GIS - Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI) was honoured to be named, Best Tourist Board, at the recently concluded Travel Weekly’s 2022 Globe Travel Awards Ceremony. On Tuesday, March 15, BTMI’s Senior Business Development Officer, Marc McCollin, accepted the prestigious award during a ceremony in London’s
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are arriving Saturday for a perceived charm offensive in the Caribbean, and experts say that they should instead help the region sever its long-standing ties with the monarchy. Royal family's William, 39, and Kate, 40, are said to tour the
Barbados GIS - The Bajan 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
The United States of America congratulated Barbados for holding its first general elections last January 19, 2022 since becoming a republic last year. In an official statement, the U.S. Embassy in Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean, and the OECS recognized the people of Barbados for "upholding the democratic
Bajans will head to the polls to elect a Government to lead them for the next five years on January 19, 2022. The next general election is more than a year before it is constitutionally due. In an announcement to the nation from llaro Court, Prime Minister Mia
GIS - Barbados has signed the new United Nations Multi-Country Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for the English and Dutch-speaking Caribbean, which will cover the period 2022-2026. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and United Nations Resident Coordinator, Didier Trebucq, signed the document on Friday, during a brief
The Central Bank of Barbados released a limited-edition commemorative coin to recognise the country’s 55th anniversary of Independence and the transition to the Parliamentary Republic. The sterling silver coin with a gold-plated finish on one side is a unique collector’s item or an elegant gift to
As Barbados continues to transition into a republic, the nation has elected a woman as its very first president - Dame Sandra Mason Mason, the current governor-general, was elected after securing two-thirds of the votes in the country's two houses of Parliament. Prime Minister Mia
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines directly lands again in Barbados last Saturday, 16 October 2021, after 83 years. The Dutch Airliner is welcome by a water salute from the Barbados Fire Service with music played by the Barbados Defence Force Zouave Band. https://twitter.com/gaiabarbados/status/1449486449762607104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1449486449762607104%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fbarbados.loopnews.com%2Fcontent%2Fdutch-airliner-klm-arrives-barbados Barbados Minister of Tourism and International Transport,
GIS Barbados - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will be in Barbados to open the 15th session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD 15) on Monday, October 4. The conference, hosted by the Government of Barbados, will be held in a virtual
