Barbados

We believe that the commencement of direct flights from Brazil to Barbados bodes well for the recovery in the island's tourism industry, which continues to be plagued by weak demand... 2010-06-30

The drop off in domestic demand in Barbados in 2009 is borne out by latest trade data, which show that imports into the island dropped 22.6% year-on-year (y-o-y) in October. Going... 2010-03-09

Minister of economic affairs, Dr David Estwick has announced plans to establish a central revenue authority, which would combine all of the government's existing revenue collecting... 2010-02-10

Opportunities for Barbados to diversify its foreign business interests by developing business with Latin America are likely to increase in 2010, with a trade treaty with Mexico due... 2010-01-11

The CARICOM Commission on Youth Development has warned of a disjuncture between educational training and the jobs available to young people in the Caribbean. Arguing that young people... 2009-11-26

Mia Mottley has been confirmed as leader of the opposition Barbados Labour Party (BLP) after a vote on October 26. The party will hope that her victory will bring to an end the months... 2009-11-04

Barbados experienced a rapid slowdown in its retail price growth over the first six months of the year, from an annual peak of 7.3% y-o-y, hit back in February, to just 1.8% y-o-y... 2009-10-06