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Omission of names from Builders Wall - Barbados Today

The Barbados Tourism Investment Inc. (BTI) wishes to advise the public that if they have visited the Golden Square Freedom Park and have not seen their surname on the Builders of Barbados Wall, to kindly notify the entity by Friday, April 15, 2022. All omitted surnames should be submitted to Haigh Communications Inc. – the […]

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