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MARIGOT, St. Martin — His Excellency David Comissiong, Barbados’ Ambassador to CARICOM, recently received The Presidents’ Award from the St. Martin Book Fair. The annual Award is the final highlight of the three-day St. Martin Literary Festival, said book fair coordinator Shujah Reiph.

The Ellerton Youth and Cultural Club was officially launched at the Ellerton Wesleyan Holiness Church, St. George last Sunday.

Pinelands Creative Workshop remains committed to ensuring the children of Barbados have the tools to become successful after they leave secondary school.

More than 30 vendors from the Oistins Bay Garden took part in a Customer Service Seminar hosted by the philanthropic arm of Sandals Resorts International, Sandals Foundation.

Barbadians have responded in large numbers to get the opportunity to work on Royal Caribbean Group cruise liners in the upcoming winter season.

COVID-19’s effects on Barbados’ economy – both direct and indirect – have underscored the need for more support systems and access to job opportunities for persons with disabilities.

Virgin Islands students have a chance to learn about boating next month — for free.

Throughout July, the youth programme Kids and the Sea will host four one-week summer camps for ages 10-16 at the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College’s Centre for Applied Marine Studies and other venues on Tortola.

Each session will accommodate 28 students, who must have competent swimming abilities and be comfortable in the water, according to KATS, which is hosting the camps with support from Unite BVI and HLSCC.

After two years of muted celebrations during the Covid-19 pandemic, plans are underway to hold the August Emancipation Festival from July 24 to Aug. 5 under the slogan “Celebrate Freedom for Me and You, BVI Festival 2022,” the Virgin Islands Festivals and Fairs Committee announced Tuesday.

Republic Bank has injected BDS$85 000 in sponsorship into the National Cultural Foundation’s (NCF) pan event.