Dame Graça Machel to speak here on Slave Trade Remembrance Day Barbados Today21/08/202401.7K views African stateswoman Dame Graça Machel is set to visit Barbados for six days, culminating in a keynote address on the United Nations International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave… Read more
Tourism boom Shamar Blunt16/08/202403.4K views Barbados is enjoying a record-breaking year for tourist arrivals, thanks in large part to the recently concluded ICC T20 Cricket World Cup and the popular Crop Over festival. Javon Griffith,… Read more
As Sandals lays off hundreds, BHTA says no need for alarm Emmanuel Joseph13/08/202406.1K views As more than 200 workers at Sandals Resort in Dover, Christ Church, have been made redundant, the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) on Monday moved to allay fears about… Read more
interCaribbean Airways Unveils “Spirit of Grenada” Aircraft in Tribute to Grenada Barbados Today05/08/202402K views PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos – August 5, 2024 – interCaribbean Airways unveiled a custom-painted ATR 42-500 aircraft featuring the flag of Grenada on its tail during a ceremony at Maurice… Read more
Smaller cruise ships ‘may soon dock’ at Speightstown Brittany Brewster30/07/202402.4K views Plans are underway to welcome smaller cruise ships to Speightstown as early as the upcoming cruise season, Member of Parliament for St Peter, Colin Jordan, has revealed. The initiative aims… Read more
Industry grew 8 per cent; US visitors up 45 per cent Emmanuel Joseph30/07/202401.8K views The economy has recorded a robust 4.5 per cent real growth in the first half of 2024, with a $300 million year-on-year increase in total production and record employment levels,… Read more
Barbados poised to become cruise line supply hub, says Tourism Minister Shamar Blunt30/07/202401.4K views Barbados is on the cusp of becoming a major supply hub for cruise lines in the Caribbean — if its manufacturers can maintain consistency in supplying the goods they make,… Read more
Crime surge a threat to tourism, business leaders warn Brittany Brewster25/07/202402.7K views Business leaders have sounded the alarm over a recent surge in violent crime, warning that it poses a significant threat to the island’s vital tourism industry and the global reputation… Read more
Hailee Harding is New Junior Minister of Tourism Barbados Today24/07/202401.6K views Hailee Harding, a 16-year-old student from Graydon Sealy Secondary School, has been named the new junior minister of tourism for Barbados. The announcement was made yesterday at the Barbados Tourism… Read more
Hospitality pay standards under review Shamar Blunt17/07/202401.9K views Minimum standards of pay for workers in the hospitality accommodation industry will soon be introduced. This announcement was made by Minister of Labour, Colin Jordan, during Tuesday’s debate in the… Read more