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Minister Cummins Tours Inaugural Energy Camp
Minister of Energy and Business, Senator Lisa Cummins, speaking to camper Max Gill as he designs a solar car. (J. Bishop/BGIS) Energy matters took centre stage this week when approximately 75 children were exposed to the inaugural one-week Energy Science Camp. The...
Nominations Open For National Independence Honours 2024
(Stock Photos) Barbadians are invited to submit nominations for the 2024 National Independence Honours to the National Honours and Decorations Advisory Council. Nominees should be outstanding in sport, science, the arts, culture and civic or other areas, or have...
Ministerial Statement on Establishing Minimum Rates of Pay and Conditions of Work in the Accommodation Sector
Minister of Labour, Social Security and Third Sector, Colin Jordan. (GP) Ministerial Statement by Minister of Labour, Social Security and the Third Sector, Colin E. Jordan, on establishing minimum rates of pay and conditions of work in the accommodation sector. Mr....
Update National Stadium Redevelopment Project
(Stock Image) Statement From The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment on the National Stadium Redevelopment Project Following a recent Nation newspaper article and subsequent queries, the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment wishes to...
Barbados To Host CARIFTA Triathlon & Aquathlon Championships
(Stock Photo) Barbados is ready to host the CARIFTA Triathlon & Aquathlon Championships this weekend on the Mighty Grynner Highway in Bridgetown. The 6th edition of the Championships will take place from August 16-18. A 35-member team will represent Barbados...
Launch Of New Space For Barbados Youth Development Council (BYDC) And CARICOM Youth Ambassadors
Minister of Youth, Sports, and Community Empowerment, Charles Griffith, cuts the ribbon of the new dedicated space for the Barbados Youth Development Council and the CARICOM Youth Ambassadors. (F. Belgrave/BGIS) Barbados Youth Development Council (BYDC) and the...
Ministry News
Registration On For BCC Foreign Language Courses In September
The Barbados Language Centre at the BCC will be offering its General Conversation courses in Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Italian, Spanish and Japanese, in the coming academic year. (Stock Photo) Barbadians and others seeking to learn a new language to enhance...
BCC Accepting Copies Of Qualifications Next Week
The Barbados Community College. (FP) Applicants to the Barbados Community College (BCC) are advised that they should take copies of their qualifications to the Student Affairs Office at the College at “Eyrie”, Howell’s Cross Road, St. Michael, on any of the following...
Fogging In Some St. Philip And Christ Church Districts Next Week
Fogging takes place from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. daily. (Stock Photo) The Vector Control Unit will turn its attention to St. Philip and Christ Church, when it carries out its mosquito control exercise from Monday, August 19 to Friday, August 23. The Unit will visit...
Social Service Providers Encouraged To Submit Information To MPEA
The MPEA is currently in the process of updating its Directory of Social Services for 2024. (Stock photo) Social service providers in Barbados are being encouraged to submit their information to the Ministry of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs (MPEA). The MPEA is...
Statement On Mpox From The Vice-Chancellor Of The University Of The West Indies(The UWI), Professor Sir Hilary Beckles
The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus. (Photo: UWI) The University of the West Indies (The UWI) has noted the declaration by the World Health Organization (WHO) on August 14, 2024 of mpox as a Health Emergency of International Concern (HEIC). As the...
Antenatal, Gynecology And Colposcopy Clinics Return To QEH
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital. (Photo: QEH) The Antenatal, Gynaecology and Colposcopy Clinics will be resuming operations at the original location within The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH), on Monday, August 19, 2024. The move from the QEH Annex, at 6th Avenue...
JetBlue Expands Service To Barbados From Boston
(FP) TheUS-based carrier JetBlue is expanding its capacity to Barbados from its Boston focus city for the forthcoming winter season. The carrier has announced its intention to offer three weekly flights on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays during the...
Tips To Protect Bees From Fogging
While fogging can help to control the mosquito population and reduce illnesses caused by the Aedes Aegypti mosquito such as dengue fever and Zika, it can also be dangerous to bees. (Stock Photo) Bees’ lives matter to the environment and food security. That’s why the...
Applications Open For OAS/IACD Online Workshop
Individuals who are young professionals, graduate students, or undergraduate students who have completed at least two years of their undergraduate studies are invited to sign up for the online workshop on How to Apply to the OAS Internship Program. (Stock photo) The...
Vision 2020: We Gatherin'
Consultation On Relocating Lord Nelson Statue
https://www.facebook.com/pgbryan/videos/10157801099954790/UzpfSTEwMjM2NDI3OTgzMTEyMzozMTk3NTQ0Nzc2OTc5NzA5/ We Gathering 2020: Online Edition. Government is not going to definitively state a position on relocating the Lord Nelson Statue without appropriate...
Effort To Make Barbadians Financially Literate
Minister of Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Commerce, Dwight Sutherland, addressing the We Gatherin’ initiative Straight Talk held by the Ministry of Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Commerce, yesterday. (S.Medford/BGIS) Government will be placing emphasis on...
Government Continues To Focus On Entrepreneurship
Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs Cynthia Forde speaking at We Gatherin’ initiative Straight Talk at the Lester Vaughan School, Cane Garden, St. Thomas, Monday night. (S.Medford/BGIS) Entrepreneurship is part of the culture of Barbados and as such...
Prime Minister ‘Blown Away’ By We Gatherin’ Response
Prime Minister, Mia Amor Mottley joined by family of the late Sir Kenmore Husbands to unveil the sign renaming the Speightstown By-Pass Road to the K.N.R Husbands Highway last Friday. (C.Pitt/BGIS) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley is very impressed with the response of...
Straight Talk Session On Entrepreneurship
(Stock Photo) Small business owners and entrepreneurs of St. Thomas will be the target of the next Straight Talk to be hosted by the Ministry of Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Commerce as part of that parish’s We Gatherin’ programme. Under the theme: Open For...
‘Moonlight Pun Stick’ For International Women’s Day
(Stock Photo) The Bureau of Gender Affairs has joined forces with the St. Thomas We Gatherin’ Committee to host Moonlight Pun Stick on Sunday, March 8. The evening of drama, dance, songs, spoken word and stories of life in the St. Thomas community takes place at the...
Notices
Call For Accused To Attend Court No.3
There is an urgent call for the following accused persons to attend the No. 3 Supreme Court, Supreme Court Complex, Whitepark Road, St. Michael, tomorrow, Thursday, August 13, at 9:30 a.m. They are: Rasheed Gittens, Belleview Gap, Waterford, St. Michael; John...
Notice For Saturday Court
Members of the public are advised that the District “A” Magistrates’ Court, which sits at Coleridge Street, The City, will sit at the St. Matthias Complex, tomorrow, Saturday, May 30. Any inconvenience this may cause is regretted. Supreme Court
Jurors Urged To Return To Court Tomorrow
All jurors assigned to Supreme Court No. 2 are instructed to report for jury duty tomorrow, Thursday, March 26, at 9:00 a.m. Supreme Court
Jurors Called For Supreme Court No. 2
Jurors assigned to Supreme Court No. 2 in the case the Queen versus Seth Straker are asked to report to the Supreme Court Complex, Whitepark Road, St. Michael, on Wednesday, March 25. Supreme Court
Notice To Jurors
Jurors assigned to Court 5A are instructed to report for jury duty on Tuesday, March 24. Supreme Court
Summons To Jurors
Persons who are on jury duty for the period March 9, to April 30, are summoned to appear at the Supreme Court Complex, Whitepark Road, St. Michael, this Friday, March 6, at 2:00 p.m., and not 9:00 a.m. as previously stated on the summons.
Upcoming Events
Ministers' Diary
Ministers’ Diary
Saturday, August 17 @ 4:00 p.m. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley will deliver the feature address at the Barbados Defence Force’s 45th Anniversary Parade and Sunset Ceremony at St. Ann’s Fort, The Garrison, St. Michael. Saturday, August 17 @ 6:15 p.m. Prime Minister...