Barbados

On Wednesday, 17 May 2023, The Beacon Insurance Company Ltd., generously donated $1,000 to assist the Calliste Government School with its School Feeding Programme.

Molly Roberts, Branch Manager at Beacon Grenada, presented the cheque to school principal Antoinette Lewis, in front of faculty and students at the school.

Ministers of Finance of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) agreed to move forward to a common regional agenda in response to the global economic crisis. The decision was made during a recent high-level face-to-face meeting held at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. The meeting was organized by Saint...

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The Safe Zone Programme has been pledged additional support from Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs Kirk Humphrey due to the fact Barbados needs its young men. Speaking this weekend at the closing ceremony at St. Leonard’s Boys’ School on Richmond Gap, Minister Humphrey says if Barbados was to lose 64 youngsters to violence and other crime, the country would be losing too.

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Last month, Barbadian Gender Rights Advocate and Founder of the regional Life In Leggings movement, Ronelle King attended the The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum at the United Nations’s Headquarters in New York City. The Forum which took place from 25 to 27 April 2023 in a hybrid format provided a platform for young people to engage in dialogues with government representatives...

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Today, Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Amor Mottley, on behalf of the Government of Barbados, joined with members of the Social Partnership to sign the Declaration of Mission Barbados, during May Day celebrations at the National Botanical Gardens. With the signing of this Declaration, the Social Partners have agreed to the following mission objectives: III. By 2030, ensure that every Barbadian has...

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“So, in another meeting,” the Home Affairs Minister openly confided. “I will seek to explain to you exactly how things get on the cabinet agenda. How do you consider the different categories, the different decisions that cabinet makes, whether this is approving something or not in it, and try to demystify the process? What we’re doing here largely is to allow the public of Barbados to be aware of...

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Ambassador Adrian Daisley was bestowed an honorary title by the Kingdom of Solo Surakarta Hadiningrat Sultanate, a historical kingdom located in Central Java, Indonesia. This recognition was bestowed by the Royal House of Her Royal Highness S.A.T LA Puteri Prof. Dr. HRH Princess Donna Dayu Kencana Soekarno, PhD Solo Surakarta Hadiningrat Sultanate is an ancient kingdom that has existed since the...

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The COVID-19 Pandemic derailed economies everywhere, and in most developing countries, incomes remain well below pre-pandemic levels. Inflation, made worse by the war in Ukraine, is particularly painful in low-income and vulnerable countries where essentials like food and energy dominate household budgets. Higher interest rates are exacerbating debt distress across much of the developing world...

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Next year will mark 60 years of my life on Earth. This time has given me enough data to interpret the unpredictable cycle of ups and downs of my life. On the highest crests, I used to wonder what I had done to receive such good fortune. In the lowest valleys, I did not want to face tomorrow and wished that the Lord would simply come for His world – with haste. I no longer react in that manner.

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CARICOM Member States benefitting from regional project activities. As the home of the Regional Logistics Hub and Centre of Excellence, Barbados will also share in capacity building initiatives and technical assistance opportunities under the Disaster READY Project. Sharon Peake and Regis Chapman review the Disaster READY Project agreement at the High Commission of Canada in Barbados.

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