The BGIS is committed to the principles of Open Government, which means:
- transparency in process and information
- participation by citizens in the governing process
- public collaboration in finding solutions to problems, and participation in the improved well-being of the community
Accordingly, the GOB is committed to engaging effectively with its citizens in a meaningful, accountable, r
esponsive and equitable way and is willing to take advantage of a range of social media tools such as Facebook. VISION
To be the leading information hub of Barbados through the dissemination of engaging, interesting and timely information using social media. POSTING POLICY
The Barbados Government Information Service’s (BGIS) social media sites are open and public forums and to ensure everyone can participate without being exposed to inappropriate content, offensive language or discriminatory views we have put some House Rules in place below. Please be aware that once you post any information online, there is a potential for unlimited access and/or dissemination of such information, unlimited by time. As a result, the BGIS strongly suggests that you exercise caution when posting any information to or on its social media sites, including, but not limited to, identifiable personal information. The BGIS may also be obliged to store certain information posted on its social media sites. By joining, using or participating in any of the BGIS social media sites (including, but not limited to LinkedIn/Twitter/YouTube/page) you have agreed to adhere to the following comment policy:
When contributing, do not post any material that contains:
hate speech
profanity, obscenity or vulgarity
comments that could be considered prejudicial, racist or
inflammatory
nudity or offensive imagery (including, but not limited to, in profile
pictures)
defamation to a person or people
name-calling and/or personal attacks
comments whose main purpose are commercial in nature and/or
to sell a product
comments that infringe on copyright or another person’s
intellectual-property
spam comments from individuals or groups, such as the same
comment posted repeatedly on a profile
personal information about you or another individual (including
identifying information, email addresses, phone numbers or
private addresses)
a false representation of another individual, organisation,
government or entity
promotion of a product, business, company or organisation
The BGIS retains the right to remove any content that does not comply with these guidelines or that the BGIS social media team deems inappropriate. Repeated violations may cause the author to be blocked from the BGIS social media sites.
