by Joy-Ann Gill | Jul 9, 2024 | Top Stories
Disabilities Advocate and Chairman of the National Advisory Committee on Disabilities, Edmund Hinkson. (FP) Barbados’ progress towards enhancing the lives of persons with disabilities (PWDs) was highlighted recently by three of the island’s advocates, who attended the...
by BGIS | Sep 26, 2023 | Top Stories
The Supreme Court of Barbados. (FP) There will be a Special Sitting of the Supreme Court of Barbados on Friday, September 29, at 10:00 a.m., to admit to the Inner Bar 12 attorneys-at-law, who have been appointed as Senior Counsels. They are The Hon....
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Feb 22, 2023 | Top Stories
Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs, Kirk Humphrey. (FP) Key stakeholders shared their views on the draft 2023-2030 National Policy for Improving the Lives of Persons with Disabilities in Barbados during a major consultation, recently. And, over the next...
by BGIS | Nov 24, 2022 | Top Stories
Barbados’ Representative at the 61st Organisation of African Caribbean and Pacific (OACPS) Parliamentary Assembly and the 42nd ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, Edmund Hinkson. (FP) Barbados has once again called on the European Union (EU) to put a halt to...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Nov 22, 2022 | Top Stories
Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs, Kirk Humphrey. (FP) Issues related to health, education, transportation, and access to welfare are among a suite of matters expected to be considered in legislation to Improve the Lives of Persons with Disabilities...