Govt ‘to patent sargassum microbe discoveries, potential commercial gains in Bajan hands’ Ricardo Roberts10/09/202601.6K views Barbados is to secure patent protection for three microorganisms discovered in sargassum seaweed after pharmaceutical companies expressed interest in acquiring them, the University of the West Indies scientist behind the… Read more
Govt eyes aggregator for creators’ online earnings Shamar Blunt10/09/20260638 views The government is developing a proposal for a Barbadian third-party aggregator that would collect revenue on behalf of content creators whose earnings are restricted by geo-blocking on international digital platforms,… Read more
Thompson: Small businesses need strategy, not just survival Lourianne Graham10/09/20260173 views Too many small businesses in Barbados are being created out of necessity rather than strategy, University of the West Indies Pro Vice-Chancellor Professor Canute Thompson has declared, as he called… Read more
Export Barbados pushes entrepreneurship to industrialisation Lourianne Graham10/09/20260240 views The Barbados Investment and Development Corporation (BIDC), Export Barbados, wants to see entrepreneurs evolve from entrepreneurship to industrialisation to build productive capacity. This was highlighted during the handover of a… Read more
Labour shortage ‘challenges’ construction boom Lauryn Escamilla10/09/20260363 views Minister of Technological and Vocational Training Sandra Husbands has warned that Barbados does not have enough skilled workers to meet demand amid a construction boom. As the Technical and Vocational… Read more
Hydroelectric power pitched as lower-cost renewable option Emmanuel Joseph09/09/20260237 views Former Central Bank Governor Dr Delisle Worrell has predicted that efforts to lower prices through the existing system of distributed power supply – currently used by Barbados – will fail.… Read more
Massy Worthing demolition begins, 200 new spaces coming Lourianne Graham03/09/202601K views Shoppers at the new Massy Worthing supercentre will soon have 200 more parking spaces. Phase 2 of the Worthing Redevelopment Project got underway this week, with demolition of the old… Read more
‘Fish cheap’: Fisherfolk urge Barbadians to buy Lourianne Graham03/09/202602.4K views Fish prices have plunged at the Bridgetown Fisheries Complex as a glut of catches leaves fisherfolk with more supply than demand, prompting an urgent appeal for Barbadians to come out… Read more
Lower taxes could make island‑hopping affordable again – experts Emmanuel Joseph02/09/202601.7K views If Barbados and its Caribbean neighbours follow the advice of two aviation experts on improving regional air connectivity, the cost of intra-regional travel could nose-dive and encourage more people to… Read more
CDB pushes for stronger Caribbean evaluation culture Lourianne Graham02/09/20260124 views The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is working to build a regional culture of evidence-based decision-making, with president Daniel Best calling for transparency and accountability among evaluators and policymakers. As the… Read more