Barbados Government Information Service

As part of the Season of Emancipation, the Barbados Archives Department will be hosting a ‘Journeys to Freedom’ Exhibition.

It will be held at the Department’s Block F, Black Rock, St. James location, from Wednesday, July 1, to Monday, August 31, during 8:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. Documents, artefacts, objects, interpretive panels and tablets exploring the theme of emancipation will be showcased.

‘Journeys to Freedom’ will be displayed under three themes: Journey to Personal and Individual Freedom, Journey to Economic Freedom, and Journey to Political and Civil Freedom. The public is invited to visit the exhibition.

The Central Bank of Barbados advises that, as part of the process to identify and address the incorrectly formatted account information that led to some workers not receiving their salaries on time, some commercial banks and credit unions are working with Government and private sector employers to conduct a “penny test.”

https://gisbarbados.gov.bb/blog/central-bank-advises-on-penny-test-deposits-to-accounts/

Entrepreneurs across the island are being encouraged to apply for the Barbados Trust Fund Limited’s (BTFL) new Targeted Opportunity Pipeline (TOP™ Programme), a structured enterprise development initiative designed to help businesses move beyond survival and towards sustainable growth.

https://gisbarbados.gov.bb/blog/btfl-launches-targeted-opportunity-pipeline-top-for-entrepreneurs/

Barbados has taken another major step in the global campaign for climate and financial justice, joining the OPEC Fund for International Development to launch the Vulnerability to Viability Compact at the OPEC Fund Development Forum in Vienna.
https://gisbarbados.gov.bb/blog/barbados-opec-fund-launch-vulnerability-to-viability-compact/

An important notice for parents of students of Wilkie Cumberbatch Primary School.

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Benjamin Luciene and Xiomara Lascaris, who both attend St. Gabriel’s Primary School, are the top students in this year’s Barbados Secondary Schools’ Entrance Examination (BSSEE), popularly known as the Common Entrance Examination.
https://gisbarbados.gov.bb/blog/st-gabriels-students-receive-top-marks-in-bssee/

The Ministry of Labour, Social Security and the Third Sector has advised that its offices on the Third Floor of the Warrens Office Complex are presently closed, until further notice. This is as a result of excessive heat conditions due to ventilation problems with the air-conditioning system.

Members of the public are advised, however, that the Labour Department and the Barbados Employment and Career Counselling Services remain open and fully operational.

The Ministry apologises for any inconvenience this temporary closure may cause and thanks the public for its patience and understanding as efforts are made to resolve the matter.




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