The Cartagena Convention Secretariat, based in Kingston, Jamaica, is pleased to announce that on June 29, 2019 the Government of Barbados acceded to its Protocol Concerning Pollution from Land-Based Sources …
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The 18 finalists of the 2019 Courtesy Pic-O-De-Crop Competition are rearing to dethrone reigning monarch Mr Blood and claim the grand prize of $100,000 cash or a 2019 Nissan X-Trail …
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Barbados has successfully included mandates aimed at preventing childhood obesity into the Inter-American Education Agenda, following a meeting of Ministers of Education at the Organization of American States (OAS) earlier …
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Barbados has received much needed arsenal in its fight against mosquito-borne illnesses. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through its Zika AIRS (Africa Indoor Residual Spraying) Project (ZAP), …
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At 100-years-old Leotta ‘Lee Lee’ Cuffley is full of energy and talk. Cuffley is so full of spunk that she was very successful at keeping Governor General Dame Sandra Mason …
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Twenty-five representatives from across CDEMA’s 18 Participating States are benefiting from a Regional Tsunami Technical Training Workshop being held in Barbados from July 23 to 26. The workshop is an …
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Minister of Youth and Community Empowerment Adrian Forde has commended the Girl Guides Association of Barbados for rendering yeoman service over the years of its existence. Speaking recently at the …
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The pace of climate hazards is increasing in intensity and magnitude worldwide, especially in the Caribbean, putting this matter as a global top-priority for policy-makers and international organizations. The increasing …
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The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Dr Carissa F. Etienne says scientific innovation has made unprecedented progress against HIV/AIDS but urged countries to rethink the response to …
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Republic Bank congratulated several staff members and their children who successfully completed the 2019 Barbados Secondary Schools’ Entrance Examination (BSSEE), encouraging the students to remain focused on their academic journeys. …