Air Canada and Barbados celebrate the 65th anniversary of Air Canada's...
Air Canada and Barbados celebrate the 65th anniversary of Air Canada's uninterrupted service from Toronto to Barbados
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9, 2014 /CNW/ - From left: Alvin Jemmott (Chairman, Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc.), Michael Friisdahl (President & CEO, Air Canada Leisure Group), Haynesley Benn (Consul General of Barbados at...
View ArticleBarbados snatch nerve-wracking win over Windwards
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – Barbados Pride held their nerves to pull off a nail-biting 11-run victory over Windward Islands Volcanoes and post their second straight win in the WICB Professional...
View ArticleBarbados and India talk cooperation
WAYS IN WHICH this country and India could cooperate were high on the agenda recently, when High Commissioner of India, Subashini Murugesan, met with Minister of Education, Science, Technology and...
View ArticleReid: Barbados can produce more food
Reid acknowledged that because of Barbados' geographical zone, the country was vulnerable to natural disasters and climate change, and he believed it was critical to “mitigate the gap between the...
View ArticleDelta Launches New Barbados Flights From New York, Atlanta
The Atlanta flights leave at 10:30 AM, arriving in Barbados at 4:04 PM, with return flights leaving at 3:35 PM and arriving in Atlanta around 7:46 PM. As other carriers like American Airlines and...
View ArticleTime to 'relook 10K'
Speaking over the weekend after watching the Run Barbados 10K on Saturday afternoon, Sealy called for a collaboration between the various agencies and stakeholders to revive the waning interest of the...
View ArticleMore Canadian visitors 'on way'
Michael Friisdahl (centre), president and CEO of Air Canada Leisure Group, and Air Canada Captain Robert Fischer (left) with chairman of the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. Alvin Jemmott. (NB) ...
View ArticleMore Canadian visitors ‘on way’
Canadian tourism arrivals in Barbados are expected to soar next year, signalling a rebounding of one of the island’s traditionally high source markets. Barbados’ Consul General in Toronto, Haynesley...
View ArticleBarbados 'ultimatum' politics
This scenario has now surfaced in Barbados where Prime Minister Freundel Stuart has been told in a November memorandum that he either take action to correct a problem identified by the Minister of...
View ArticleCCRIF SPC parametric excess rainfall policy pays Barbados $1.28m
Rainfall from a weather trough system that impacted Barbados in November has resulted in another payout from the CCRIF SPC (formerly the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility) as it triggered...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: South American challenge
Barbados already has a presence in South America, primarily Brazil. What is not clear is whether that market has performed as expected. Brazil is not enjoying the economic thrust of five years ago and...
View ArticleClarke drives off with Motoring title
New Motoring Club Barbados Inc. (MCBI) champion driver Daryl Clarke (R) receiving the champion driver's trophy from MCBI secretary David Stewart during the annual awards ceremony. (Picture by Trevor...
View ArticleA Taste of Britain in Barbados
Long before Rihanna attracted global attention to her little island, Barbados has maintained a certain mystique. Yes, there are pretty beaches and a lush landscape but Barbados has a distinctive...
View ArticleTHE ISSUE: Concerns about Govt use
Barbados’ National Insurance Scheme (NIS), and especially the use of its funds by Government, has generated increased discussion in recent years. As the economic recession has dragged on, some...
View ArticleON THE RIGHT: New social security thinking needed
In Barbados we have probably about 90 000 contributors to National Insurance. Roughly a third of them, or 30 000, are public sector workers, about 30 000 are private sector workers who are covered...
View ArticleBarbados and Denmark discuss diplomatic relations
DENMARK'S AMBASSADOR Henrik Bramsen Hahn, has praised the excellent relations between his country and the Caribbean, strengthened by Denmark’s contributions via the European Union. He expressed...
View ArticleIDB pleased with implementation of CBTF
EDUCATION LEAD SPECIALIST with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Dr Sabine Reible-Aubourg, is pleased with the progress made thus far by Barbados to implement the Skills for the Future...
View ArticleThom Evans dances with a mystery girl on a boat in Barbados
The rugby hunk was keen to flaunt more than his impressive physique by throwing some dance moves into the mix. Taking the hands of a friend who was part of a film crew, while partying on the upper deck...
View ArticleI was kind of scared - Phillips
Barbados batsman Omar Phillips recounts the dangerous hit at the non-striker's end that laid him unconscious
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