Local NewsTribute Barbadians reflect on life of pioneering women’s rights advocate by Barbados Today 13/09/2024 written by Barbados Today 3 min read Family, friends, and former colleagues gathered on Thursday to pay respects to trailblazing politician and women’s rights advocate Dame Maizie Barker-Welch who died on August 28 at the age of … Continue Reading 13/09/2024 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsTribute Official funeral for Dame Maizie Barker-Welch by Barbados Today 07/09/2024 by Barbados Today 07/09/2024 Renowned women’s rights advocate and former parliamentarian Dame Maizie Barker-Welch is to be accorded an official funeral, the government has announced. The service will take place next Friday. Dame … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsTribute NUPW mourns Joe Goddard by Emmanuel Joseph 06/09/2024 by Emmanuel Joseph 06/09/2024 The National Union of Public Workers (NUPW), grappling with the loss of two successive general secretaries, on Thursday paid tribute to former leader Joseph Goddard who died just weeks after … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsTribute Former NUPW leader Joe Goddard dies weeks after successor Clarke by Emmanuel Joseph 05/09/2024 by Emmanuel Joseph 05/09/2024 Former General Secretary of the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) and Barbados’ Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Joseph Goddard, has died, just weeks after the passing of his … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsTribute Premier Diplomat, Caribbean statesman by Barbados Today 04/09/2024 by Barbados Today 04/09/2024 Sir Shridath Surendranath Ramphal, born on October 3, 1928, died on August 30, 2024, was one of the most distinguished persons to have come from our Caribbean. He was born … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsRegionalTribute PJ Patterson describes Sir Shridath Ramphal as ‘true titan of Caribbean diplomacy’ by Barbados Today 31/08/2024 by Barbados Today 31/08/2024 Former Jamaican prime minister and head of the Patterson Institute of Advocacy for the Caribbean and Africa, PJ Patterson is expressing sadness at the loss of Sir Shridath “Sonny” Ramphal, … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsRegionalTribute Statement from The UWI vice-chancellor on the passing of Sir Shridath ‘Sonny’ Ramphal by Barbados Today 31/08/2024 by Barbados Today 31/08/2024 Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles responded to news of Sir Shridath “Sonny” Ramphal’s passing. Sir Hilary expressed his condolences on behalf of the … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsTribute Statement from Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley on the passing of Sir Shridath Ramphal by Barbados Today 30/08/2024 by Barbados Today 30/08/2024 If ever there was one who walked among us who truly deserved the title of Caribbean Man, it was Sir Shridath Ramphal. At the same time, if ever we needed … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsTribute Woman of Substance by Barbados Today 30/08/2024 by Barbados Today 30/08/2024 Dame Maizie was previously the chairperson of the Royal Commonwealth Society (Barbados) branch. Additionally, she served as a council member of the society. Later, on stepping down from the RCS … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsTribute Champion of women’s rights by Barbados Today 30/08/2024 by Barbados Today 30/08/2024 Dame Maizie Barker-Welch was a champion of women’s rights. Her innate gifts of empathy, intelligence, and creativity, coupled with hard work and determination helped her to lay the foundation … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
