Mottley at UNGA78: “The world needs skill and speed”

By: Staff Writer September 22, 2023 Barbados Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, encouraged world leaders on the sidelines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly that “skill and speed”…

COP28 President-Designate visits Barbados, meeting with Prime Minister and leaders of the Caribbean Community to keep focus on reforming climate finance

August 11, 2023 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Aug. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — COP 28 President-Designate Dr. Sultan Al Jaber has visited Barbados to meet with Prime Minister Mia Motley and address distinguished leaders of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). In his speech, Dr. Sultan Al Jaber reaffirmed…

Mia Meets Maduro

By Kimberly Ramkhalawan July 11, 2023 kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com In just under a few weeks, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has managed to circle the globe, and her latest stop being…

CDB Pays Tribute to The Right Honourable Sir Lloyd Erskine Sandiford

June 30, 2023 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) joins the nation of Barbados in mourning the passing of Former Prime Minister, The Right Honourable Sir Lloyd Erskine Sandiford. In addition…

CARICOM Statement on the passing of Sir Lloyd Erskine Sandiford, former Prime Minister of Barbados

June 27, 2023 The Caribbean Community is deeply saddened at the passing of Sir Lloyd Erskine Sandiford, former Prime Minister of Barbados. Sir Lloyd’s life was defined by selfless service…

WMO: EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS FOR ALL REQUIRES COLLECTIVE EFFORT

By Kimberly Ramkhalawan May 23, 2023 kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com Changes in current climate patterns are calling for more established early warning systems. This was the focus of the 19th World Meteorological Organisation’s…

MOTTLEY MARKS MAY DAY WITH DECLARATION OF MISSION OF BARBADOS ALONG WITH BWU

May 2, 2023 By Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has managed to rally the support of labour unions on May Day 2023 for the signing of…

BARBADOS FISHERMEN FOUND IN TOBAGO WATERS

By Kimberly Ramkhalawan April 14, 2023 kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com With dwindling flying fish stock in Barbados waters, many fishermen in the last two years have been venturing further out to neighbouring island,…

UNITED NATIONS LAUNCHES IT DISASTER RISK REDUCTION EARLY WARNING SYSTEM IN REGION

By Kimberly Ramkhalawan Kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com February 7, 2023 Barbados played host to the first regional launch of the United Nations’ Early Warnings for All initiative (EW4ALL), which aims to ensure that…

Barbados Advances its Marine Spatial Planning Process with IDB support

January 24, 2023 The government of Barbados launched a planning process to set the foundations for its marine management, in an exercise supported technically and financially by the Inter-American Development…

Will 2023 see more development in blue economy?

January 13, 2023 Nearly a year after the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) partnered with the World Bank to launch its “Unleashing the Blue Economy of the Caribbean” programme…

BARBADOS AND CUBA HOLD TALKS, SIGNS MOU ON HEALTH

By Kimberly Ramkhalawan December 6, 2022. Kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com Export Barbados and Cuba have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the cooperation of public health sharing between the two Caribbean nations…