November 16, 2021 Time is the only currency we have,” says Barbadian innovator Khalil Bryan, “so spend it doing things that matter to you and with people who matter to…
Category: BARBADOS
The Annie Selke Companies & Kit Kemp Announce New Partnership
October 29, 2021 Annie Selke, Founder and Chief Vision Officer of The Annie Selke Companies and Kit Kemp, Founder and Creative Director of Firmdale Hotels and Kit Kemp Design Studio have…
IMF Staff Concludes Virtual Visit to Barbados
August 31, 2021 Barbados’ economy remains severely depressed by the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic. While tourism is expected to recover gradually in the second half of 2021 and the first…
BARBADOS-WEST AFRICA BREAKTHROUGH
July 16, 2021 An International Press Conference and Electronic Signing Ceremony which will involve Nigerian IT giant TelNet Nigeria Ltd and Global Integrated Fintech Solutions (GIFTS) and IPayAnywhere (Global), two…
IMF Executive Board concludes the fifth review under the IMF’s Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility for Barbados
June 18, 2021 The Executive Board of the IMF concluded the fifth review of the IMF’s extended arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for Barbados. The completion of the…
Barbados’ Central Bank calls for regional studies on pandemic impact.
By Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com June 1, 2021 The Central Bank of Barbados has put out an invitation for persons in the Caribbean to submit working papers and research conducted on…
Revered Makers Of The World’s First African And Caribbean Rum Launch Their Next Expression, Equiano Light
May 21, 2021 The team behind the multi-award-winning Equiano Rum Co. are delighted to announce their second African & Caribbean blend, Equiano Light, which is available throughout the US today.…
IADB hails Barbados “Roofs to Reefs” policy in climate change battle
By: Staff Writer May 11, 2021 The Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) in a recent report hailed Barbados’s “Roofs to Reefs” climate change policy as a “good example” of climate change…
The Future of Barbados Does Not Include Waste.
May 11, 2021 An exciting and important project has been approved by the Government of Barbados; the project, a cooperation between the Sanitation Service Authority (SSA) and Barbadian company Prosource…
IMF Reaches Staff Level Agreement on the Fifth Review of Barbados’ Economic Program under the Extended Fund Facility
May 11, 2021 IMF team reaches a staff level agreement with the Barbadian authorities on the fifth review of Barbados’ Economic Recovery and Transformation program (BERT) supported by the Extended…
Caribbean investor WREL raises bond funds for solar in Barbados
April 2, 2021 Williams Renewable Energy (Two) Limited (WREL#2) has raised BBD $14m (USD 7m/EUR 5.95m) in green energy bonds to finance more solar photovoltaic (PV) arrays in native Barbados,…
Caribbean Investment specialist calls out US Prez for $200m fund for region!
April 2, 2021 THE new Joe Biden administration in the USA is being challenged to come up with a BD$200m fund to assist Barbados and the Caribbean with their post-COVID…