by Joy-Ann Gill | Mar 14, 2017 | Ministry News
The Ministry of Education is again anticipating keen competition among this year’s entrants of the finals of the Schools’ Music Festival. Members of the public are invited to attend the event which is slated for Sunday, March 19, at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford...
by Sharon Austin | Mar 14, 2017 | Ministry News
Government has created a new Android application (app) to allow its users to stay informed of the changes in telephone numbers arising from the Wide Area Network (WAN). The free Government to Citizen App may be found by visiting the Google Play store and searching for...
by Deirdre Gittens | Mar 14, 2017 | Ministry News
The Technology Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired programme, within the National Disabilities Unit, will host a Community Outreach Day this Thursday, March 16. The event, which observes the Month of the Disabled, will be held in the Eye Clinic of the Queen...
by Joy-Ann Gill | Mar 13, 2017 | Ministry News
The Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation has advised that the Blackman and Gollop Primary School at Staple Grove, Christ Church, and the Thelma Berry Nursery School at St. David’s, Christ Church, will be closed tomorrow Tuesday, March 14. This is...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Mar 13, 2017 | Ministry News
The decision on whether or not to issue a tsunami warning for Barbados rests solely with the Barbados Meteorological Service (MET Office). This point was underscored by Senior Meteorologist of the Barbados MET Office, Clairmont Williams, during a recent press...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Mar 13, 2017 | Ministry News
Barbados is working on developing a Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) to share messages with the population and emergency response teams during a hazard. This was disclosed by Director of the Department of Emergency Management, Kerry Hinds, as she addressed a press...