Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley says it is important for Barbados to remain resilient and to stick to its policies in an unstable world She was delivering the feature address yesterday at the former Glebe Polyclinic in St George, now renamed the Frederick “Freddie” Miller Polyclinic. Miller was a businessman, engineer, electrician and politician, the late father of former Deputy Prime Minister, Ambassador Dame Billie Miller. “This country cannot afford …
Religious leaders, politicians, members of the public service, schoolchildren and people from all walks of life gathered this morning at the Garfield Sobers Sports Complex, Wildey, St Michael, for the 2022 National Independence Thanksgiving Service. The near two-hour multi-denominational service was the first since Barbados became a republic last year. Anglican Archdeacon Eric Lynch was the officiant, while Chairman of the Barbados Christian Council, Reverend Dr Cicely Athill-Horsford, delivered the …
Concerned about the recent spate of gun violence, the private sector is planning to send a letter to the Government to hold discussion on the issue. Speaking at annual Business Luncheon and Discussion held at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre and attended by Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, president of the Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), Anthony Branker, said the country’s reputation as a safe destination was at …
Hundreds gathered at the National Botanical Gardens, Waterford, St Michael, earlier Sunday evening for the 2022 Nation Funathlon. Runners, walkers, and skaters were among the participants eager to welcome back the calendar event, being held for the first time in two years. The route took them from the Waterford starting point, to Green Hill, Warrens and the ABC Highway before circling back onto Waterford. This is the first time since …
On Sunday, several roads in Bridgetown will be closed to vehicular traffic between 6 and 10 a.m., as a result of the Remembrance Day Parade in National Heroes’ Square. They are: Trafalgar Street, Rickett Street, High Street, Wharf Road, and Broad Street from its junction with Prince William Henry Street to its junction with High Street. Vehicular traffic will not be allowed from Fairchild Street onto the Charles Duncan O’Neal …