Barbados

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Friday November 22, 2019 – Government has vowed to do all in its power to bring back stability and normalcy to Barbados after two days of extensive power outages. Prime Minister Mia Mottley expressed this…
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday October 24, 2019 – Having doubled its seat capacity to the Caribbean over the last decade, JetBlue is looking to expand its business footprint in the region, including through its travel booking arm,…
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Tuesday October 22, 2019 – Two superbugs have shown up in Barbados in the past and infectious disease specialist Dr Corey Forde says the country cannot lapse when it comes to dealing with treatment-resistant…
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Tuesday October 15, 2019 – The recently held CARIFORUM-EU Business Forum drew record numbers of senior level European and Caribbean policy makers, European buyers and Caribbean exhibitors, to the fourth hosting…
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Tuesday October 15, 2019 – One of Government’s special economic advisers is promising a comprehensive change to the doing business environment in Barbados in coming months, as the Mia Mottley administration seeks…
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ST JOHN’S – The Antigua and Barbuda government has confirmed that negotiations with Barbados to become the majority shareholder in the cash-strapped regional airline, LIAT, “have been put on hold”. Antigua and Barbuda is seeking to…
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Barbados-based Caribbean Drought and Precipitation Monitoring Network (CDPMN) today said even as rainfall continues to increase across the region, there is more concern over long-term drought that can…
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CARICOM chairman Allen Chastanet on Tuesday urged help for hurricane-hit Bahamas in a statement, while several Caribbean leaders pledged help. Caricom secretary-general Irwin LaRocque said, “The Caribbean Community stands with the…
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Monday August 26, 2019 – Barbados is heading towards a 10 a.m. shutdown – two hours earlier than originally announced – as a small but better organized and stronger Tropical Storm Dorian continues its approach to…
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A British woman has died in Barbados after being doused in a flammable liquid and set alight while in bed. Natalie Crichlow's "shocked and devastated" family are raising funds to repatriate her body. Ms Crichlow, 44, of Colindale in…
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