BY MELISSA ROLLOCK | JAN 19, 2023 (Stock Photo) The National Task Force on Wellness invites members of the public to join them on its wellness hike on Sunday, January 22, starting at the Gall Hill Playing Field, St John, at 6:00 a.m. The hike, which is free, should be no more than 10 kilometres and will pass […]
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January 19, 2023 – Commits to fixing infrastructure, drainage and irrigation issues President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali told residents of Ruby Village, East Bank Essequibo that government is aiming to position Guyana as a main hub for food supply to the entire Caribbean region, and Ruby Backland can play a crucial role in this regard. The […]
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BY BGIS | JAN 19, 2023 Banstan Manor, The Garrison, St. Michael – ( Photo by David Crichlow – CARIBPIX IMAGES ) The public is advised that the Barbados Government Information Service (BGIS) and the Division of Information, of the Ministry of Home Affairs and Information, will be relocated to the Banstan Manor, The Garrison, St. Michael, […]
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January 18,2023 ─ says plans in pipeline to address squatting along Soesdyke-Linden Highway President, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali has announced that his government will begin constructing the first 100 houses for Silica City in the vicinity of the Soesdyke-Linden Highway this year. “We’re starting the construction of the first 100 homes in this planning area,” […]
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BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | JAN 18, 2023 Caribbean Export’s trade expert and attorney-at-law, Sonja Allyson Francis, speaking at the NCF’s recent Accelerate to Export Symposium. (NCF) Navigating the rules of engagement when trading with other countries was the focus of the National Cultural Foundation’s (NCF) most recent Accelerate to Export Symposium. Staged in association with Export Barbados and […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | JAN 18, 2023 Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Kerrie Symmonds and Germany’s Ambassador to Barbados, Ute König, pose for a photograph following their courtesy call at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, today. (S. Forde-Craigg/BGIS) Climate change and security matters were the main issues discussed today during […]
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BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | JAN 18, 2023 Ambassador Ian Walcott (left) presents credentials to Guatemala’s President Alejandro Giammattei. (Government of Barbados) Ambassador Ian Walcott, who is resident in Panama, presented his credentials on Monday, January 9, 2023, to the President of the Republic of Guatemala, Alejandro Giammattei, accrediting him as Barbados’ non-resident Ambassador to […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | JAN 17, 2023 From left to right – Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Kerrie Symmonds; Honorary Consul of Spain to Barbados, K. A. Connie Smith; Minister of State in Foreign Trade and Business, Sandra Husbands; and Spain’s Ambassador to Barbados, Fernando Nogales Álvarez, pose for a photograph following their meeting […]
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BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | JAN 17, 2023 The Grantley Adams International Airport. (T. Barker/BGIS) When recently questioned at a press briefing about GAIA’s ability to manage heavy passenger traffic, Chief Executive Officer of the Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) Inc., Hadley Bourne, reported that the organisation had utilised the slower period caused by the GOVID-19 […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG – JAN 16, 2023 Barbados’ 2022/23 Winter season is being described as “trending upward positively”. Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Ian Gooding-Edghill, made the observation last Saturday, during a press briefing at the Ministry, One Barbados Place, Warrens, St. Michael. Stressing that the sector was still recovering from the effects of […]
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