by Paula Harper-Grant | May 19, 2020 | Top Stories
(Stock Photo) Seventy Barbadian youth, aged 7 to 11, started their journey to becoming bilingual yesterday. This was facilitated through a new initiative of the National Library Service, in partnership with the Embassy of Argentina, called Online Conversational...
by bgis | Apr 1, 2020 | Top Stories
(Stock Photo) Tribute to the Late Mr. Venice “Pappy” Richards, Horse Racing Legend, by Minister of Creative Economy, Culture and Sports, John King. On behalf of the Government and people of Barbados, I express our deepest condolences to the family of one of the...
by Paula Harper-Grant | Mar 6, 2020 | Top Stories
Minister of Creative Economy, Culture and Sports, John King, presents Julie Craig with a plaque to commemorate the couple’s 45th visit to Barbados while her husband, Simon Craig and Adrian Donovan of the National Sports Council, look on. (P.Harper-Grant/BGIS)...
by Paula Harper-Grant | Feb 26, 2020 | Top Stories
The late William “Smokey” Burke. (Photo compliments the Barbados Advocate) Minister of Creative Economy, Culture and Sports, John King, joined hundreds of Barbadians sent in to mourning at the news of the passing of local entertainer, William “Smokey” Burke. Mr....
by Sharon Austin | Jan 28, 2020 | Top Stories, Vision 2020: We Gatherin
Minister of Culture, John King, (right) has given ‘thumbs up’ to the We Gatherin’ activities which began this month in St. Lucy. He is pictured with Labour Minister, Colin Jordan, the Member of Parliament for St. Peter, the next parish to host...
