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The Barbados Olympic Association (BOA) Inc. has announced a four-member team that will proudly represent Barbados at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France. The...

Peabo Sampson, the innovative designer who captured the hearts of audiences and judges as the first runner-up of Season 7 of the popular Caribbean fashion designer challenge/TV series 'Mission Catwalk,' continues to make waves in the fashion industry. 

The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) is thrilled to join the global observance of Olympic Day 2024 with three exciting events scheduled for this month.    

Excitement mounts as The Bahamas prepares to host the Afreximbank Annual Meetings (AAM) and the AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum (ACTIF) from 12 – 14 June 2024 in The Bahamas. Themed "Owning Our Destiny: Economic Prosperity on the Platform of Global Africa," ACTIF2024 is set to forge significant pathways for economic prosperity between Africa and the Caribbean.

The International Association of Business Communicators Barbados Chapter (IABC Barbados), the premier association for public relations, marketing, and other professional communicators, turned its attention to exploring the value of internal communications at its first professional development event for the year, held at the Island Inn Hotel on Thursday, April 11.  

In her welcome remarks, the President of IABC Barbados, Dr. Pamala Proverbs, told the full house of business communicators that there is strength in numbers. Therefore, she added that one of the most effective ways to elevate the profession on the island was through membership in a professional body.

The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) has announced the renaming of its Women in Sport Commission to the Gender Equality Commission. 

The International Food Science Center (IFSC) proudly hosted 30 United States-based students and faculty for an enriching and immersive visit to foster global collaboration and knowledge exchange.

Sunshine Exchange has been named the winner of Fintech Islands Experience (FiX) Startup Pitch 2024, defeating nine companies to secure the grand prize of a non-dilutive cash award of US$10,000 to inject into the business.  

Mastercard, the second-largest payment technology corporation in the world and platinum sponsor of the 2024 Fintech Islands Experience (FiX24), the Caribbean’s premier financial innovation and transformation event, has identified the region as a prominent area to unleash many financial opportunities using technology. 

Financial technology (fintech) has the potential to stimulate economic growth, create new job opportunities, reduce poverty, and enable more people to participate in the formal financial system.

More than 500 financial technology (fintech) experts and enthusiasts gathered in Barbados for the three-day Fintech Islands Experience 2024 (FiX24) conference, which kicked off January 24 at Sam’s Lord Castle, A Wyndham Grand Resort.

Mastercard, the second-largest payment technology corporation in the world and platinum sponsor of the 2024 Fintech Islands Experience (FiX24), the Caribbean’s premier financial innovation and transformation event, has identified the region as a prominent area to unleash many financial opportunities using technology.