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Panama opportunity for Barbados
The Nation Barbados
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August 26, 2025
Panama is poised to receive more than US$20 billion in new investment over the next year, centred around the Panama Canal, with several other major development projects also on the horizon. Its Minister of Foreign Affairs, Javier Martínez-Acha...
Registry alone won’t fix job market, says Walters
The Nation Barbados
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August 29, 2025
Opposition Senator Ryan Walters has called on Government to move beyond statistics and platforms if it is truly serious about building a fair and stable labour market. His comments came in response to the launch of the new Barbados Job Registry,...
Creative exposure
The Nation Barbados
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August 29, 2025
As Carifesta XV comes to a close in a few days, the hosting of the grand event continues to provide the island with economic benefits and invaluable international exposure. That is according to chief executive officer of the Barbados Tourism...
Venezuela seeking support in light of US military presence in the region
The Nation Barbados
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August 29, 2025
Venezuela’s Foreign Affairs, Yvan Gil, has held talks with Prime Minister Gaston Browne, as Caracas seeks support from regional countries following the decision of the United States to increase its military presence near the South American...
Fishing sector steadily rebounding
The Nation Barbados
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August 29, 2025
Chief Fisheries Officer Dr Shelly-Ann Cox says Barbados’ fishing industry is showing strong signs of recovery in the wake of Hurricane Beryl, with nearly 80 vessels already repaired and relaunched. She also said a major push was underway to...
Ramsubhag pleased with Junior Carebaco medal return
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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T&T Badminton Association (TTBA) president, Chandrika Ramsubhag, was full of praise for the T&T players who recently returned home with a bulging bag of medals at the conclusion of the Caribbean Regional Badminton...
Basketball: Ujiri Bags UN Advocacy Job
Nigeria News Desk
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August 29, 2025
Ahead of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has appointed co-founder of Giants of Africa and Zaria Group and former Vice-Chairman and President of the Toronto Raptors, Masai...
Tina O’Brien’s ex finds love with stunning business owner after soap star moves on with millionaire
The Scottish Sun
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August 26, 2025
CORONATION Street star Tina O'Brien's ex-husband has found love with a stunning business owner. The ITV actress, 42, and entrepreneur Adam Crofts split up earlier this year. 5 Tina O'Brien's ex-husband Adam with new girlfriend HayleyCredit:...
VI singer honoured at Carifesta
The BVI Beacon
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August 29, 2025
Virgin Islands musician Raul “Jougo” Sprauve received the Carifesta XV Icon Award on Sunday at the 15th annual Caribbean Festival of the Arts in Bridgetown, Barbados. And that was just a small part of the territory’s ongoing participation in the...
Ireland’s Marine Institute to help map Barbados’ ocean territory
Hydro International
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Ireland and Barbados are deepening their partnership in marine science and sustainable ocean management. This summer, experts from Ireland’s Marine Institute are deploying the RV Celtic Explorer to begin mapping the seabed within Barbados’...
Jamaican Tourism Minister calls for urgent action to tackle regional tourism challenges
Travel Daily News
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August 26, 2025
Jamaica’s Tourism Minister urges urgent sustainable practices as Caribbean rebounds strongly post-pandemic, facing climate, geopolitical, and connectivity challenges despite record arrivals. MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA – With the Caribbean being the most...
Business lauded for 10,000-Step Challenge
Barbados Today
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August 24, 2025
17 A private sector business has been commended for staging an initiative to promote a healthier Barbados, even as the Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness touted an all-of-society approach to tackle the non-communicable...
Guyanese leather shines at ‘CARIFESTA Village Market’ in Barbados
Stabroek News
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August 26, 2025
Gail Sukhai of Gail’s Leather and Variety in Bourda Market By Telesha Ramnarine at CARIFESTA XV in Barbados The stalls led by Guyanese at the CARIFESTA Village and Grand Market at Waterford, Bridgetown, Barbados, which opened last Sunday, have...
Texas restricts Chinese owning and renting property
The Nation Barbados
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August 29, 2025
Jason Yuan, a second-hand car shop owner, closes the hood of a vehicle after tightening the last nut on the battery terminal – a routine he is all too familiar with. Texas has long felt like home for him, as a naturalised US citizen born in China....
Barbados government buys historical Banyan archives
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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August 24, 2025
News Narissa Fraser 2 Hrs Ago Banyan Ltd managing director Christopher Laird is presented with a plaque by Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley on August 19 in Barbados as he was inducted into the Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) Hall of Fame. -...
PAHO and CARICOM sign 2025-2029 Sub-regional Health Cooperation Strategy
Searchlight
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August 26, 2025
(L-R) DR. CARLA N. BARNETT, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa A JOINT SUB-REGIONAL Cooperation Strategy that will provide a coordinated...
The Transatlantic Slave Trade: 500 Years Later the Diaspora Still Suffers
BlackPressUSA
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August 25, 2025
The Transatlantic Slave Trade is not just Black history—it is American history, and Black Americans lived it. Their ancestors were violently torn from their homes, forced into brutal labor, and stripped of basic humanity. That legacy of injustice...
Caribbean risk conference announces ambitious plan to address climactic, economic, social, and digital disparities
Dominica News Online
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August 25, 2025
A comprehensive and forward-looking agenda has been unveiled for the 2nd Wider Caribbean Regional Risk Conference, scheduled for September 3–4, 2025. A joint press release shared that this hybrid event, combining virtual and in-person...
Ostapenko ‘no education’ comments terrible – Osaka
The Nation Barbados
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August 29, 2025
Former world number one Naomi Osaka says that Jelena Ostapenko telling Taylor Townsend she had “no class” and “no education” was “one of the worst things you could say to a black tennis player”. Latvia’s Ostapenko argued with Townsend after the...
Barbados shines in spectacular CARIFESTA XV opening
Barbados Today
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August 23, 2025
68 By Tracy Moore Barbados took centre stage at Queens Park as the opening ceremony of CARIFESTA XV unfolded in a dazzling showcase of culture, heritage, and artistry. To the crowd’s delight, the Bajan delegation marched in to Peter Ram’s “Tuking...