by Sharon Austin | Nov 16, 2020 | Top Stories
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley speaking to the audience as the contractor and his team work to remove the more than 200-year-old statue from National Heroes Square. (C. Pitt/BGIS) Hundreds of Barbadians braved the inclement weather today to be a part of history and...
by Paula Harper-Grant | Nov 12, 2020 | Top Stories
(Stock Photo) The public is asked to note a number of changes that will be in effect on Monday, November 16, in order to facilitate the removal of the statue of Lord Nelson from Heroes Square to Block A, The Garrison. Trafalgar Street and the section of Broad Street,...
by Government of Barbados | Oct 24, 2020 | Top Stories
The Lord Nelson Statue in Bridgetown. (Stock Photo) The statue of Lord Nelson, located in National Heroes Square, Bridgetown, will be removed from that location on November 16, 2020 — International Day of Tolerance, as designated by the United Nations 50 years ago....
by Government of Barbados | Aug 21, 2020 | Top Stories
The monument at Rock Hall, St. Thomas. (FP) The long-delayed Rock Hall Freedom Park in St. Thomas will be officially opened on Sunday afternoon to mark the end of the 2020 Season of Emancipation, however, the planned removal of the statue of Lord Nelson on that day...
by Paula Harper-Grant | Jul 24, 2020 | Top Stories
The Lord Nelson Statue in Bridgetown. (Stock Photo) Nelson is to be moved! Minister with responsibility for Culture, John King, made this announcement today, explaining that the Cabinet had agreed to the relocation of the statue of Vice Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson...