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In this first edition of our new "How To" series, BGIS Officer, Paula Harper-Grant, interviews Senior Childcare Officer at the Child Care Board, Treenia Graham about how to foster or adopt a child.

HOW TO - FOSTER OR ADOPT A CHILD

Disaster Management Specialist, Simon Alleyne, explains HOW TO prepare for the hurricane season for a family of four.

HOW TO SHOP FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR PART 1

Disaster Management Specialist, Simon Alleyne and Information Officer, Paula-Harper Grant continue to take us through some of the necessary items to purchase when shopping for the hurricane season.

HOW TO SHOP FOR THE HURRICANE SEASON PART 2

In this programme, Senior Information Officer Cathy Lashley interviews Beekeeper David Small as he speaks about what's involved in becoming a beekeeper. 

The forum was a course organised by the National Conservation Commission to encourage more persons to pursue this venture to improve the ecosystem in Barbados.

HOW TO BECOME A BEEKEEPER

In this HOW TO programme, Veterinarian and Agricultural Officer, Dr Ronnette Bowen of the Animal Nutrition Unit, gives advice on rabbit rearing and the varieties on the island.

HOW TO BECOME A RABBIT FARMER - PART ONE - GETTING STARTED

The Senior Information Officer, Cathy Lashley, interviews Veterinarian and Agricultural Officer I at the Animal Nutrition Unit, Dr Ronnette Bowen on how to care for rabbits and the programmes the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has on offer.

HOW TO:  BECOME A RABBIT FARMER  -PART 2 - CARE & MAINTENANCE

Administrative Officer at the Barbados Accreditation Council, Requell Griffith, explains the procedure for acquiring a CARICOM Certificate of Recognition of Skills Qualification.

HOW TO APPLY FOR A CARICOM SKILLS CERTIFICATE

Group Human Resource Manager at Cave Shepherd and Co. Ltd Dale Niles gives tips on applying for a job.

HOW TO SURVIVE THE JOB HUNT

In this programme, Ambrose Johnson explains the student involving loan process.

HOW TO APPLY FOR A STUDENT REVOLVING LOAN

In this edition of the BGIS' How To series, the Administrative Manager of the Student Revolving Loan Fund, Ambrose Johnson, advises potential guarantors.

HOW TO BECOME A GUARANTOR

In this programme, the Director of Consumer Protection at the Fair Trading Commission, Dava Leslie-Ward, outlines how consumer protection works to safeguard persons against unfair trade and credit practices through the implementation of laws and policies.

HOW TO ENSURE CONSUMER PROTECTION

Have you ever wondered how to get a Barbados Parking Identification Permit for persons with disabilities? Find out in this programme. 

The Parking Identification Permit is issued by the Barbados Licensing Authority and distributed by the Barbados Council for the Disabled.

HOW TO: GET THE BARBADOS PARKING ID

Senior Agricultural Officer Brett Taylor explains his Unit's role in ensuring plant pests and diseases do not infiltrate the island's food crops.

HOW TO CARE FOR YOUR PLANTS AGAINST

In this programme,  child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr Elizabeth Rochester from the Barbados Association of Psychiatrists gives parents advice on how to tell if their child is struggling with their mental health.

HOW TO TELL IF YOUR CHILD IS STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES

Find out how to apply for a disabled parking sticker.

HOW TO - GET THE DISABLED PARKING STICKER

Senior Agricultural Assistants Bernard Thompson and Glenroy Blackman provide details about the Beekeeper's Association and the start-up costs of producing a hive.

KNOW MORE ABOUT BEEKEEPING

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