BY BGIS | JUL 29, 2022 Retired Chief Information Officer, Sharon Lynch poses with her mentor and counterpart Anthony Cave, during her retirement function on April 30. (T. Barker/BGIS) Sharon Rosemary Lynch, the Barbados Government Information Service’s (BGIS) eighth Chief Information Officer (CIO) and third female in that position, has said farewell to the department after […]
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Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley looks at a portrait of Clement Payne, as she is flanked by dancers of the Errol Barrow Centre of Creative Imagination. She had earlier addressed the large gathering at Golden Square Freedom Park as the National Cultural Foundation staged its production Riots to Republic. It is now 85 years since […]
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The National Botanical Gardens came alive with the sweet, sweet sounds of steel pan today Sunday, July 24. It was non-stop musical action with fun for the whole family, from 2 p.m. as the National Cultural Foundation’s (NCF) first-ever Republic Bank Pandemonium event. This event was the marquee steel pan event for the Crop Over season and was one fans won’t […]
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BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | JUL 25, 2022 Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs, Kirk Humphrey, speaking to the media following the 10th anniversary celebrations of Jabez House on Sunday. (GP) The Ministry of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs is gearing up to actively fulfil a pledge made to support a unique and crucial […]
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BY JOY-ANN GILL | JUL 24, 2022 Legal Officer with the Student Revolving Loan Fund (SRLF) and chairperson for the SRLF’s Committee for Change, Mya Daniel, celebrating her team which was responsible for planning and organising the SRLF’s 45th Anniversary Awards Dinner at Mahogany Ridge, St. James. (Photo: T. Barker/BGIS) A funding institution, established 45 years ago, has been lauded for continually […]
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BY JOY-ANN GILL | JUL 24, 2022 Administrative Manager with the Student Revolving Loan Fund (SRLF), Ambrose Johnson receiving his Leadership/Management Award from Minister of Education, Technological and Vocational Training, Kay McConney (right) for his “Dedication and Commitment to Leading the SRLF To New Levels of Success”. Also pictured is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry and Chairman of the […]
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Barbadian Sada Williams has taken the Bronze medal in the finals of the 400m at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon, and set a new national record. Williams, who ran in lane 7, came third with a time of 49.75. Taking the Gold was the Bahamas’ Shaunae Miller-Uibo with a time of 49.11, and the […]
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─ investment will advance the hotel’s regional horizon, says President The sod has been turned for the construction of the 152-room AC Marriott Hotel at Ogle, East Coast Demerara. His Excellency, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Onidge Walrond and Guyana Office for Investment (Go-Invest) CEO, Dr. Peter Ramsaroop participating in […]
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Date: July 20 2022Subject: Positions drawn for Courtesy Garage Pic O De Crop finalsFinalists in the Courtesy Garage Pic O De Crop Finals pulled for positions today,Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Rudifus will start the competition will De Announcer will end it. There was one switch between Colin Spencer, who originally drew number 18, and De […]
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BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | JUL 20, 2022 Deputy Minister for Investor Outreach in Saudi Arabia, Badr Al Badr, presenting Senior Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, Dr. William Duguid,with a gift from his homeland after a discussion on investment opportunities in Barbados. (GP) A Barbados delegation led by Senior Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, […]
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