Why Culture Is The Next Frontier Of Economic Infrastructure

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - JANUARY 09: A general view of the Louvre Abu Dhabi museum on January 9, 2018 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Tom Dulat/Getty Images) Getty Images Roads, power grids, and digital networks are...

Barbados Says CARICOM Backs UN’s New Gang Force for Haiti.

- Advertisement - Barbados and other CARICOM nations have welcomed the UN Security Council’s September 30 resolution to create a new Gang Suppression Force (GSF) of up to 5,500 troops to be deployed in Haiti. The mission is aimed at tackling armed...

Dominica and Barbados sign MOU to advance sustainable tourism

Dominica News Online - Monday, October 6th, 2025 at 4:34 PM The governments of Dominica and Barbados have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at enhancing the appeal of both destinations and developing new vacation experiences for...

Barbados must speak up for the Caribbean – and for silenced consumers – at COP11

In just a few weeks, governments from across the world will gather in Geneva for the 11th Conference of the Parties (COP11) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). While attention often focuses on the big players, this year...

Minister Johnson Smith rejects claims of Jamaica’s silence on Gaza

Foreign Affairs Minister Senator Kamina Johnson Smith has pushed back against criticism that Jamaica has remained silent on the war in Gaza, insisting the country has been consistent in its support for peace and recognition of Palestine. -...

Charles F. Broome school closure leaves parents seeking answers

57 Parents were left in the dark about the sudden closure of Charles F. Broome Memorial Primary School on Monday, after officials gave no immediate explanation for the move and postponed communication with families until after a planned meeting...

US unseats UK as Barbados’ main tourism source market 

By Kenton X. Chance BRIDGETOWN, Barbados —The United States has replaced the United Kingdom as the primary source of visitors to Barbados. “Arrivals from the United States of America stand at 179,753 visitors, making the USA now our number one...

Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta to attend 68th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Barbados

Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Monday arrived in Bridgetown, Barbados, to attend the 68th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) 2025. The conference, organised under the aegis of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA),...

CCJ President calls on remaining CARICOM states to join Appellate Court

The President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Justice Winston Anderson, is calling on the remaining Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries that have not yet signed on to the Court’s Appellate Jurisdiction to do so, saying that the...

Grenadian scholar renews call for Slave Trade reparations

Grenadian scholar and community activist Prof. Martin Felix is not letting up in his bid for reparatory justice for the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. As the featured speaker during the recent two-day International Homecoming at St. Paul’s Church in...

Cuba honors victims of the Barbados bombing on the 49th anniversary of the crime

Commemorative events in Havana, other cities and in Venezuela remembered the 73 people killed in the sabotage against a Cuban civilian plane in 1976. The Cuban people paid tribute to the dozens of people killed at the hands of the anti-Cuban mafia...

A wound remains open 49 years after the Barbados crime

8 For Cubans born in the 1980s, the horrendous crime in Barbados remains an open wound that pierces our memories. Since we were children, we watched on television fragments of that memorable and moving speech by our Commander in Chief, as he bid...

New Barbados private sector head says non-communicable diseases are major threat

(Barbados Nation) New chairman of the Barbados Private Sector Association (BPSA), James “Jimmy” Clarke, says noncommunicable diseases are a major threat to the social fabric of the island. In his acceptance speech on Friday during a handover...

CCJ Marks Leadership Transition – AG John Jeremie Hails Justice Winston Anderson’s Elevation To CCJ President

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) held a special sitting this morning to commemorate the elevation of Justice Winston Anderson to the office of the CCJ President. Attorney-General John Jeremie reflected on the journey of the incoming CCJ...

Barbados & Dominica Join Forces To Offer Multi-Destination Tourism Experiences

Two Caribbean islands, Barbados and Dominica, have signed a landmark agreement to collaborate on promoting their tourism products and offering enhanced multi-destination packages. This partnership between Barbados – the Gem of the Caribbean and...

‘Barbados remains attractive destination for investment’

Geo-political shifts, global competition, and new technologies can seem daunting, but with resilience, vision, and collaboration, we can and will succeed. This observation was made by President of the Association for Global Business, Marlon Yarde....

Tobago teen crowned Caribbean regional Junior Minister of Tourism

Sixteen-year-old Jolé St. John, Tobago’s Junior Secretary of Tourism, has been crowned winner of the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s (CTO) 21st Regional Tourism Youth Congress, held Thursday at the Hilton Barbados Resort. - Advertisement - Part...

From wreckage to resilience: Bolstering Barbados’ fishing industry against hurricane impacts

Fishing vessels at the Bridgetown Fish Market, February 2025. Photo by Linton Arneaud, used with permission. By Destini Cummings, Jared Koon Koon, Darius, Leacock, Alexia Lovell, Tyrie Oxley and Linton Arneaud On July 1, 2024, Hurricane Beryl made...

AP News: Fishermen in Trinidad and Tobago fear for their lives and jobs after US strikes in the Caribbean

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — On a recent afternoon, Kenrick Modie finished untangling his fishing net in a quiet Caribbean village. As he slipped into a hammock at his home overlooking the sea, he worried that his life and livelihood could be...

Ayyanna Patrudu to attend 68th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Barbados

Amaravati: AP Legislative Assembly Speaker Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu will represent the State at the 68th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) to be held in Barbados from October 7 to 10. He will be participating as the representative of...