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Ailey II captivates Barbados with unforgettable CARIFESTA XV performance
Barbados Today
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August 24, 2025
88 By Coretta Joe The magic of dance filled the Frank Collymore Hall on Saturday night as the internationally acclaimed Ailey II company brought energy, precision, and soul to the stage for CARIFESTA XV. With two sold-out performances at 4 p.m....
Fashion designers from Barbados to Nigeria dazzle at ISLEstyle
Barbados Today
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August 24, 2025
32 On one of the busiest shopping days of the week, traffic on Broad Street came to a standstill as the ISLEstyle Fashion Show took over the heart of Bridgetown. The spectacle, part of the packed CARIFESTA schedule, turned the bustling...
Belize heading to Barbados for CARIFESTA
Amandala
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August 24, 2025
CARIFESTA delegation By Charles Gladden BELIZE CITY, Wed. Aug. 20, 2025 A delegation of 13 talented Belizeans will be heading to Barbados to attend the Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA XV), where they will showcase their creativity in music...
Barbadians urged to nurture young talent for renewable energy future
Barbados Today
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August 16, 2025
15 Barbados must urgently invest in equipping its youth with the skills and opportunities to drive the island’s clean energy revolution, Minister of Energy Senator Lisa Cummins said, as she called for greater parental and institutional support at...
Royal photographer Rankin gets real about his first-ever celebrity cruise - and what it was really like to work with the late Queen Elizabeth II
Daily Mail
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September 8, 2025
From modest childhood caravan holidays in the British countryside to snapping celebrities on board a luxury Caribbean liner, world-renowned photographer Rankin has come a long way. The Glasgow-born creative is best known for his iconic portraits...
Antigua and Barbuda Delegation Arrives in Barbados for CARIFESTA XV
Antigua News Room
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August 22, 2025
Antigua and Barbuda Delegation Arrives in Barbados for CARIFESTA XV St. John’s, Antigua – August 22, 2025 – The twin-island nation of Antigua and Barbuda has officially arrived in Barbados for the highly anticipated Caribbean Festival of Arts...
The Hottest Boutique Hotel in Barbados Has 49 Rooms, Vibrant Style, and a South Coast Energy
Caribbean Journal
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August 21, 2025
Barbados’ Rockley Hotel is the south coast’s buzziest boutique stay — 49 rooms, junior suites and one-bedrooms, great breakfasts, and deliciously close to the beach. The first thing you notice is the color — bright, confident, a kind of island...
Grenada’s delegation arrives in Barbados for Carifesta XV
Now Grenada
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August 21, 2025
Forty-one members of Grenada’s 45-member delegation have arrived in Barbados ahead of Carifesta XV, taking place from 22–31 August 2025. The festival, themed “Caribbean Roots, Global Excellence,” is set to be the ultimate celebration of Caribbean...
Roberts Manufacturing boosts hospitality students with equipment donation
Barbados Today
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August 21, 2025
116 Roberts Manufacturing has donated a commercial deep fryer and 11 bottles of 18-litre Roberts cooking oil to the Jean and Norma Holder Hospitality Institute (JNHHI) at Barbados Community College, in a move designed to bolster training for the...
Barbadian youth leader Ashley Lashley appointed to UN Secretary-General’s Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change
Barbados Today
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August 12, 2025
238 United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has announced the appointment of fourteen young climate leaders to the third cohort of his Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change, including Ashley Lashley of Barbados, a passionate advocate...
Barbados could shift food imports away from US
Barbados Today
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August 12, 2025
355 Authorities and major businesses are drawing up emergency measures to protect citizens from surging prices, after new US tariffs came into effect last week and sparked warnings of further cost-of-living increases, Barbados TODAY can reveal....
Growing Barbados Cherry in Florida
UF/IFAS
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August 20, 2025
Barbados cherry (Malpighia emarginata), also called acerola, is a tropical and subtropical fruit tree well adapted to Florida’s climate. It is valued for its attractive evergreen foliage, ornamental pink flowers, and bright red fruit that are...
Barbados has a unique opportunity to champion harm reduction at COP11
The Nation Barbados
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August 11, 2025
By Michael Landl, Director of the World Vapers’ Alliance This year, the world’s eyes will turn to Geneva as leaders gather for COP11, the World Health Organization’s critical conference on tobacco control. As decisions are made that will impact...
CAF grants $450,000 to Barbados for CARIFESTA XV
The Nation Barbados
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August 19, 2025
Barbados has secured close to half a million dollars in grant funding from CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean to boost cultural tourism and the creative economy as the island prepares to host CARIFESTA XV. The BBD $450,000...
CAF Grant Powers Barbados’ Cultural Economy Ahead of CARIFESTA XV.
The St Kitts Nevis Observer
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August 20, 2025
- Advertisement - The Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF) has approved a grant of BBD 450,000 (USD 225,000) to strengthen cultural tourism and the creative economy as Barbados prepares to host CARIFESTA XV, the region’s...
Barbados and India sign MoU to establish state-of-the-art Coconut Processing Plant
Caribbean National Weekly
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August 11, 2025
The Governments of Barbados and India have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop a cutting-edge Coconut Processing Plant on the island, marking a significant milestone in Barbados’ re-industrialisation efforts and...
Mottley’s Carifesta House praised as ‘visionary’
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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September 7, 2025
News Corey Connelly 8 Minutes Ago The Amritam Shakti Dance Company, from Trinidad, performs at the Carifesta Youth Village in Barbados last month. - Photos by Visual Styles CULTURAL stakeholders have welcomed Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s...
JetBlue Gives Special Treatment With New Perk To U.S. Location Canadians Are Avoiding
The Travel
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August 19, 2025
With the summer coming to an end, and fall and winter looming, airlines across the United States are making bold schedule changes. American Airlines has shifted its focus with unexpected routes already announced for next year. The airline has...
Trinidad and Tobago cultural groups, delegates in Barbados for Carifesta
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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August 20, 2025
Features Newsday 52 Minutes Ago Michelle Benjamin, Minister of Culture and Community Development poses for a “selfie” with local musicians and Carnival characters during the production for TT's Carifesta promotional video at the Queen’s Park...
Belize Delegation Heads to CARIFESTA XV in Barbados
Love FM
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August 20, 2025
Belize is sending a 13-member delegation to the 15th staging of the Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA XV), taking place in Barbados from August 22-31, 2025. CARIFESTA is the largest arts festival in the Caribbean. The festival gives the...