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Africa-CARICOM Day Celebrations Likely On September 7

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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Build Monuments As Lasting Reminders of Scars of Slavery

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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New Procedures For Arrivals At GAIA

Author: Fabian Belgrave Travellers arriving at the Grantley Adams International Airport should encounter less congestion due to new procedures being implemented there, namely the acceptance of a one-day Rapid Antigen test for entry, and the launch of version two of the online Embarkation/Disembarkation (ED) form. Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa Cummins, outlined

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Caribbean Countries Receive Funding For Vulnerability & Adaptation Assessments

Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa Cummins speaking during the Covid-19 press update. Author: Public Relations Caribbean countries are for the first time receiving significant funding and support from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) to prepare health Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessments (V&As), a key

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Reduction in Roaming Rates A Plus For Caribbean

Author: Julie Carrington The signing of the St. George’s Declaration Towards a Reduction of Intra-Caribbean Roaming Charges by Grenada’s Prime Minister, Keith Mitchell, and telecom providers, Cable and Wireless Communications and Digicel, has been described as “historic”. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley stated this today, while addressing the signing ceremony via Zoom for the roll

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Visiting Saudi Tourism Minister Impressed With Barbados

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley in discussion with Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Tourism and Chairman of the Saudi Fund for Development, Ahmed Aqeel Al-Khateeb, during an exit meeting at Ilaro Court yesterday. Author: Julie Carrington Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Tourism and Chairman of the Saudi Fund for Development, Ahmed Aqeel Al-Khateeb, has pledged to market

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European Union Assistance Vital To Region

Minister in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Ryan Straughn, greets Head of European Union (EU) Delegation to Barbados, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska, at the start of their recent meeting at Government Headquarters. (B. Hinds/BGIS) Author: Julie Carrington Minister in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Ryan Straughn, has emphasised the importance of maintaining

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