Barbados to host CTO’s SOTIC this September

The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has announced that Barbados will host the 2025 edition of its flagship State of the Tourism Industry Conference (SOTIC), taking place from Sept. 30 to Oct. 3, 2025 at Hilton Barbados Resort. The annual...

Viewpoint: US Life Reinsurance Driven by Insurers Seeking Growth, Capital Optimization

Strategic partnerships between re/insurers and alternative investment managers, the use of offshore platforms, and a fourth consecutive record year of annuity sales led to continued reinsurance growth in the U.S. in 2024. Fitch Ratings expects the...

10 Caribbean Islands That Will Take Your Breath Away

Let’s be honest, when someone mentions the Caribbean, your brain probably defaults to tons of pictures you have seen friends in with blue water, white sand, and paradise. I am not going to lie, that is what I think about too. Here’s the thing...

Bajans’ e-commerce spending past $1b

It is estimated that Barbadians are spending more than $1 billion via electronic commerce (e-commerce) transactions and that most of this money is going overseas. George Connolly, Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) council member and...

CDB and AFD launch €4 million grant facility

The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) says it will roll out a new multi-million dollar initiative that will help its borrowing member countries implement climate-smart, gender-responsive and agricultural-focused development...

Barbados to be test case for first regional debt swap scheme

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) -Barbados is set to become the first nation to use a new standardised debt swap facility aimed at helping multiple countries use money for development projects instead of high-interest loan payments, finance...

35th ACTA Travel Industry Golf Tournament celebrates Wendy Paradis’ tenure

There was just as much action off the course as on the links yesterday for the 35th annual ACTA Travel Industry Golf Tournament at the Royal Ontario Golf Club as supplier sponsors set up stands offering cocktails, refreshing cold towels, ice cream...

Editorial | Africa beckons

As Prime Minister Andrew Holness said last week as Jamaica became the latest Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member to accede to the community’s 2022 partnership agreement with the Africa Export Import Bank (Afreximbank), this oughtn’t to be mere...

Barbados government pleased with sugar production for 2025

Bar­ba­dos has pro­duced 96 000 tonnes of sug­ar for the 2025 sug­ar cane har­vest in­clud­ing 6.8 mil­lion kilo­grammes of mo­lasses. “This, of course, speaks to the fact that we have re­mained con­sis­tent in de­liv­er­ing sug­ar so that we can...

After injury and rehab, Brett Hestdalen finds new stride in senior athletics

SIOUX FALLS — Age can be an unforgiving reminder of the passage of time. But for Brett Hestdalen, it’s also a lens through which he’s sharpened his resilience. In the late 2010s, Hestdalen was gearing up for the South Dakota Senior Games when he...

Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley snags Humanitarian Award

Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley speaks onstage during Global Citizen NOW: Health and Climate Financing Sessions – The Urgent Need for Action at Guastavino’s on Sept. 25, 2024 in New York City. Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images for Global...

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Britain can’t tell its national story

Heard of Alex Phillips? Neither had I, until last month when she popped up on the BBC calling for non-Christian faith schools and the burqa to be banned. In the spring of last year, as Reform UK’s spokesperson for culture, media and sport, she was...

Youth urged to drive energy revolution

28 Young Barbadians must step up as leaders in the nation’s energy transformation, Minister of Energy and Business Senator Lisa Cummins declared, calling on students to turn innovation and entrepreneurship into the engine of Barbados’ green...

CHTA announces return of CHIEF and Taste of the Caribbean, to be held in Barbados

CHTA brings back CHIEF and Taste of the Caribbean 2025, uniting hospitality leaders, innovators, and chefs for training, networking, and regional celebration. BARBADOS – The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) announce the return of the...

Gov’t denies video circulating on social media

NASSAU (CMC): The Bahamas government has described as “false, misleading, and entirely fabricated” a video circulating on social media under the heading ‘The Diplomatic Bombshell’. A statement issued from the Office of the Prime Minister said that...

KariSoca Returns with 11 Regional Contenders, Four from Antigua

KariSoca Returns with 11 Regional Contenders, Four from Antigua The second edition of KariSoca, the Caribbean’s regional Soca Monarch competition, is set to light up Carnival City ARG on July 29 with performances from 11 energetic contenders,...

UDP Criticizes Government Over Unannounced CSME Agreement

Another national concern that the UDP’s Parliamentary Caucus brought up this afternoon had to do with the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). As we reported yesterday, Prime Minister John Briceno signed onto an agreement in Jamaica last week...

Jamaica and Barbados Lead CARICOM Team to Review Regional Trade Barriers

Prime Minister and Chair of CARICOM, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced a CARICOM-level committee to review and propose measures to reduce barriers to regional trade. The team will be led by Jamaica’s Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade...

Baudinet aims for historic Davis Cup doubles record

Cook Islander Brett Baudinet is three wins away from claiming the world record for the most doubles wins in Davis Cup history. VTF/25071420 Cook Islands tennis veteran Brett Baudinet is set to compete in his 21st Davis Cup, aiming for a historic...