BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | JAN 23, 2024 Chairman of the BTMI, Shelly Williams, speaking at the closing and award ceremony for Barbados Sailing Week 2024, held at the Barbados Yacht Club, Bay Street. (S. Forde-Craigg/BGIS) As part of its plans to diversify the island’s tourism product, the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI) has as one […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | JAN 23, 2024 PICTURED ABOVE : UN Resident Coordinator for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Didier Trebucq (left), Chief Operations Officer at the Transport Board, Lynda Holder, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, Senator Dr. The Hon. Shantal Munro-Knight, and CEO of CG United Insurance, Randy Graham, sharing a light moment after the official launch of the […]
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The 10th Annual Fish and Dragon Festival at the Garfield Sobers Complex on Saturday evening saw a harmonious blend of Barbadian and Chinese cultures. Coordinated by The People’s Republic of China in Barbados and the Central Bank of Barbados, this family-oriented affair marked a return to live performances post-COVID-19. The venue was teeming with a […]
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January 18, 2024 Guyana’s tourism sector continues to expand with more persons getting involved in tourism businesses, with some 232 businesses being licensed in 2023 alone. This year again existing and potential tourism businesses will have the opportunity to get licensed, as the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) is set to host its tourism business licensing […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG JAN 17,2024 From left to right – Chief Executive Officer of Foster and Ince Cruise Services, Martin Ince; Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Ian Gooding-Edghill; and Captain of the Valiant Lady cruise ship, Justin Lawes, in discussion at the inaugural welcome ceremony for the cruise vessel yesterday. (C. Pitt/BGIS) Barbados’ winter cruise […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | JAN 15, 2024 Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc.’s CEO (acting), Craig Hinds (left); Minister of Tourism, Ian Gooding-Edghill (fourth from left); and BTMI’s Chief Product Development Officer, Marsha Alleyne (right) pose with loyal visitors (left to right) Janet Godfrey; Anne Jones-Forde; Sandra and Neil McRoberts; and Beverley Corscadden. (C. Pitt/BGIS) The Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc.’s (BTMI) Loyal Visitors […]
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BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | JAN 5, 2024 George Washington House. (FP) The Barbados National Trust is pleased to announce that its popular Open House programme is back on the winter season activities agenda, after a three-year pandemic pause. It begins with Clifton Hall Great House on January 10 and continues through March 27, with twelve […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | JAN 4, 2024 UK’s High Commissioner to Barbados, Scott Furssedonn-Wood, speaking at a reception to celebrate the Great Britain/Barbados Partnership, last Friday while Minister of State in Foreign Trade and Business, Sandra Husbands, and Honorary Ambassador of the GREAT Campaign, Professor Jonathan Shalit, look on. (GP) The United Kingdom (UK), has […]
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BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | DEC 21, 2023 | TOP STORIES (Stock Photo) The Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI), in partnership with Book Barbados, is thrilled to announce the launch of its highly anticipated “Feels Like Summer” campaign, inviting travellers to experience the beauty and warmth of Barbados, while enjoying exclusive digital credits of up to BBD$400 (USD$200). […]
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BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | SEP 28, 2023 Owner of Virgin Atlantic, Sir Richard Branson, poses with a signed, commemorative cricket bat while (from left) Chairman of the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc, Shelly Williams; Prime Minister, Mia Amor Mottley; and Country Manager, Caribbean, Virgin Atlantic, Hannah Swift, look on. (Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc.) British airline, Virgin […]
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