Barbadian Ambassador Robyn Rihanna Fenty is home for the republic celebrations. She is listed among the dignitaries for tonight’s festivities which start at 11 o’clock in National Heroes Square. Nation News was reliably informed that she arrived on the island over the weekend. Entertainer and businesswoman Rihanna, is scheduled to join President-elect Dame Sandra Mason, England’s Prince Charles, Prime Minister Mia Mottley, National Hero Sir Garfield Sobers and other specially …
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Conceived in 2014 as part of the Central Bank of Barbados Distinguished Visiting Fellowship programme, the Caribbean Economic Forum tackles the many issues confronting the region, and offers its peoples the opportunity to hear from and pose their questions to leading thinkers in the field of economics, finance, and more.
In 2020, in response to the ongoing pandemic, the forum s format was revamped, transforming it from a once-a-year event into a six-part series, Caribbean Economic Forum: Beyond COVID , that featured policymakers, technical experts, and people in the trenches.
Now the series returns with a new season and new guests as the region continues to tackle the issues and attempt to find solutions that will help it adjust to and thrive in the post-COVID era.
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Commissioner of Police Tyrone Griffith is scheduled to join the COVID-19 management update today.
Attorney General Dale Marshall and a representative from the Ministry of Health and Wellness are also listed for the 11 a.m. press conference.
Marshall is expected to announce the new directive on the weekend curfew from 7 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Monday.
The press conference will be live on the website
www.nationnews.com and on The Nation Barbados’ Facebook page. (SAT)
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Virtual Frank Collymore Awards on Sunday
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The winners of the
23rd Frank Collymore Literary Endowment Awards will be announced during a virtual ceremony on Sunday, February 14, at 6 p.m. The event will be streamed on the Central Bank of Barbados’
Facebook page and
YouTube channel.
Stephen Brathwaite, Manager of the Bank’s Frank Collymore Hall, revealed that the Bank, which sponsors the competition was forced to postpone the event and switch to an online format after the recent spike in COVID-19 cases scuttled plans for an in-person ceremony.
“When we realised we couldn’t have the scaled-down version of our usual awards at the start of January as we intended, we knew we had to find another way to recognise these outstanding Barbadian writers.”
by Bajan Reporter / February 13th, 2021
The winners of the
23rd Frank Collymore Literary Endowment Awards will be announced during a virtual ceremony on Sunday, February 14, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. The event will be streamed on the Central Bank of Barbados’ Facebook page and YouTube channel.
Stephen Brathwaite, Manager of the Bank’s Frank Collymore Hall, revealed that the Bank, which sponsors the competition was forced to postpone the event and switch to an online format after the recent spike in COVID-19 cases scuttled plans for an in-person ceremony.
The winners of the 23rd Frank Collymore Literary Endowment Awards will be announced during a virtual ceremony on Sunday, February 14, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. The event will be streamed on the Central Bank of Barbados’ Facebook page and YouTube channel.