Elderly woman loses battle with COVID-19 Barbados Today03/02/2022078 views An 89-year-old woman is the latest COVID-19 casualty. She was fully vaccinated and died on Wednesday, February 2, at the Harrison’s Point Isolation Facility. The number of deaths from the virus… Read more
BHTA elects Renée Coppin as new chairman Barbados Today03/02/20220349 views The Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) has a new Chairman. She is Renée Coppin, who was elected at a Special General Meeting held by the Association last month. This… Read more
Moving towards enhancing renewable energy Barbados Today Traffic03/02/20220150 views Renewable energy has become more than a buzz word in Barbados over the last several years, with more individuals arming themselves with information and taking steps towards engaging in clean… Read more
Jamaican coffee export to get boost Barbados Today Traffic03/02/20220115 views An initiative designed to help boost coffee export from Jamaica to the European Union (EU) has been launched. During a recent high-level event, which celebrated a longstanding and fruitful partnership… Read more
Massy now cross-listed on JSE Barbados Today Traffic03/02/20220254 views Exactly five years after delisting from the Barbados Stock Exchange (BSE), Trinidad and Tobago-based conglomerate Massy has announced its cross listing on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), which was initiated… Read more
Governor optimistic about tourism’s performance Barbados Today Traffic03/02/2022097 views by Marlon Madden Barbados welcomed some 42,421 stopover visitors in 2021, representing a mere 20 per cent of the 2019 record visitor arrival numbers (219,605), and a decline from 2020… Read more
Regional travel down but CHTA offers remedies Barbados Today Traffic03/02/2022058 views Caribbean tourism is estimated to have suffered $2 billion (US$1 billion) in losses during 2021 as a result of stagnation in travel between the region’s destinations. As a result, the… Read more
Economist: Adjust tax policy stance to ease prices Barbados Today Traffic03/02/2022046 views by Marlon Madden One noted economist is warning the Mia Mottley administration to be careful not to compound the rising inflationary pressures by way of its policy stance. In fact,… Read more
Young entrepreneur helping businesses to succeed Barbados Today Traffic03/02/2022066 views Angelina Sinckler is the owner of Angelina Affiliate, a company that offers social media marketing services to its customers. The 21-year-old former Queen’s College student who has been operating her… Read more
Regional countries urged to take advantage of metaverse Barbados Today03/02/20220105 views Barbadians and Caribbean citizens must not be left behind as the new and emerging digital space which offers wealth-generating opportunities, the Metaverse, develops, say regional officials. At a region-wide seminar… Read more