Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI) was named, Best Tourist Board, at the recently concluded Travel Weekly’s 2022 Globe Travel Awards Ceremony. The BTMI’s Senior Business Development Officer, Marc McCollin, accepted the prestigious award during a ceremony in London’s Grosvenor House Hotel, amongst hundreds of travel industry peers. The Travel Weekly Globe Travel Awards are voted […]
World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus surprised Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley with an award for leadership, and she said it was thanks to her team. The Director-General told Mottley that the WHO and the world, “we have seen your leadership” and he stressed that her voice is very impactful. “Your voice is […]
By Richard Godwin In the 1960s, Jackie Opel created a syncopated, cowbell-heavy sound that defined Barbados and created a sensation from St Lucia to New York. A few years later it virtually disappeared – but the time is finally here for a revival Few artists have ever had the audacity to create a national music […]
The Barbados government is already seeking to put measures in place to cushion any likely fallout from the war that has broken out in Ukraine with Russia. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, outlined that the situation between Ukraine and Russia could have implications for the cost of fuel and food, the supply of food and […]
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley was sworn in for a second term last Thursday after her party swept every legislative seat in the first elections the island nation held as a republic since casting off the British monarchy. Mottley’s Barbados Labor Party secured all 30 seats in the House of Assembly, the lower house […]
It’s another year into the pandemic and Barbados continues to lead the region in having the most powerful passport in the Caribbean for 2022. According to the 2022 Henley Global Passport Index Ranking, Barbados is number one in the Caribbean and is positioned globally, yet again, at number 23 with visa-free access to 161 countries. […]
Canada’s Governor General Mary Simon announced 135 appointments to the Order of Canada. The new appointees include 2 Companions (C.C.), 39 Officers (O.C.), 1 honorary Member and 93 Members (C.M.). They will be presented with their insignia at investiture ceremonies to be held on future dates. The Order of Canada is one of our highest […]
Leaders of the two main political parties in Barbados last Monday remained confident of victory in the January 19 general elections as candidates were nominated to contest the snap election that Prime Minister Mia Mottley called 18 months ahead of the constitutional deadline. Mottley, speaking to reporters after completing the nomination process as the ruling […]
PM says she wanted Barbadians to “recalibrate as a people behind one Government and one leader.” Barbadians are going to the polls in just over three weeks to elect a new government. Prime Minister Mottley revealed January 19, 2022, as the election date, with Nomination Day being January 3. General elections were constitutionally due to […]
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley made an impact on the world stage with her speech at the United Nations General Assembly and again in Glasgow at COP26, but her words and passion have not only shown her commitment to the environment, but it has today seen her name once more etched in the annals of […]
