BY SHARON AUSTIN | DEC 7, 2022 President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel and his Suriname counterpart and CARICOM Chairman, Chandrikapersad Santokhi, at yesterday’s press conference following the Eighth CARICOM-Cuba Summit at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre. (T. Barker/BGIS) President of the Republic of Suriname and Chairman of CARICOM, Chandrikapersad Santokhi, described yesterday’s Eighth CARICOM-Cuba Summit […]
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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 JULIE CARRINGTON | NOV 30, 2022 President of Barbados The Most Honourable Dame Sandra Mason (second from left) and Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley (third from right) lead the cheers in celebration of Barbados’ 56th anniversary of independence at Kensington Oval, today. (C. Pitt/BGIS) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley used the occasion of the […]
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PICTURED ABOVE Rev Sir Wes Hall (second from left) presenting a copy of his book “Answering the Call” to Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley while being assisted by his bowling partner Sir Charles Griffith, during his book launch at Kensington Oval in Barbados. Sir Wesley Winfield Hall (born 12 September 1937) is a Barbadian former cricketer and politician. A tall, […]
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BY JOY-ANN GILL | NOV 21, 2022 | PAHO Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, praises Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley during the second National Humanitarian Awards Ceremony at Kensington Oval, yesterday while President of Barbados The Most Honourable Dame Sandra Mason, looks on. (Photo by David Crichlow – CARIBPIX.NET ) The leadership, vision, and determination of […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | NOV 21, 2022 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley addressing the second National Humanitarian Awards ceremony at Kensington Oval, yesterday. (Photo by David Crichlow – CARIBPIX.NET ) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley believes that the lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic may well have provided Barbados with the lessons to be used […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | NOV 22, 2022 Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism and International Transport, Francine Blackman, signing the contract for the MasterCard Tourism Insights Tool Platform while Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Jens Thraenhart, looks on. (C. Pitt/BGIS) A landmark occasion was made this morning when Barbados signed a […]
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Pictured Paul Cato and Chloe Collymore receiving their trophies as Parish Ambassadors for 2022 representing St. Lucy from Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment, Charles Griffith. The COVID- 19 restriction have been lifted and Barbadians are now able to enjoy some of the staple events integral to the entertainment calendar. The Spirit of the […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | NOV 18, 2022 Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Kerrie Symmonds and US Ambassador to Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean and OECS, Linda Taglialatela, in discussion during their meeting this morning. (S. Forde-Craigg/BGIS) Building on the current existing relationship and planning the way forward for a commonality of purpose in key […]
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