Business Monday:Bajans generating own electricity
Last year, a total of 271 solar photovoltaic systems were connected to the grid of the Barbados Light and Power Company through the Renewable Energy Rider (RER) programme. This is contained in the...
View Article$500 000 grant to develop export market
Local company Caribbean LED Lighting has successfully won a bid to further develop its business and increase its export markets through $500 000 in Compete Caribbean technical assistance. This means it...
View ArticleOn Ralph Gonsalves' Idea of Barbados as a model for the Caribbean
In “The Idea of Barbados,” a commentary carried in Barbados Today on April 3rd, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Ralph Gonsalves explains why he believes Caribbean governments could...
View ArticleFredericton IT firm lands e-health contract in Barbados
A Fredericton health technology company has landed another major overseas contract but its chief executive officer says it hasn't been able to secure any contracts with the New Brunswick government....
View ArticleCuban ambassador tours Barbados cassava projects
Bridgetown, Barbados 23 June 2014 - In its ongoing effort to address the region's mounting $US4 billion plus annual food import bill, the Food and Agriculture Organization, in close collaboration with...
View ArticleForever Begins In Barbados: Say 'I Do' On Island And Bride Flies & Stays 'Free!'
NEW YORK, June 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Warm, gentle breezes, pink sandy beaches, and the turquoise waters of Barbados present the most idyllic setting to exchange vows and begin your forever with the...
View ArticleBarbados insists Shanique Myrie was paid
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) - Attorney General, Adriel Brathwaite, says the money owed to Jamaican, Shanique Myrie, stemming from a ruling by the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruling...
View ArticleBritish man 'stabbed to death in Barbados after row with local'
The victim was reportedly stabbed in the chest early yesterday morning following an altercation in St Lawrence Gap - a neighbourhood popular with tourists.
View ArticleBarbados says it is determined to maintain local currency's fixed exchange...
Barbados' government says it is does not support devaluing the Caribbean island's currency and is determined to maintain its fixed exchange rate with the U.S. dollar.
View ArticlePreparing for takeoff - Barbados Advocate
Barbados Advocate The Barbados tourism industry is expected to see growth out of one of its major source markets, as the country welcomes United States-based air carrier Delta Air Lines after a...
View ArticleSimpson: Barbados cannot tax its way out
David Simpson, the Immediate Past President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Barbados (ICAB), said as much in a presentation he made during a panel discussion at the Frank Collymore Hall....
View ArticleUK agents get taste of Oistins
Barbados’ visitor arrivals from the United Kingdom increased by eight per cent up to the end of last month and a senior local tourism official is thanking British professionals for helping the island...
View ArticleBEHIND THE HEADLINES: Tax havens or not?
Barbados may protest loudly that it isn’t a tax haven and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the rich nations’ club based in Paris, seems to agree but two United States...
View ArticleMore cruisers on way, says Sealy
BARBADOS’ CRUISE ARRIVALS are seeing a resurgence, with 735 000 cruise visitors expected this year and an anticipated 790 000 next year. The numbers are to be further augmented with more ships set to...
View ArticleFormer soldier killed in Barbados
A former soldier from Surrey is stabbed to death on the Caribbean island of Barbados.
View ArticleBoult expects Barbados wicket to assist pacers
The pitch in Barbados is expected to be slightly different from the wickets in Jamaica and Trinidad. Sources close to the New Zealand team have indicated that this wicket would aid the pacers and offer...
View ArticleGibson wants more help for quicks in Barbados
"Hopefully we'll get a very good surface in Barbados, one that helps our quick bowlers a little bit more than maybe Trinidad and Jamaica. Our fast bowlers are bowling fantastically well so hopefully we...
View ArticleShanique Myrie paid by Barbados Government
AFTER a frustrating eight-month wait, Shanique Myrie has finally been paid by the Barbadian Government. However, the money is short of B$1,000, Myrie told the Jamaica Observer. Myrie was awarded...
View ArticleGibson increases Barbados expectations
Coach Ottis Gibson is hopeful conditions at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown will allow the West Indies fast bowlers to claim a two-one series victory over New Zealand.
View ArticleWhere to stay in Barbados
If you're looking for a relaxing, grown-up beach holiday without the children, The House – an adults-only resort – is the place to stay. It is located right on the sand at popular Paynes Bay on the...
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