BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | SEP 24, 2022 (BTMI) Tourism Week 2022 will be celebrated in Barbados from Sunday, September 25, to Saturday, October 1, under the theme “Rethinking Tourism”. Outlining plans for the Week, Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI), Chief Product Development Officer, Marsha Alleyne explained that since 1980, on September 27, the United Nations World Tourism […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | SEP 23, 2022 | CORONA VIRUS Effective today, Friday, September 23, the wearing of face masks as the best defence against COVID-19 is now optional, but with a few exceptions. Acting Prime Minister Santia Bradshaw in a post Cabinet press conference at Ilaro Court on Thursday evening, said the changes took […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | SEP 24, 2022 (FP) The Ministry of Tourism and International Transport has embarked on a venture to expand the number of businesses that supply the cruise industry with goods and services. This initiative saw tourism ministry officials meeting with the local business community, both large businesses and a number of small […]
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BY BGIS | SEP 23, 2022 Former Member of Parliament and Minister of Government, Dr. Denis Lowe. (GP) Former Member of Parliament and Minister of Government, Dr. Denis Stephenson Lowe, will be accorded an Official Funeral on Saturday, October 8, at the Coral Ridge Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, The Ridge, Christ Church. It will begin at […]
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BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | SEP 23, 2022 Barbados’Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator Dr. The Most Honourable Jerome Walcott (right), shakes hands with Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade of the Solomon Islands, Jeremiah Manele, following the signing of a Joint Communique at the Permanent Mission of the Solomon Islands to the […]
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BY BGIS | SEP 23, 2022 | Government has announced updated protocols in keeping with international trends concerning protection and control measures for COVID-19. These new directives came into effect today, Friday, September 23, 2022. The wearing of masks is now generally optional. However, mask wearing remains mandatory for: Persons in nursing homes, private hospitals, senior […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | SEP 21, 2022 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley ( second from right ) and IMF Mission Chief Bert van Selm engaging in discussions while other government officials and representatives from the IMF team listen in. (GP) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and the International Monetary Fund Mission Chief, Bert van Selm, […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | SEP 22, 2022 Minister of State in Foreign Trade and Business, Sandra Husbands, presents a gift to Turkey’s Ambassador to Barbados, Bengü Yiğitgüden, following their courtesy call yesterday. (S. Forde-Craigg/BGIS) Minister of State in Foreign Trade and Business, Sandra Husbands, met yesterday with the non-resident Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the […]
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BY JOY-ANN GILL | SEP 22, 2022 Several of the 2022 Barbados Scholarship and Exhibition Winners: (top row) – Maymuneh Elcock, Nathan Walker, Dana Forde and Nicholas Phillips; (second row) – Ayana Robinson, Kenya Franklin, Makenzaé Hinkson and Satera Yarde; and (third row) – Rashawn Griffith, Asha King, Destini Cummings and Tori A. A. Gaskin. (GP) Twelve students have been awarded […]
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BY FABIAN BELGRAVE | SEP 19, 2022 A sparring match between 24-year-old Tiffany Delice and 12-year-old Malachi Estwick at the launch of f the “Ohana Gloves Over Guns” project, at the Belfield Sports Complex, recently. (F. Belgrave/BGIS) The Barbados Boxing Association (BBA) is committed to keeping young men and women engaged in positive activities. This was expressed by […]
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