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Barbados Has New 24-Hour Mental Health Hotline
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Wayne Marshall (left) chatting with PAHO/WHO Representative, Barbados and Eastern Caribbean, Dr. Amalia Del Riego; Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Davidson Ishmael; and Senior Consultant...
Historic Sankofa Pilgrimage To Barbados May 6 – 13
(Stock Photo) Over 250 Liberians are expected to visit Barbados from May 6 to 13, in recognition of the 159th Anniversary of the Migration of 346 Barbadians to the West African country. Under the theme Sankofa: The Pilgrimage to Barbados, the historic visit is being...
200-Plus In Cultural Showcase On May Day
(NCF) Over 260 performers will take centre stage during the National Cultural Foundation’s (NCF) community showcase at the May Day Celebrations. The spectacle includes a four-year-old, the youngest dancer and a 66-year-old, the eldest dancer. Participants who enrolled...
Minister Symmonds Accepts Windrush Generation Flag
From left to right - Windrush Generation Advocate, Marcia Guy; Director, Nigel Guy; Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Kerrie Symmonds; Minister in the Prime Minister's Office with Responsibility for Culture, Senator Dr. Shantal Munro-Knight; and Director,...
Tips For Persons Attending Entertainment Activities
(Stock Photo) Persons who will be attending entertainment activities this weekend are encouraged to follow the below tips, provided by The Barbados Police Service, to help them stay in control while enjoying a party or night out. The tips are as follows: Do not feel...
National Senior Games Start May 5
(FP) May 5 is the start of the National Senior Games 2024 and Barbadians are being invited to register to participate in the events. The 2024 Games will comprise 19 disciplines. These will take place at various venues around the country with the finals slated for the...
Ministry News
Fogging Schedule For May 2 – 3
(Stock Photo) The Vector Control Unit will conduct its fogging exercise for two days next week, due to the upcoming public holidays. The team will be in the parish of St. Michael for both days. On Thursday, May 2, the following districts will be sprayed: Chelston...
Walk Against Child Abuse On Tomorrow, April 27
(Stock Photo) Child Abuse, Prevention & Awareness Month will come to a close tomorrow, Saturday, April 27, with a walk against child abuse and neglect. The Child Abuse Prevention Walk, which is being hosted by the Child Care Board (CCB), will start at Dover...
BCC Early Application Period Closes April 30
The Barbados Community College. (FP) Members of the public applying for programmes at the Barbados Community College are advised that the deadline for early applications is Tuesday, April 30. While the application period remains open until Thursday, May 30, persons...
Heavy Traffic At Barclays Park On April 29
A section of the Ermie Bourne Highway in St. Andrew. (FP) Members of the public are advised that there will be heavy vehicular and pedestrian traffic traversing Barclays Park, Ermie Bourne Highway, St. Andrew, on Monday, April 29, between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.,...
Tourism Ministry Closing At Noon On April 26
(Stock Photo) The Ministry of Tourism and International Transport, located in the One Barbados Place Building, Warrens, St. Michael, will close at noon on Friday, April 26. This closure is to allow staff to attend a function. The Ministry of Tourism and International...
More Teaching Opportunities In USA
(Stock Photo) Barbadian teachers will once again have the opportunity to teach in the United States of America (USA) through a cultural exchange with Foreign Academic & Cultural Exchange Services Inc. (FACES). The Barbados Employment and Career Counselling...
NCC Vendors Reminded To Renew Licences
(Stock Photo) Vendors licensed by the National Conservation Commission (NCC) are reminded that their licences should be renewed by June 30. As part of the renewal process, they should submit a recent Police Certificate of Character, which may be applied for online at...
BDF Reserve Recruit Pass Out Parade 1/23
(Photo credit: Barbados Defence Force) The Barbados Defence Force’s Passing-out Parade for the Reserve Recruit Intake 1/23 will be held tomorrow, Saturday, April 20, at St. Ann’s Fort, The Garrison, St. Michael. The event gets under way at 4:00 p.m. and there...
Fogging Schedule For April 22 – 26
(FP) The Vector Control Unit will focus on the parish of Christ Church when it carries out its fogging exercise next week. The districts of Maxwell Hill Road, Cane Vale Road, Maxwell Terrace, Maxwell Gardens, Mahogany Gardens, Moravian Gardens, Fair Holmes Gardens,...
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, April 27 @ 5:40 p.m. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Kerrie Symmonds, will deliver remarks at the Japanese Traditional Dance "JIUTAMAI" and Music Performance, an activity to mark Japan-CARICOM Friendship Year (2024), at the Barbados Museum and...