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Government is addressing the long waiting periods by Barbadians to obtain their shipments after they have landed in the country. Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Ryan Straughn, highlighted the reforms implemented over the past four years,

The Barbados Customs and Excise Department has taken steps to reduce the huge backlog of packages. Following the opening ceremony of the 44th annual Caribbean Customs Law Enforcement Council at the Hilton Barbados, Needham’s Point, St Michael yesterday, Comptroller of Customs Owen Holder said they had taken a multi-pronged approach to address the long-standing issue. “We’ve targeted those large importers and couriers to ensure we have that stock level reduced. …

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Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment, Charles Griffith, is urging 40 participants of the Get Hired Programme to be exemplary and use their talents to impress their future employers. “I want you to embrace this. I implore you to adopt tunnel vision, in terms of how you treat to your work. Tunnel vision, you put blinkers on, left and right, you’re not distracted by what is happening on the …

On the eve of Errol Barrow Day, soldiers from the Barbados Defence Force were engaged in ensuring the National Hero’s headstone reflected the occasion. When a NATION NEWS team visited the Barbados Military Cemetery at Gravesend, Needham’s Point, St Michael, yesterday a group of 21 soldiers – 13 members of the Barbados Coast Guard led by Chief Petty Officer Omar Holligan, six members of the Barbados Defence Force grounds staff and two members …

In officially launching his campaign to become the next leader of the embattled Democratic Labour Party (DLP) yesterday at Hilton Barbados, former diplomat Reverend Guy Hewitt revealed that a week before deciding to challenge current leader Verla De Peiza, he had no interest in elective politics. What changed was what he was seeing in Barbados, Hewitt told a small crowd gathered at the Needham’s Point, St Michael venue, that included …

BTMI to host entry and safety protocols sensitisation workshops Article by April 18, 2021 The Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc., in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Wellness, will be facilitating two Entry and Safety Protocols Sensitisation Workshops on Thursday, April 22, and Friday, April 23. The workshops will be held at the Hilton Barbados Resort, Needham’s Point, St Michael, and will offer attendees the opportunity to gain first-hand information on the new...

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by Bajan Reporter / January 7th, 2021 On Wednesday, January 6th 2021 25 year old Zara Holland, from Great Britain and now staying at the Hilton Hotel, Needham’s Point, St Michael where some quarantined patients stay and formerly at the Sugar Bay Hotel, Hastings, Christ Church then appeared yesterday at the District ‘D’ Magistrates’ Court in Cane Garden, St Thomas. The UK medical fugitive stood before Chief Magistrate Ian Weekes in relation to the offence of Breach of Quarantine whic...