By Gregory Simpkins Much has been written and said in the wake of the recent passing of Rev. Jesse L. Jackson. He was an important figure...
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has been named one of three recipients of this year’s prestigious Zayed Award for Human Fraternity. Mottley was recognized for her...
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Chair and Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley welcomed the UN’s 17 December declaration of a Second International Decade for People of African Descent,...
In a groundbreaking effort to combat climate change while alleviating its debt burden, Barbados has successfully implemented the world’s first debt-for-climate resilience swap. This innovative strategy...
AP | The Bahamas is stuck in a financial pickle, much of it because of the whims of climate change, bureaucracy and the fossil fuel industry,...
Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley has called for significant reforms in the Caribbean banking sector, urging greater diversity and competition to drive economic growth in the...
By Emily Wilkinson When Hurricane Maria struck the eastern Caribbean island of Dominica in 2017, it caused the kind of devastation which is unthinkable to larger...
Two leaders from the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have sought to assure the government of Guyana that their countries are individually backing Guyana that its borders...
Caribbean National Weekly | Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley is rumored to be a top contender for the United Nations Secretary-General position, with selection due in...
Barbados Today | Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has called for closer ties between the African Union (AU) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in order to...
By Kristine Liao It’s become unbearably clear that climate change is here and it’s happening right now. Just a quick scroll through your news feed and...
By Gregory Simpkins Early in March this year as in every year, the world celebrated International Women’s Day, when women are recognized for their achievements without...
Two Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders, will address the regional launch of the United Nations Early Warnings for All Initiative (EW4ALL) for the Caribbean in Barbados on...
The Mottley administration has revealed that it will be introducing legislation for a greener transition of the shipping sector. “I will shortly be laying before the...
Barbados has secured a major “game-changer” contract with the government of Rwanda to establish a new pharmaceutical industry – the first in the Caribbean. Prime Minister...
The supply and distribution of food and disaster relief items to Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states will soon be facilitated by two separately-managed regional logistics hubs,...
By Hannah Giorgis Barbados, the easternmost stretch of land in the Caribbean Sea, is a pear-shaped island surrounded by a dense network of bright coral. As...
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley on Saturday announced a Cabinet reshuffle – the second in 2 years. Mottley, who made the announcement at the 83rd Annual...
AP | Barbados announced last week that it is refinancing part of its debt to help save the ocean as part of an unusual deal. Government...
The Barbados government said it is discontinuing all coronavirus (COVID-19) related travel protocols for entering the island-nation, approving also a number of fundamental changes to the...
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19), according to an officially released statement. The statement by the Office of the Prime...
Barbados is set to host the 11th Caribbean Urban Forum (CUF), the major annual regional event on urban planning, development, and land management from Wednesday June...
Government ministries in Barbados have been asked to work with the major players in the sector to come up with ways to shield Barbadians from rising...
Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley has been listed in the US publication, 2022 TIME100, as one of the most influential people in the world. In the...
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley wants to see the dismantling of the old global order and it being replaced with a new order that promotes world...
Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali has told international investors that the Caribbean region is a stable platform with all of the components for a modern and emerging...
Climate champion and prime minister of Barbados Mia Mottley has defended her country’s plans to resume fossil fuel exploration off its coast, saying that developing nations...
By Kristina Hinds Last month, Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Mottley won a stunning landslide victory in the Caribbean nation’s first general election since it declared itself...
Mottley administration moves to make constitution and parliament relevant to current demands.
AP | Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley was sworn in for a second term Thursday after her party appeared to have swept every legislative seat in...
Barbadian voters bought into the philosophy that they are “safer with Mia” wholesale and re-elected the ruling Barbados Labour Party (BLP) into government with a consecutive...
Barbadians are today casting their ballots for a new government, 3½ years after they had overwhelming elected the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) to victory in 2018....
For Barbados, becoming a republic is a significant transition that marks the capstone of a much longer process of symbolic decolonization.
"I need for us to unite around a common cause, unite behind a single government, unite behind a single leader." - Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley
The Champions of the Earth award is the UN's highest environmental honor.
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has congratulated the Government and People of Barbados on the country’s 55th anniversary of independence and its transition to republican status. CARICOM...
Barbados becomes world's newest republic
Barbados becomes a republic on November 30.
The Mottley administration says it has established what is being referred to as the world’s first metaverse or digital embassy. A statement from the Ministry of...
A one meter rise in sea level can displace approximately 110,000 people in CARICOM member states - Mia Mottley
Mason, will be sworn in on November 30, as the country becomes a republic.
The Barbados government has announced plans for the establishment of safe zones as the country continues to be impacted by the COVID-9 pandemic that has claimed...
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley is lobbying for a vaccine plant to be established in the country. Speaking to reporters following the opening of the 15th...
Parliament votes by a wide margin to amend the Constitution to bring the Republic into force by November 30.
Barbados has expanded the hours for its curfew. The new curfew hours are 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. from Monday through Saturday and from 6 p.m....
Expected outcomes could include greater economic trade and investment opportunities between Africa and the Caribbean
Sandra Mason nominated to become Barbados' first president
Caribbean leaders have paid tribute to fallen Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, who was yesterday assassinated by unknown attackers in his private residence. Jamaica: Jamaican Prime Minister...
Transition advisory committee to oversee what is being regarded as the most serious phase of systematically decolonizing the country since independence in 1966
Barbados will create a bubble for fully vaccinated passengers from low-risk Caribbean countries - those with a negative PCR test can immediately enter from June 30
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has endorsed the report of The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, describing it as “timely and excellent work”. The...
The Barbados government says it intends to sell off some assets as it moves to reduce the fiscal deficit by March next year. Finance Minister Chris...
Mia Mottley – Head of opposition Barbados Labor Party. PHOTO/File The main opposition Barbados Labor Party (BLP) Sunday put its supporters on standby for a general...
Mia Mottley Mia Mottley has been elected leader of the opposition Barbados Labor Party. Ms. Mottley replaces Owen Arthur under whose leadership, the Barbados Labor Party...
Opposition Leader Owen Arthur (l) and Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart. PHOTO/File A poll published in the Sunday Sun newspaper said Barbados citizens preferred the three-term...
