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CARICOM Takes Bold Step to Support Regional Industry: Alteration of the CET on Paints and Varnishes to 35%
SKN Pulse
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July 2, 2025
Bridgetown, Barbados, June 25th, 2025— The CARICOM Private Sector Organization (CPSO) welcomes and strongly supports the decision taken at the Sixtieth Regular Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) for the alteration of...
Britain 'hotter than Barbados' as temperatures could hit 36 degrees
LBC
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1 July 2025, 09:47 Temperatures exceeded 33C yesterday as the UK is gripped by a heatwave. Picture: Alamy The UK’s sweltering heatwave is expected to intensify today, with temperatures soaring to a scorching 36C — hotter than popular holiday...
CAF consolidates support for Bahamas, Barbados, St Lucia, Antigua
St. Vincent Times
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June 30, 2025
The Caribbean region featured prominently during the Board of Directors meeting of CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, held in Seville, Spain, with several landmark developments in its deepening partnership with the region....
CAF Consolidates its support for the Caribbean with Major Approvals for The Bahamas, Barbados, Saint Lucia and Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua.News
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June 29, 2025
(Seville, Spain. June 29, 2025) – The Caribbean region featured prominently during the Board of Directors meeting of CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, held in Seville, Spain, with several landmark developments in its...
Pat Cummins mysteriously loses new Baggy Green in Barbados
CricketAddictor
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June 29, 2025
Australia National Cricket Team captain Pat Cummins lost his brand-new Baggy Green cap just moments before the toss in the first Test against the West Indies in Barbados. Pat Cummins had planned to sport the new Baggy Green, specially made by...
BIDC signs MoU with Global OTEC to advance ocean renewable energy in Barbados
St. Vincent Times
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June 28, 2025
The UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3) held this month in Nice, France, was the stage for an important advancement for marine renewable energy in Barbados. In the margins of the event, the Barbados Investment & Development Corporation (BIDC), through its...
Barbados Bets on Youth, Luxury, and Local Spend.
The St Kitts Nevis Observer
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June 27, 2025
- 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...
Barbadian Gabriel Abed appointed Vice Chairman in billion-dollar crypto venture
Caribbean National Weekly
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June 26, 2025
Barbadian tech visionary and former diplomat Gabriel Abed has landed a key leadership role in a landmark $1 billion cryptocurrency investment initiative, according to Bloomberg. Gabriel Abed, who currently serves as Chairman of the Board at...
Region focuses on food safety
Trinidad Express
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AS the Caribbean Task Force on Food Safety (CTFS) met for its 2025 Annual Meeting at the Sir Frank Stockdale Building at The University of the West Indies (The UWI), St Augustine on June 3 and 4, member organisations of the CTFS—including The...
Barbados targets higher visitor spending with new tourism task force
Barbados Today
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June 25, 2025
124 Barbados is set to overhaul its tourism strategy with a focus on boosting visitor spending, as the government unveils a new task force, major attractions study and plans to support a surge in hotel capacity by 2028, Minister of Tourism and...
Barbados Gets Growing with Chinese-Backed Farm Institutes.
The St Kitts Nevis Observer
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June 25, 2025
- Advertisement - The government of Barbados believes that two new agricultural centers – the Dukes Agri-Industrial Park in St. Thomas and the Barbados Institute of Food and Agriculture in St. Lucy – will be major steps forward in making sure the...
Showcasing Caribbean business success to the world
Trinidad Express
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In this edition of the TT Chamber’s column, we are pleased to feature the address delivered by Vashti Guyadeen, chief executive officer, TT Chamber at the opening ceremony of our Trade Mission trip to Belize. Government officials, business...
Workshop points to value of marine spatial planning
The Nation Barbados
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July 1, 2025
Director of the Coastal Zone Management Unit (CZMU) Dr Leo Brewster wants Barbadians to develop a greater appreciation for the value of the marine space and how it contributes to the economy. He made the call during yesterday’s opening ceremony...
On a Dying Multilateralism
Foreign Policy In Focus
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July 1, 2025
The recent unilateral strikes by the United States on Iran’s nuclear development sites underline the fact that multilateralism is dead, and has been so for some time. It is not only when it comes to the question of the deployment of military power...
Abed joins US$1b crypto drive
The Nation Barbados
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July 1, 2025
Internationally known Barbadian technology entrepreneur Gabriel Abed has been appointed vice-chairman of a new US$1 billion cryptocurrency investment vehicle. Abed, who served as Barbados’ first ambassador to the United Arab Emirates and has...
Barbados signs landmark deal with Global OTEC to advance ocean energy
Caribbean National Weekly
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June 24, 2025
Barbados took a significant step forward in its clean energy ambitions this month with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Barbados Investment & Development Corporation (BIDC) and climate tech firm Global OTEC. The...
ORTT FOR PM MODI
Trinidad Express
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India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will receive Trinidad and Tobago’s highest award – the Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (ORTT) – during his official visit to this country this week. The Express understands that the Kamla...
Partnerships & authenticity at the root of Connect Barbados success
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation
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June 26, 2025
Partnerships and authenticity are at the root of the success of Connect Barbados 2025. Word of this came from Chief Operating Officer of the Barbados Tourism Investment Incorporated (BTMI), Cheryl Carter, as she addressed the closing ceremony of...
Afreximbank ready to start construction
The Nation Barbados
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June 26, 2025
The Afrixembank is ready for the start of construction of its US$180 million state-of-the-art trade centre in Barbados. Okechukwu Ihejirika, acting chief operating officer at the Caribbean Office of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank)...
UN to provide multimillion-dollar support for Barbados resilience and child welfare
Barbados Today
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June 26, 2025
67 Barbados is set to benefit from a wave of new United Nations-backed projects worth tens of millions of dollars, as international agencies intensify efforts to boost the island’s climate resilience, healthcare, and child welfare in the face of...