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On May 24, 2017, it was announced by Permanent Secretary Yolande Howard that the National Employment Bureau would be re-branding and the first step of this would be to re-name the Bureau the Barbados Employment and Career Counselling Service (BECCS) department. This re-branding of the Bureau is expected to increase effectiveness and efficiency.
The Government of Barbados contains a number of government ministries which control and govern various aspects of the country. [1] Barbados currently has around 30 ministries, each with its appointed Minister.
The Barbados Workers' Union is a national trade union in Barbados.It has 25,000 members and represents them directly, negotiating with individual companies in each sector. Its membership covers all areas of employment in Barbados: agriculture, tourism and restaurant Services, transport (road, sea and air), government and statutory boards, banking and insurance, manufacturing and industry ...
Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Legal Affairs Barbados Police Service. Permanent Secretary Chief Parliamentary Counsel Director of Public Prosecutions Solicitor General Registrar of the Supreme Court Commissioner of Police Mr. Hughland Allman Ms. Shawn Belle (acting) Ms. Donna Babb-Agard, SC Ms. Anika Jackson, SC
1 January - New Year's Day; 21 January - Errol Barrow Day; 29 March – Good Friday; 1 April - Easter Monday; 28 April - National Heroes' Day; 1 May - May Day; 20 May - Whit Monday; 1 August - Emancipation Day; 5 August - Kadooment Day; 30 November – Independence Day; 25 December – Christmas Day; 26 December – Boxing Day
The Barbados Labour Party (BLP), colloquially known as the "Bees", is a social democratic political party in Barbados established in 1938. It has been in power in 1954–1961, 1976–1986, 1994–2008, and 2018–present. The BLP has been the governing party of Barbados since 2018.
In 2002, the government of Barbados announced that it intended to merge the Barbados Community College with the then-named Samuel Jackman Prescod Polytechnic and the Erdiston Teachers' Training College to form the new University College of Barbados. [5] A major cause for this proposal was capacity issues among the three institutions.
The Embassy of Barbados in Washington, D.C. is the primary diplomatic mission of Barbados to the United States of America, and the Organisation of American States (OAS). [1] It is maintained by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Barbados .