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Minister of Health, Donville Inniss, (at head of table) in discussion with members of the Barbados Nurses Association and other Ministry officials. (A. Miller/BGIS)Health Minister, Donville Inniss, yesterday met separately with representatives of two interests groups – the Barbados Association of Retired Persons (BARP) and the Barbados Nurses Association (BNA), in an effort to strengthen ties with these two Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO’s).
Minister of Housing and Lands, Michael Lashley (front row, left), Minister of the Environment (Ag), Denis Kellman (front row, second from left) and Chairperson of the SSA, Margot Harvey, (front row, third from left) stand with other government officials and Marchfield residents at the launch of the Marchfield Greening Project. (N. Hutchinson/BGIS)It was proud day for residents of a St. Philip community when the Marchfield Greening Project was launched last Sunday.
Culture talks: Minister of Culture, Stephen Lashley, in discussion with (from left) Permanent Secretary, Shirley Farnum; Minister of Education and Human Resource Development in Grenada, Franca Bernadine and Programme Manager for Culture and Community Development at the CARICOM Secretariat, Dr. Hilary Brown. (C. Pitt/BGIS)The Caribbean has failed to recognise the “true value of our heritage”, and as a result, it is “woefully underrepresented” on the World Heritage List.
PRIME MINISTER FREUNDEL STUART and Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler must provide Barbadians with a lot of answers on their part in the CLICO debacle, says former Opposition Leader Mia Mottley.
Prime Minister Bruce Golding is scheduled to take centre stage at the Manatt-Dudus commission of enquiry today, bringing to a climax almost two months of frenetic activity involving attorneys and witnesses….
There is a link between the adherence to democratic principles and the educational capacity of a people, suggests Minister of Agriculture Dr David Estwick.
Acting Minister of Environment, Denis Kellman Regional states must do everything in their power to protect their coastlines.
Prime Minister Freundel Stuart says he’s prepared to let the law take its course with regard to the $10 million lawsuit filed by former chairman Leroy Parris against CLICO.
Though people are suffering, Government is making strides in finding employment for Barbadians, says Minister of Labour Esther Byer-Suckoo.
Prime Minister Bruce Golding admitted yesterday he had been aware that members of his party were ineligible to sit in the House of Representatives, but asking them to resign en bloc could have caused a collapse of his Government. Golding made the revelation to journalists…
