BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | SEP 15, 2022 Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Dr. The Most Honourable Jerome Walcott, poses for a photograph with Ambassador of Romania to Barbados, Theodora-Magdalena Mircea, following their courtesy call. (D. Carter/MFAFT) Talks on enhancing a 45-year-old bilateral relationship were held when Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign […]
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Canadian Mounties will lead Queen Elizabeth II to her final resting place Gordon Rayner, Victoria Ward – 4h agoReact2 Comments|22 FIRST APPEARED IN The Telegraph … 15 September 2022 It was often said that Queen Elizabeth II’s proudest achievement was the expansion of the Commonwealth, the “family of nations” which she spent her entire reign building up […]
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September 14, 2022 Notwithstanding the debilitating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide, Guyana continues to see massive infrastructural expansion in all regions. The government had implemented several key projects for the transformative infrastructure required for the nation’s industrial development, specifically to ease hindrances during travelling. Public Works Minister, Bishop Juan Edghill, said the PPP/C Government […]
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BY JOY-ANN GILL | SEP 14, 2022 Minister of Labour, Colin Jordan (right), speaking to labour law specialists at the ILO, Professor Arellano Ortiz and Valerie Van Goethem, after the opening session of of the workshop on Access to Labour Justice: Evaluation and Strengthening of the Employment Rights Tribunal, yesterday. (C. Pitt/BGIS) Barbados has ratified the […]
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BY JULIA RAWLINS-BENTHAM | SEP 12, 2022 A clarion call has been issued for residents across Barbados to stop illegal dumping and the heavy use of pesticides in fields across the island. Minister of the Environment and National Beautification, Adrian Forde, made the appeal as he drew linkages between the influx of sargassum seaweed on […]
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BY FABIAN BELGRAVE | SEP 13, 2022 Minister of Youth, Sports, and Community Empowerment, Charles Griffith, poses for a photograph with the first cohort of the “Sewing for Success” programme. From left to right is Dionne Boyce, Natalia Brewster and Rieah Holder. (GP) Minister of Youth, Sports, and Community Empowerment, Charles Griffith, this weekend presented the first […]
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PICTURED ABOVE Tourists along the Kara Kara Creek AUGUST 24, 2021 The gradual reopening of the local tourism industry, has resulted in several businesses making strides in providing local and international visitors – though not on a large scale- with outdoor tourism experiences, while adhering to the Covid guidelines. The Tourism Industry has been hit […]
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September 13, 2022 His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali today proclaimed that Monday, September 19, would be a national day of mourning in sympathy and solidarity with the Royal Family and the people of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth nations, over the passing of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. On Monday, the long-serving British Monarch would […]
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BY SHARON AUSTIN | SEP 12, 2022 Business on their minds: Minister of State in Foreign Trade and Business, Sandra Husbands (right), chatting with CEO of the Barbados Small Business Association, Dr. Lynette Holder, and Director of the Centre for Hybrid Studies, Dr. Deryck Murray, after the opening of the Creating Innovative Thinkers in Business four-day workshop, […]
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Home construction for fifteen (15) informal settlers at Annandale North, East Coast Demerara is expected to begin in the coming weeks. This announcement was made by Minister of Housing and Water, Hon. Collin D Croal during a community meeting at the Annandale Primary School on Monday. Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Hon. Nigel […]
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