by Sharon Austin | Jul 14, 2020 | Corona Virus, Top Stories
(Stock Photo) Government’s Adopt a Family Programme has already paid out approximately $4.2 million to 2,859 families. Permanent Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office, Alies Jordan, said about $2.1 million had been received from 546 donations, including from...
by BGIS | Jun 12, 2020 | Corona Virus, Top Stories
https://www.facebook.com/gisbarbados/videos/1807327579407306/ Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley’s address to the nation (June 11, 2020). (PMO) Government will sit down with the wider Social Partnership next Monday, June 15, to discuss the sensitive issue of border...
by André Skeete | May 22, 2020 | Top Stories
(Stock Photo) The public is advised that no one has been authorized to go door to door collecting money for Government’s Adopt Our Families Programme. Permanent Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office, Alies Jordan, issued this reminder today, following reports from...
by Sharon Austin | May 7, 2020 | Top Stories
(Stock Photo) A total of 1,694 vulnerable families have each received $600 under Government’s Adopt A Family Programme. This disclosure has come from Permanent Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office, Alies Jordan, who said $1,016,400 had been disbursed to date. She...
by Sharon Austin | Apr 28, 2020 | Corona Virus, Top Stories
(Stock Photo) As the May 3rd curfew deadline approaches and restrictions are reviewed, COVID-19 Czar Richard Carter is advising Government to “ensure Barbadians can breathe” but, in the process, “do not compromise the health care system and public health gains” the...