Apple unveils a souped-up and more expensive version of its lowest priced iPhone Barbados Today19/02/20250296 views Apple has released a sleeker and more expensive version of its lowest priced iPhone in an attempt to widen the audience for a bundle of artificial intelligence technology that the… Read more
Renewable energy milestone nears with wind farm launch Shanna Moore05/02/202501.1K views In a significant boost to Barbados’ renewable energy ambitions, the Lamberts Wind Farm in St. Lucy is set to launch, doubling its initial projected capacity to up to 60 megawatts… Read more
Symmonds highlights tech gap holding back developing nations Emmanuel Joseph25/01/20250910 views Barbados is set to challenge potential protectionist measures by larger nations, as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kerrie Symmonds warned on Friday that new tariffs could severely harm… Read more
Barbados hosts FiX25: Shaping the Caribbean’s fintech future Barbados Today24/01/202501.8K views Barbados is at the forefront of financial innovation this week as the Fintech Islands Experience 2025 (FiX25), the Caribbean’s premier fintech conference, got underway at the historic Sam Lord’s Castle,… Read more
Will AI leave our children jobless? Aguinaldo Belgrave21/01/20250550 views Recently, my 11-year-old daughter asked me, “Daddy, with how fast Artificial Intelligence (AI) is replacing jobs, will there be any left for kids my age when we grow up?” As… Read more
Port sails towards green future with innovation plans Shamar Blunt18/01/202501.1K views The Barbados Port Inc. is charting a course to become the world’s most innovative and green maritime hub by 2030, with plans for a new boat repair facility and significant… Read more
Supreme Court backs law banning TikTok if it’s not sold by its Chinese parent company Barbados Today17/01/20250941 views The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning TikTok beginning Sunday unless it’s sold by its China-based parent company, holding that the risk to national security posed… Read more
US lawmakers urge Biden to extend TikTok Jan. 19 ban deadline Barbados Today14/01/202501K views Two Democratic lawmakers on Monday urged Congress and President Joe Biden to extend a Jan. 19 deadline for China-based ByteDance to sell the U.S. assets of TikTok or face a… Read more
Digital transparency and inclusion: India’s blueprint for CARICOM’s tech revolution Sasha Mehter14/01/202501.1K views At the recently held CARICOM-India Summit in Georgetown, Guyana held on November 20, 2024, India’s Prime Minister outlined a visionary programme to strengthen ties between that country and the Caribbean… Read more
The need to modernise business education for digital governance Aguinaldo Belgrave31/12/202401.3K views This year has seen numerous instances where inadequate compliance controls dominated news cycles, particularly regarding data breaches. However, what often remains unaddressed is how boards of management respond to these… Read more