BY JULIA RAWLINS-BENTHAM | APR 16, 2022 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, memorialised the relationship of both nations with the planting of pink and yellow Acacia trees in the National Botanical Gardens. (C. Pitt/BGIS) Barbados’ relationship with Rwanda was memorialised with the planting of pink and yellow Acacia trees […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | APR 11, 2022 From left to right: BTMI Director for the Caribbean and Latin America, Corey Garrett; BTMI Senior Business Development Officer, Jennifer-Ann Braithwaite; Chair of the Board of Directors, BTMI and Barbados Tourism Product Authority, Shelly Williams; Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa Cummins; Barbados’ Ambassador to Brazil, […]
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BY SHARIFA MEDFORD | APR 6, 2022 | The newly refurbished jetty at Speightstown will present economic opportunities for all who occupy that area. This was underscored by Acting Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Kirk Humphrey, as he addressed persons who gathered at the Speightstown Esplanade, for the commissioning of the jetty there. Minister […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | APR 1, 2022 | Minister with responsibility for Culture, Senator Dr. Shantal Munroe Knight; Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa Cummins, government officials and stakeholders tour the Rock Hall Freedom Village in St. Thomas today. The second phase of the project, which will feature an amphitheatre, a water feature […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | MAR 29, 2022 London-based lawyer, 35-year-old Victoria Evans, rowed into Barbados on Thursday morning around 5:00 a.m. in what could be the new Guinness World Record for rowing solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Beginning her journey from Tenerife, Canary Islands on February 11 this year, Ms. Evan took 40 days and […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | MAR 29, 2022 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley. (FP) The welcome stamp initiative is an example of the opportunities that can be realised when countries open their doors to overseas residents willing to become digital nomads. So says Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley who expressed renewed optimism in this initiative and […]
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Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley addresses a large gathering for Barbados’ National Day at Expo 2020 in Dubai. (Image courtesy of PMO’s Office) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley is optimistic that the Barbados Embassy in Abu Dhabi, slated to open tomorrow, will show that Barbados is serious about deepening diplomatic relations with the United Arab […]
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BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | MAR 23, 2022 BTMI’s Senior Business Development Officer, Marc McCollin, poses with the award for the Best Tourist Board which was copped by Barbados at the recently concluded Travel Weekly’s 2022 Globe Travel Awards Ceremony. (BTMI) Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI) was honoured to be named, Best Tourist Board, at the recently concluded […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | MAR 24, 2022 After a two-year hiatus, Crop Over enthusiasts will have the option of six new routes for Grand Kadooment and Foreday Morning Jam. These changes were announced by Minister with responsibility for Culture in the Prime Minister’s Office, Senator Dr. Shantal Munroe-Knight, and Chief Cultural Officer at the National […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | MAR 18, 2022 Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa Cummins, has disclosed that Barbados’ sea and air arrival passengers for 2022 look ‘healthy’. She was speaking this morning, at the State of the Industry media briefing at Hilton Barbados Resort. Noting that the industry is looking to diversify its product and […]
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