Local NewsTourismTribute Dame Graça Machel to speak here on Slave Trade Remembrance Day by Barbados Today 21/08/2024 written by Barbados Today 3 min read 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 … Continue Reading 21/08/2024 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsTourism Tourism boom by Shamar Blunt 16/08/2024 by Shamar Blunt 16/08/2024 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CROP OVERLocal NewsTourism As Sandals lays off hundreds, BHTA says no need for alarm by Emmanuel Joseph 13/08/2024 by Emmanuel Joseph 13/08/2024 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
GrenadaRegionalTourism interCaribbean Airways Unveils “Spirit of Grenada” Aircraft in Tribute to Grenada by Barbados Today 05/08/2024 by Barbados Today 05/08/2024 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsTourism Smaller cruise ships ‘may soon dock’ at Speightstown by Ryan Gilkes 30/07/2024 by Ryan Gilkes 30/07/2024 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal NewsTourism Industry grew 8 per cent; US visitors up 45 per cent by Emmanuel Joseph 30/07/2024 by Emmanuel Joseph 30/07/2024 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsTourism Barbados poised to become cruise line supply hub, says Tourism Minister by Shamar Blunt 30/07/2024 by Shamar Blunt 30/07/2024 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal NewsTourism Crime surge a threat to tourism, business leaders warn by Ryan Gilkes 25/07/2024 by Ryan Gilkes 25/07/2024 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsPoliticsTourism Hailee Harding is New Junior Minister of Tourism by Barbados Today 24/07/2024 by Barbados Today 24/07/2024 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal NewsTourism Hospitality pay standards under review by Shamar Blunt 17/07/2024 by Shamar Blunt 17/07/2024 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
