From left to right: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food and Nutritional Security, Terry Bascombe; Barbados’ Minister of Agriculture and Food and Nutritional Security, Indar Weir; Guyana’s Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha; and Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, in discussion during their site visit to Lears, St. Michael on Saturday. (T. Barker/BGIS) […]
Guyana’s Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha making a point during Saturday’s meeting while Barbados’ Minister of Agriculture and Food and Nutritional Security, Indar Weir, looks on. (T. Barker/BGIS) Author: BGIS Barbados and Guyana continue to strengthen their relationship by working to secure greater access to food supplies through boosting this island’s agriculture sector and by
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Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley speaking about the benefits of the Green Bank while Special Advisor on Economics Professor Avinash Persaud, and GCF’s Director of the Private Sector Facility, Kavita Sinha and Investment Officer, Tom Bishop, listen attentively. Author: Julie Carrington Significant progress was made during discussions between the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the Government of
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YLAI 2022 Fellows Bevon Charles (Grenada) and Kerrie-Anne Brathwaite (Barbados) chatting with Minister of State in Foreign Trade and Business Development, Sandra Husbands as Fellow, Renee Edwards-Ambrose (Antigua and Barbuda), looks on. (Photo credit: US Embassy in Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean, and the OECS) Author: Sharon Austin Government has embarked on a number of initiatives
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and China’s Ambassador Yan Xiusheng sign a framework agreement paving the way for a concessional loan from the EXIM Bank of China to fund road rehabilitation of 224 kilometers (56 roads) of roads in the Scotland District valued at $230 million Barbados dollars. [Photo credit: PMO Barbados] Good morning, everyone.
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Attorney General Dale Marshall chatting with UNDP Deputy Resident Representative, Ugo Blanco and United States Ambassador to Barbados, Linda Taglialatela, during the launch of a Human Trafficking Sensitisation Campaign, today. (C. Pitt/BGIS) Author: Sharon Austin/BGIS A review of the Trafficking in Persons Prevention Act will be undertaken this year. Attorney General Dale Marshall made this
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Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment, Charles Griffith and the United Nations Population Fund’s Caribbean Director, Alison Drayton, pose for a photograph following their meeting yesterday. (F. Belgrave/BGIS) Author: Fabian Belgrave The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment is willing to work closely with the United Nations Population Fund (UNPFA) to help provide the necessary
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Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley thanking Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo and the people of Ghana for the provision of 95 nurses in July 2020. She was speaking during the country’s 65th Anniversary of Independence celebrations at the Cape Coast Stadium on Sunday. (Photo credit: PMO Barbados) Author: Julie Carrington Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley addressing Ghana’s 65th Independence Anniversary celebrations at the Cape Coast Stadium on Sunday. (Photo credit: PMO Barbados) Author: Julie Carrington/BGIS Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has suggested that Africa-CARICOM Day should be celebrated on September 7, in recognition of the first-ever Africa-Caribbean Summit aimed at forging stronger social and economic
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Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo and other government officials watch Ghana’s 65th Anniversary of Independence celebrations at the Cape Coast Stadium on Sunday. (Photo credit: PMO Barbados) Author: Julie Carrington Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley wants to see the erection of monuments as a lasting reminder of the effects of the
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