CTO to Host World Tourism Day Special Event Ahead of SOTIC 2025 in Barbados

Source: Caribbean Tourism Organization Narendra Ramgulam, the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s Deputy Director of Sustainable Tourism, will moderate the World Tourism Day special proceedings BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (September 25, 2025) – The...

Barbados to host Caribbean tourism conference 

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — Barbados is set to host the 2025 State of the Tourism Industry Conference (SOTIC), the region’s most influential gathering of tourism leaders from Sept. 30 to Oct. 3. This year’s conference, which is being presented by the...

Pan-African Leadership Institute partners University of West Indies for joint programmes

Accra, Oct. 3, GNA- The Pan-African Leadership Institute (PALI) and the University of the West Indies (UWI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that signals a bold new era of collaboration between Africa and the Caribbean. The...

Life Sciences Cloud Content Migration: Separating Fact from Fiction

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Defense counsel argues ‘2-Kool Chris’ acted in self defense

FROM LEFT: Defense counsel Grant Connell, accused Christopher “2-Kool Chris” Jones and Prosecutor Shamrock Pierre. THE LAWYER representing Christopher Jones also known as ‘2 Kool Chris’ in a wounding matter, asked the court this week whether his...

Barbados Small Island, But Postal Giant.

- Advertisement - Barbados has been elected to two Councils of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) at the Union’s 28th Congress in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The island secured seats on both the Council of Administration (CA) and the Postal...

Run Barbados turns 42 with new wellness chapter

28 Barbados’ longest-running sports tourism event is getting a wellness makeover. Formerly known as Run Barbados, the newly rebranded Run Barbados Marathon and Wellness Weekend returns December 4-7, 2025, with a broadened focus that blends...

From New York to Philadelphia, Namibia steps onto the global stage

PAUL T. SHIPALE (with inputs by Folito Nghitongovali Diawara Gaspar) Introduction When President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah arrived in New York for the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA80), she did more than fulfil a diplomatic duty. She...

Barbados moves to modernise measurement laws to protect consumers

25 Barbados is set to overhaul its decades-old Weights and Measures Act with a new Metrology Bill aimed at guaranteeing fairness in trade, building consumer trust, and ensuring businesses face stricter accountability over how goods and services...

Barbados begins next phase of implementing Metrology Act

Barbados has begun the next phase of implementing its new Metrology Act, legislation designed to guarantee accuracy in trade and protect consumers. This from Minister of Innovation, Industry, Science and Technology, Senator Jonathan Reid, who was...

Research vessel to retire after 50 years and one million miles at sea

September 19, 2025 After almost five decades of service, the research vessel Endeavor will complete its final mission on Sept. 20 before being retired from the U.S. oceanographic fleet. Owned by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and operated...

japanese joinery shapes adjaye associates’ record-setting timber pavilion in barbados

adjaye associates’ music venue completes first phase The Barbados National Performing Arts Pavilion has opened in Bridgetown as the first phase of a future national cultural center designed by Adjaye Associates. Built for the Caribbean festival...

Scotiabank Barbados wins two Global Finance Digital Banking Awards

63 Scotiabank Barbados has earned two major honours at the Global Finance Best Digital Bank Awards 2025, reaffirming its leadership in digital innovation and client experience. The bank received the following awards: Best Corporate/Institutional...

Caribbean Tourism Association to unveil innovation hub in collaboration with cutting edge tech firm at upcoming regional tourism conference

Dominica News Online - Monday, September 22nd, 2025 at 9:26 AM Ed Limon, Cofounder and Producer at Winged Whale Media. Photo: Caribbean Tourism OrganizationThe Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) is set to launch an innovative new center at the...

Barbados can lead the Caribbean to a smoke-free future

150 Barbados stands at the cusp of making history. With smoking rates at just 6.4% of adults, the nation has achieved the lowest smoking prevalence in the Caribbean region. Yet despite this success, thousands of Barbadian lives remain at risk, and...

Revealed: The best day of the week to book a holiday and save money

By ALESIA FIDDLER - TRAVEL REPORTER Published: 06:06 EDT, 3 October 2025 | Updated: 06:06 EDT, 3 October 2025 Holidaymakers planning a staycation in the UK often choose to book a long weekend away. But one travel expert has revealed what day of...

Mary Shelford Reps St. Kitts at Tourism Youth Congress

BASSETERRE – Mary Ann Shelford, St. Kitts’ Junior Minister of Tourism, is proudly representing her nation at the 2025 Regional Tourism Youth Congress, a flagship event of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) held during the State of the...

Saint Lucia Takes Bold Steps To Ensure Healthier School Food Environments

- Advertisement - Saint Lucia – The Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs in collaboration with EU-Caribbean Nutrition (EU-CaN) and the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) recently hosted a two- day nutrition workshop at the Harbor...

Debate on full free movement’s impact

Political scientist Peter Wickham is cautioning that while the conversation on full free movement between Barbados, Belize, Dominica and St Vincent and the Grenadines has largely focused on economics, the political implications may prove equally...

Three new Mpox cases confirmed in Barbados

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has confirmed three new cases of Mpox, formerly known as Monkeypox, This brings the total number of infections recorded in Barbados to six since 2022. Health officials reported that the latest cases – one female...