BY JULIE CARRINGTON | OCT 3, 2022 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and other government officials in discussion with Chinese Ambassador, Yan Xiusheng, on the way forward for the National Stadium during a recent meeting at Ilaro Court. (C. Pitt/BGIS) The People’s Republic of China is still very committed to working with the Government of […]
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Not even showers could stop the thousands of people who took part in the CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank Walk for the Cure from enjoying themselves. In fact, it could be argued that the heavy rainfall only added to the event. Just after 4 p.m. the walk started following a short opening and ribbon- cutting ceremony. […]
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Deputy Prime Minister Santia Bradshaw (left); Minister with responsibility for Culture, Dr Shantal Munro-Knight, and MP for The City, Corey Lane unveiling the plaque The renaming of the Fairchild Street Bus terminal in honour of late Spiritual Baptist leader Granville Williams, is an attempt by the Government “to redress some of the imbalances in the […]
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The celebration culminated with a touching surprise, when the Venezuelan Chargé D’Affaires, Martha Ortega Peraza and the laureate Barbadian plastic arts artist, David “Guru” McClean presented a tribute from the people of Venezuela to the people of Barbados, in the person of its most important singer-songwriter Mighty Gabby, consisting of an artistic piece made by […]
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BY JULIA RAWLINS-BENTHAM | OCT 1, 2022 Minister of Home Affairs, Wilfred Abrahams, presenting fire officers with their medals during a ceremony at the Arch Hall Fire Station on Friday. (C. Pitt/BGIS) The selfless sacrifice of the men and women of the Barbados Fire Service (BFS), while experiencing several setbacks, has not gone unnoticed by […]
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BY JULIA RAWLINS-BENTHAM | OCT 1, 2022 Minister of Home Affairs and Information, Wilfred Abrahams,pinning the Services Medal of Honour on Fire Officer Vera Wilkinson, at her home in Bourne’s Land, St. George, while Chief Fire Office Errol Maynard looks on. (C. Pitt/BGIS) Fire Officer Vera Wilkinson’s dedication to the Barbados Fire Service (BFS) has […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | SEP 30, 2022 PAHO/WHO’s new Representative, Amalia Del Riego Abreu, presents her credentials to Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Dr. The Most Honourable Jerome Walcott, at the Ministry’s headquarters, Culloden Road, St. Michael, recently. (S. Forde-Craigg/BGIS) The “valuable, intimate and very involved” partnership between Barbados and the Pan […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | SEP 30, 2022 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley speaking during a recent press conference to announce that Barbados and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached an agreement for a new Extended Fund Facility. To her left is IMF Mission Chief, Bert van Selm. (C. Pitt/BGIS) Barbados and the International Monetary […]
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The Ministry of Youth, Sports & Community Empowerment through the Division of Youth Affairs presented a NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE Celebrating National Youth Week 2022 at the Garfield Sobers Auditorium on the 25th September. In attendance were Her Excellency, The Most Honorable Dame Sandra Mason President of the Republic of Barbados, The Honorable CharlesGriffith Minister of […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | SEP 28, 2022 Archbishop Granville Williams blessing the last cane. (Photo: Barbados Today)The heavily trafficked Fairchild Street Terminal will soon bear the name of the patriarch and founder of the Spiritual Baptist Faith in Barbados – Archbishop the late Granville Williams. A ceremony to rename the terminal will be held on […]
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