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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.
Permanent secretaries are the chief executive officers of government ministries in Barbados and are responsible to the Head of the Public Service, who is Chairman of the Committee of Permanent Secretaries and Officers of Related Grade established by the Public Service Act, and to the Parliament of Barbados.
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 ...
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
Barbados Water Authority: Utilities Water Saint Michael: 1980 [2] State-owned utility S A Barbados Ice Cream Company: Consumer goods Food products Bridgetown: 1901 Frozen desserts, food products P A CariAccess: Telecommunications Fixed line telecommunications Bridgetown: 1999 Internet service provider, defunct 2007 P D Caribbean Broadcasting ...
The office of the High Commissioner also works with the 3,000-4,000 registered Canadian permanent residents who reside in Barbados. Canadian High Commission, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago Canadian immigration services were moved from Barbados to Trinidad in recent years for the purposes of cost savings.
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 .