Barbados Leg of the Birmingham 2022 Queen's Baton Relay A Success
A buzz of excitement filled the air on Saturday, April 23, as the Barbados leg of the Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay made its way across the length and breadth of the island.
Barbadian Products Destined for Ghana this Week
With the help of Export Barbados (BIDC), over USD $20,000 worth of products from six local manufacturers are being shipped to Ghana as the first step in cementing commercial ties with that West African nation and the wider African continent.
BOA Inc. Launches New Funding Regime
The Barbados Olympic Association (BOA) Inc. has developed a new funding regime to assist athletes and is investing approximately $1.6 million in direct athlete funding for 2022.
Export Barbados (BIDC) and Compete Caribbean Launch Ocean Innovation Challenge to Provide Support to Blue Economy Companies
Barbadian innovators and private sector firms operating in the Blue Economy now have the opportunity to take their existing businesses to the next level. Export Barbados (BIDC) and the Compete Caribbean Partnership Facility have partnered to launch the Ocean Innovation Challenge 2022 – an initiative to provide technical and financial support to Barbadian companies that are operating in sectors within the Blue Economy.
Guyana-Barbados Mission on the Establishment of a Gold Exchange
Last weekend, Export Barbados and the Ministry of Industry, Innovation, Science and Technology hosted a high-level delegation from the Co-operative Republic of Guyana to...
Barbadian boxer selected for Commonwealth Sport Women’s Leadership Programme Scholarship
Central American and Caribbean Games medallist, boxer Kimberley Gittens, has been awarded a Commonwealth Sport Women's Leadership Programme Scholarship.
Export Barbados launches new online payment portal
Today, Export Barbados (BIDC) unveiled a new eCommerce portal, giving clients another avenue to make payments through the Corporation's website using a credit card.
Export Barbados Assists Breadfruit Exporters
Export Barbados (BIDC) has come to the assistance of breadfruit exporters Shawn Holder of Holder's Food & Exports and Erasmus Alfred of E&C Marketing.The two men...
The Cleantech Cluster Barbados (BLOOM) Presents BDS$100,000 in Business Incubator Grants
The Cleantech Cluster Barbados (BLOOM) today awarded grants of BDS$20,000 to five companies from its incubator programme. Launched in 2018, BLOOM is a landmark...
Barbados heads towards a green circular economy
The future of the green circular economy and the benefits for Barbados, provided the theme of the virtually held three-part CleanTech Dialogue series hosted by the BLOOM...
BOA To Institute Mandatory Vaccines for All Accredited Games Participants
The Board of Directors of The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) has deliberated and given the recent restrictions and challenges faced in attending regional and...
PIRAC on the frontline of emergency response in the Caribbean
When natural disaster events struck St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Guyana, and Haiti this year, the French Red Cross Regional Intervention Platform for the Americas and...