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CARICOM Summit | Johnson Smith and Barbados counterpart to lead push to dismantle trade barriers

CARICOM Summit | Johnson Smith and Barbados counterpart to lead push to dismantle trade barriers

Jamaica’s Foreign Minister Kamina Johnson Smith and Barbados’s Kerrie Symmonds will lead a CARICOM review to remove regional trade barriers, amid urgent calls to boost intra-regional commerce and respond to new United States tariffs. The move...

The CHTA IS Bringing CHIEF and Taste of the Caribbean to Barbados

The CHTA IS Bringing CHIEF and Taste of the Caribbean to Barbados

The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association has officially announced the return of two of the region’s most anticipated hospitality events: the Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum (CHIEF) and Taste of the Caribbean. Both events will take...

‘Barbados’ financial system remains resilient’

‘Barbados’ financial system remains resilient’

Barbados’ financial system remains resilient, underpinned by strong capital and liquidity buffers, despite heightened global and domestic risks. This is according to Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados, Alwyn Jordan. He adds that the...

Schools In Saint Lucia To Benefit From Renewable Energy Project

Schools In Saint Lucia To Benefit From Renewable Energy Project

- Advertisement - Saint Lucia – The Government of Saint Lucia is spearheading a transformative resilience initiative through the deployment of a renewable energy microgrid and solar-powered water pump project at two public schools in Dennery. This...

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

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

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...

Trinidad and Tobago doctor partners with Barbados clinic for HRT for menopausal women

Trinidad and Tobago doctor partners with Barbados clinic for HRT for menopausal women

Features Carol Quash An Hour Ago Dr Nadya Watson says TT needs a clinical that deals exclusively with perimenopausal and menopausal symptoms. - For many women, their fabulous 40s and 50s come with a certain amount of stability – financially,...

Red Sea shipping crisis deteriorates rapidly as attacks intensify

Red Sea shipping crisis deteriorates rapidly as attacks intensify

The security situation in the Red Sea has taken a sharp turn for the worse over the past 48 hours, with back-to-back attacks on merchant vessels and Israeli airstrikes targeting multiple Yemeni ports. Yesterday, the Liberian-flagged bulk carrier...

Kensington not available for Pic O De Crop finals

Kensington not available for Pic O De Crop finals

Kensington Oval is off the table for the staging of this year’s Pic O De Crop Finals. Chief executive officer of the National Cultural Foundation (NCF) Carol Roberts, said not only was a private event already booked for the same week of Barbados’...

Mottley urges Caricom to embrace regional ferry travel, cargo planes to tackle logistics woes

Mottley urges Caricom to embrace regional ferry travel, cargo planes to tackle logistics woes

Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, addresses the opening ceremony of the 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of Caricom at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St James on Sunday. (Photo: Philp Lemonte) July 7, 2025...

Barbados deal to unlock ocean energy potential

Barbados deal to unlock ocean energy potential

Barbados has taken a major step toward sustainable energy with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Barbados Investment & Development Corporation (BIDC) and climate tech firm Global OTEC. The agreement, signed at the UN...

Tariff protection for paint industry

Tariff protection for paint industry

Barbados and other CARICOM paint producers are set to receive regional tariff protection against external competitors, following a coordinated move led by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kerrie Symmonds. Speaking to the Weekend...

Local artistes to shine globally with ‘I Am Barbados’ album

Local artistes to shine globally with ‘I Am Barbados’ album

94 Barbados is set to make a major move on the international music scene with the launch of the I Am Barbados album. This was revealed by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office with responsibility for Culture, Senator Dr Shantal Munro-Knight,...

Dis Is Rick delivers epic night of soca, stars, and pure energy

Dis Is Rick delivers epic night of soca, stars, and pure energy

295 By Tracy Moore It began as a steady pulse at 9:00 p.m. last Saturday — a gathering crowd, a few DJs warming up the waistlines, and the buzz of anticipation rippling through the air. But by the time the clock struck 11:35 p.m., the pulse had...

Bajans’ e-commerce spending past $1b

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...

P&O Cruises partners with Barbados chefs for first-of-its-kind island culinary e...

P&O Cruises partners with Barbados chefs for first-of-its-kind island culinary e...

Celebrated culinary masters Sophie Michell, Adrian Cumberbatch and Damian Leach will create ‘A Taste of Barbados’ on board two ships. Guests on Caribbean fly-cruise sailings on Arvia and Britannia will be treated to the new culinary experience...

Initiative to save paint industry given the thumbs up

Initiative to save paint industry given the thumbs up

An initiative to save the paints and varnishes industry has been given the thumbs up. Vice President of Operations and Head of the Business Unit at Harris Paints Barbados, John Marshall, tells the Business Report the move will save the industry...

Cyber attacks now top threat to financial service, industry leaders warn

Cyber attacks now top threat to financial service, industry leaders warn

10 Financial services face their most significant threat yet from cyber attacks, industry leaders warned on Thursday, as escalating digital risks threaten to destabilise banks, credit unions and insurers. Administrators echoed serious concerns...

Barbados Bets on Youth, Luxury, and Local Spend.

Barbados Bets on Youth, Luxury, and Local Spend.

- Advertisement - Barbados has brought back its top business-to-business (B2B) tourism event, Connect Barbados, after five years. The event, held under the theme “From Street to Chic,” includes over 500 B2B meetings. It runs from June 23 to June...

Top 10 visa-free countries for Indian passport holders in 2025: No visa, no stress, just stunning escapes

Top 10 visa-free countries for Indian passport holders in 2025: No visa, no stress, just stunning escapes

Indian passport holders can now explore vibrant cities, serene beaches, and cultural gems across the world—visa-free. Strengthened global ties have made international travel easier, faster, and more accessible than ever.Traveling the world is a...

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