BusinessLocal NewsTechnology Govt โto patent sargassum microbe discoveries, potential commercial gains in Bajan handsโ by Ricardo Roberts 10/09/2026 written by Ricardo Roberts 4 min read 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 … Continue Reading 10/09/2026 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessEconomyLocal News Govt eyes aggregator for creatorsโ online earnings by Shamar Blunt 10/09/2026 by Shamar Blunt 10/09/2026 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal News Thompson: Small businesses need strategy, not just survival by Lourianne Graham 10/09/2026 by Lourianne Graham 10/09/2026 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal NewsTourism Export Barbados pushes entrepreneurship to industrialisation by Lourianne Graham 10/09/2026 by Lourianne Graham 10/09/2026 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessEducationLocal News Labour shortage โchallengesโ construction boom by Lauryn Escamilla 10/09/2026 by Lauryn Escamilla 10/09/2026 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessEconomyLocal News Hydroelectric power pitched as lower-cost renewable option by Emmanuel Joseph 09/09/2026 by Emmanuel Joseph 09/09/2026 Former Central Bank Governor Dr Delisle Worrell has predicted that efforts to lower prices through the existing system of distributed power supply โ currently used by Barbados โ will fail. … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal News Massy Worthing demolition begins, 200 new spaces coming by Lourianne Graham 03/09/2026 by Lourianne Graham 03/09/2026 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal News โFish cheapโ: Fisherfolk urge Barbadians to buy by Lourianne Graham 03/09/2026 by Lourianne Graham 03/09/2026 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal News Lower taxes could make islandโhopping affordable again โ experts by Emmanuel Joseph 02/09/2026 by Emmanuel Joseph 02/09/2026 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal News CDB pushes for stronger Caribbean evaluation culture by Lourianne Graham 02/09/2026 by Lourianne Graham 02/09/2026 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail