AG: Barbados’ money-laundering controls extend beyond banking sector’

Attorney General Wilfred Abrahams has issued a reminder that Barbados’ money-laundering and terrorist-financing controls extend well beyond the banking sector. He was speaking in the Senate today during debate on the Money Laundering and Financing of …

UWI, RSS to host Caribbean security futures symposium in Barbados

The University of the West Indies (The UWI) and the Regional Security System (RSS) are preparing to bring regional security experts and policymakers together in Barbados as they seek practical ways to respond to the Caribbean’s increasingly complex …

Barbados Conferences Spotlighted Reparatory Justice as The Coming Enlightenment

Chronicles of a Chronic Caribbean Chronicler By Earl Bousquet With the world paying greater attention to the pace of globalization of the Caribbean’s quest for Reparations from Europe for Slavery and Native Genocide, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) …

Second edition of ‘Medicinal Plants of Barbados’ published

Dr Damian Cohall, Dean of the Faculty of Medical Sciences at The University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus, has produced the second edition of Medicinal Plants of Barbados. The first edition documented about 80 plants. Dr Cohall says the second …

House of Rum unveils 20YO Barbados bottling

Independent bottler House of Rum has released a single cask 20-year-old rum from Barbados to celebrate the 20th anniversary of UK RumFest. The 20-year-old release is limited to 255 bottles The release also celebrates UK RumFest founder Ian Burrell’s …

CARIBBEAN-SECURITY-Barbados to host symposium on security in the Caribbean

Sargassum removal tops 3.6 million pounds in Barbados

Several workers cleaning up sargassum deposits at Oistins scaled. Photo: Shamar Blunt /Barbados TODAY) DAILY HERALD SXM BRIDGETOWN, Barbados--About 3.6 million pounds of sargassum has been removed from Barbados’ beaches so far this year, as authorities …

Marriott’s Tamarind reopens in Barbados after overhaul

Marriott’s Tamarind, Barbados, part of the Autograph Collection All-Inclusive Resorts brand, has resumed operations after refurbishment at its site on the island’s west coast. The reopening completes the Barbados Collection’s renovation, a “multi-million” …

Delta adds Barbados-Alanta daily flights after SVG exit

Delta Airlines will now have daily nonstop flights to Barbados from Atlanta this December. The carrier is growing the Atlanta–Bridgetown route, with daily service between the two destinations each week during the winter season. What initially began as a …

Barbados to host 2027 Netball World Cup Americas Qualifier

Eight teams but just two tickets to the 2027 Netball World Cup — that’s what’s at stake when Barbados hosts the Netball World Cup Sydney 2027 Americas Qualifier. The tournament, set for the Garfield Sobers Gymnasium, will see hosts Barbados joined by …