PARAMARIBO, SURINAME, JULY 4, 2022 - One of Barbados’ favourite daughters, former Deputy Prime Minister of Barbados and Foreign Affairs Minister, Dame Billie Miller, has been awarded the Order of the Caribbean Community (OCC), the Community’s highest honour.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, December 14, 2021 - Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr. Carla N. Barnett, has announced the appointment of two (2) new Members to the Executive Management Committee at the CARICOM Secretariat. They are Ambassador Donna Forde as Assistant Secretary-General, Foreign and Community Relations, and Ambassador Wayne McCook as Director General of the Office of Trade Negotiations (OTN).
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, November 29, 2021 - (BGIS) All systems are go for the grand cultural celebration and Declaration of the Republic and Installation of the President, slated to start at 7:30 tonight.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, July 15, 2021 - The future of several key infrastructural projects in Barbados was discussed at the highest level today when Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
BRIDGETOWN, June 7, 2021 - Barbados’ National Insurance Scheme (NIS) remains a model for other Caribbean territories as it is one of the few offering unemployment benefits. This is according to Minister of Labour and Social Partnership Relations, Colin Jordan, as he addressed an online church service marking the Scheme’s 54th Anniversary
