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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
‘Immigration not in business of giving away work permits’
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation
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July 1, 2025
The Immigration Department is not in the business of giving away work permits. This position has been made clear by Minister of Information and Home Affairs Wilfred Abrahams who says the department goes above and beyond to ensure a skill set is...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Drive launched to boost plastic recycling, cut waste
Barbados Today
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July 1, 2025
79 A major new initiative to tackle plastic pollution in Barbados launched on Monday, with the island’s leading beverage company joining forces with a recycler and the government to roll out a nationwide plastic bottle collection and recycling...
FBI-DOD Program Enlists, Equips International Partners to Help Crush Cartel Violence
Texas Border Business
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July 1, 2025
Members of the Colombia, Dominican Republic, and Guatemala police forces attend an FBI-led tactical combat casualty care training session in Barbados in May 2024. The instruction was part of a larger U.S. Southern Command-sponsored exercise. (U.S....
CDB Joins Global Alliance Against H...
SKNVibes
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A historic step to combat hunger and reduce poverty globally and improve the lives of people in the Caribbean Bridgetown, Barbados, June 30, 2025 - In a historic step to combat hunger and reduce poverty globally, the Caribbean Development Bank...
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...
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)...