BY JOY-ANN GILL | MAR 29, 2023 Shirley Chisholm in 1972. (Thomas J. O’Halloran, U.S. News & World Reports. Light restoration by Adam Cuerden, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons) After almost five decades as Vauxhall Primary School, the education institution located at Vauxhall, Christ Church, is about to bear a new name. The school, which […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | MAR 27, 2023 | Inter-Amerian Development Bank’s Country Representative, Viviana Alva Hart, and Minister in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs and Investment, Ryan Straughn, in deep discussion during the recent Bonfire Procurement System vendor sensitisation session at LESC. (GP) Come Saturday, April 1, there will be a soft launch […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | MAR 22, 2023 Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office with responsibility for Culture, Senator Dr. Shantal Munro-Knight addressing the audience at “An Evening With The Poet Laureate Esther Phillips”. (B.Hinds/BGIS) Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office with responsibility for Culture, Senator Dr. Shantal Munro-Knight, is pleased with the “explosion” of culture […]
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BY JULIA RAWLINS-BENTHAM | MAR 21, 2023 | The Department of Emergency Management. (FP) The public is reminded that a national communications test will be conducted in Barbados on Thursday, March 23, as the Department of Emergency Management seeks to conduct a full assessment of the National Communications Systems, including radio station interrupts. This will […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | MAR 21, 2023 | Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley expressing her deep appreciation to Poet Laureate Esther Phillips, who presented her with a copy of the poem A Tribute to the Prime Minister, The Honourable Mia Amor Mottley. (B.Hinds/BGIS) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley was so moved by the deep philosophical writings by […]
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Burger King has stamped its mark on the Barbadian market. With ten years under their belt, they have made a conscious decision to recognize the contribution of their valued employees. On Sunday night, members of staff stepped away from their daily duties to enjoy the 10 th Anniversary Awards Ceremony and Dinner at the Sandals […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | MAR 16, 2023 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley greets International Olympic Committee President, Thomas Bach, during a recent courtesy call at Ilaro Court. (B. Hinds/BGIS) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley is making a case for a better deal for female sportspersons as it relates to the support given to women in […]
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BY SHARON AUSTIN | MAR 16, 2023 Energy matters on their minds: Minister of Energy and Business, Senator Lisa Cummins, with (from left) Permanent Secretary – Energy, Andrew Gittens; Ambassador of Finland to the Caribbean, Pertti Ikonen, and Finland’s Honorary Consul in Barbados, Algernon Leacock, after the courtesy call. (GP) Opportunities for Barbados and Finland to deepen their […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | MAR 15, 2023 The Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc.’s Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Jens Thraenhart (left) in discussion with Chairman and Founder of interCaribbean Airways, Lyndon Gardiner, at a reception at Hilton Barbados. (Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc.) With Barbados now having non-stop flights to St. Kitts via interCaribbean Airways, Barbadians are being […]
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PICTURED ABOVE The Minister of Health Senator Dr. The Most Honourable Jerome Walcott, aboard the large caterpillar turning the soil as his groundbreaking task. During the first week of November 2020 Government announced the construction of a new Geriatric Hospital to replace the existing plant at Beckles Road, St. Michael, which was built in the […]
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