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  • Photo of Barbados aims to boost exports to region and beyond

    Barbados aims to boost exports to region and beyond

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Friday February 5, 2016 – Industry Minister Donville Inniss says Barbados needs to increase its export of goods and services to the rest of the world and the Caribbean region is the best starting point. He says it’s the largest export market for Barbados and the one that offers the greatest potential. Inniss was speaking at a press conference…

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  • National Company Registries Going Online

    Company registries within the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) are set to go online this year. This development is due to an ongoing project funded by the 10th European Development Fund to create an online regional registry of companies. This will serve as a central repository of information on companies and other legal entities established in the CSME. This…

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  • Photo of Barbados accepted into IAEA

    Barbados accepted into IAEA

    As Barbados works to ensure that its radiological sources are secure and safe, Minister of Health John Boyce announced today that the country’s application for membership to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been accepted. He was speaking at a course on Physical Protection and Security Management organised by the Office of Radiological Security in the United States Department…

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  • Barbados reports suspected cases of Zika and H1N1 viruses

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Monday January 11, 2016 – Health authorities in Barbados have reported eight suspected cases of the H1N1 and Zika viruses. Minister of Health John Boyce said samples have been sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency for confirmatory testing. And he has cautioned the population not to panic. The minister said that although he is aware that members…

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  • Photo of Zika Virus Under Surveillance

    Zika Virus Under Surveillance

    The Ministry of Health is continuing to monitor the Zika virus, which was reported in the Caribbean region for the first time in June 2015. Speaking earlier today at a press conference to address the H1N1 and Zika viruses, Minister of Health, John Boyce, reported that there are currently eight suspected cases in Barbados.   (From left to right) Chief…

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  • Photo of Barbados’ 50th Birthday launches on January 6th 2015

    Barbados’ 50th Birthday launches on January 6th 2015

    When the launch of Barbados’ 50th Anniversary Independence celebrations comes off this Wednesday, January 6, Barbadians can expect a line-up featuring the “who’s who” of local talent. That assurance came from Manager of Special Projects at the National Cultural Foundation (NCF), Alison Sealy-Smith, during a recently-held press conference at the 50th Anniversary of Independence Celebrations Secretariat, located in the Old…

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  • Barbados on its way to launching its first climate services partnership

     Barbados has launched its first effort to map its capacity to produce and use climate information for risk-informed decision-making across its climate-sensitive sectors to combat the challenges related to climate variability and climate change.  In a meeting on November 20th, hosted by the Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) and supported by the Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH), through the…

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  • Photo of Barbados to reduce extreme poverty and create jobs with $10 million loan

    Barbados to reduce extreme poverty and create jobs with $10 million loan

    Barbados will strengthen its social safety net for its poorest citizens and improve labour market training opportunities with a US$10 million loan approved by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The program seeks to reduce extreme poverty and high unemployment rates in Barbados. The program will be structured in three components: first, reduce extreme poverty through the expansion and consolidation of…

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  • Barbados Lends Financial Support To Dominica

    The Government of Barbados has pledged US $100,000 to bolster the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency’s relief efforts in Dominica. Moreover, says Prime Minister Freundel Stuart, that financial aid “will not be the extent” of the support Barbados will give. Mr. Stuart, who is also Chairman of CARICOM, gave this assurance during a press conference on Wednesday evening, following his…

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  • Photo of Barbados & St. Vincent Sign Maritime Agreement

    Barbados & St. Vincent Sign Maritime Agreement

    Barbados and St. Vincent and the Grenadines have signed a treaty establishing a maritime boundary between the two countries. Barbados’ Prime Minister, Freundel Stuart, and Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalves, affixed their signatures to the treaty yesterday afternoon in the Cabinet Office at Government Headquarters, Bay Street, St. Michael.  Mr. Stuart noted that their signatures…

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