News Releases

The Caribbean Shipping Association (CSA) has been challenged to boost intra-regional transport by Prime Minister of Barbados, Freundel Stuart.

Three more nursery schools, and possibly a day care centre, are to follow the Maria Holder Nursery School at Sharon, St. Thomas, as a result of the joint partnership between the Maria Holder Memorial Trust and the Ministry of Education.

Government has embarked on plans to reform the cruise facilities in Barbados for the country to remain relevant and capitalise on the opportunities available from cruise tourism.

Even though the Barbados Port Inc. remains a highly rated shipping gateway, there are plans in place to make it even better.

The Combermere School Hockey teams are off to an intensive one-week sports camp hosted by Exsportise Sports Academy at the Clayesmore School in Dorset Uk.

Barbados Port Inc. has done it again!

For the second consecutive year, Barbados has captured the Novaport Cup.

Just under 50 secondary school boys taking part in the Life Skills Programme of Supreme Counseling for Personal Development have been urged to help rebuild the standards of young males across the island.

Members of the local medical fraternity are calling for dedicated public diabetic clinics in Barbados.

Plans are underway to reduce the economic burden that diabetic foot conditions are having on the government of Barbados. So says Dr. Ingrid Cumberbatch, Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health. She was speaking at the recently concluded Step-by Step programme, held at the headquarters of the Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO).

The Barbados Port Inc, is committed to the educational development of young people in Barbados.

So says Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Barbados Port Inc., David Jean-Marie, as he addressed the delegates of public and private primary and secondary schools and other officials who attended the launch of the Port’s 50^th Anniversary Primary and Secondary Schools Essay Competition.

The Party stand came alive on Friday, May 6, as management and staff of the Barbados Port Inc. commemorated their 50^th Anniversary with a karaoke session and quiz, entitled 'Propa Port Quiz.'

Sick and critically ill children in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) are benefitting from over $60,000 worth of equipment donated by the Maria Holder Memorial Trust (MHM).The equipment, which includes stethoscopes, incubators, recliners and IV poles among other things, was sourced from BioMedical International Corp and Collins Ltd.