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CDEMA’s Executive Director, Ronald Jackson, addressing the audience at an event to mark the years of partnership between CDEMA and USAID on Monday. Also pictured are Barbados’ Home Affairs Minister, Edmund Hinkson; Minister of Tourism, Heritage, Environment, Gaming and Disaster Management, Turks and Caicos Islands and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of CDEMA, Ralph Higgs; and USAID Administrator, Mark Green.

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CDEMA’s Executive Director, Ronald Jackson, pointing out some of the equipment used at CDEMA’s headquarters to USAID Administrator, Mark Green; Barbados’ Home Affairs Minister, Edmund Hinkson; and US Ambassador to Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean and the OECS, Linda Taglialatela.

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A section of the audience present at Monday’s event.

CDEMA receives assistance

Thu, 12/19/2019 - 10:10am

THE Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) will receive $10 million from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to bolster disaster preparedness and response

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Left to right; Minister of the Creative Economy, Culture and Sports John King, Captain of the ARA Libertad Juan Carlos Romay, Argentine Ambassador to Barbados His Excellency Gustavo Martinez Pandiani and Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy Kirk Humphrey share a toast to kick off Monday's event.

Cocktail reception in honour of vessel’s visit

Thu, 12/19/2019 - 9:29am

Friends and associates of the Argentine Embassy in Barbados were given an early Christmas gift on Monday night as they got a chance to take in the beauty of the ARA Libertad during a cocktail recep

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FROM LEFT: Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Commerce, Esworth Reid, Daniel Best, Director, Projects Department, Caribbean Development Bank and CTEP Manager, Troy Weekes as they engaged in light discussion following CTEP’s closing ceremony yesterday morning.

Small businesses told: Do your research!

Thu, 12/19/2019 - 6:51am

Small businesses are being urged to engage in meaningful market research in order to grow their businesses.

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Professor Cardinal Warde, Interim Executive Director of the Caribbean Science Foundation (CSF) and professor of Electrical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Another economic pillar needed to complement tourism

Thu, 12/19/2019 - 12:11am

The Caribbean Science Foundation is working to ensure that more youth in Barbados get involved in science and engineering, key aspects of the STEM disciplines, recognising that Barbados needs to bu

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