personnel, today participated in a Safety and Security Sensitivity Workshop, which was hosted by the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI), in collaboration with The Barbados Police Service (BPS). Giving the background to the workshop, BTMI’s Chief Product Development Manager, Marsha […]
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BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | JUN 12, 2023 Barbados’ Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, Gabriel Abed, presents his Letters of Credence to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Kuwait, Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, during a recent ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kuwait City. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) Barbados […]
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BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | JUN 10, 2023 | EVR, The EVR Centre at the Garfield Sobers Sports Complex. (MTWW) The Electronic Vehicle Registration (EVR) Centre at the Garfield Sobers Sports Complex, Wildey, St. Michael, has reopened. It was recently closed due to a technical challenge on site, which has now been rectified. The opening […]
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