Barbados

International coffee brand Starbucks has opened in the country, making it the fifth in the Caribbean to operate shops, after Jamaica, Turks and Caicos, Cayman Islands and Panama

Runner Sada Williams sets the new national record at the Olympics for the 400m women race in Tokyo - the last time this record had been set was 43 years ago

To reinvigorate the intra-regional tourism, airport taxes for regional travellers will be reduced by 50%, a decision that follows neighboring countries such as Antigua and Barbuda

Notwithstanding a newly reimposed curfew, the Barbados Medical Association has openly expressed its desire to see even more restrictions, given the severity of the latest wave of Covid-19 and the infections spike

Residents are invited once again to report damage caused by tropical wave to the Department of Emergency Management, so that infos can be and agencies are activated to provide assistance to affected areas as soon as it is safe

80 unemployed young persons have been given the opportunity to upskill themselves with training at the Samuel Jackman Prescod Institute of Technology

Over 200 rescued dogs from the country have been relocated to Canada to find forever homes

Akela Jones set a new national record in the long jump, with a leap of 6,80 m at the 2021 Chula Vista Field Festival

Cyndi Celeste Marshall takes second place in the Black British Writers International Poetry Competition 2021

The country has joined other 275 world destinations adopting the WTTC Safe Travels stamp, developed to restore confidence in travellers and revive the global tourism sector

The Government is trasforming sugar industry from a bulk sugar production industry to a value chain one

Sandals Resorts International is supporting the recovering of Caribbean tourism, welcoming nearly 200 celebrities to its resorts and hosting several major radio remotes to attract public's interest

Micro, small and medium enterprises in the tourism sector will receive technical and financial support under a new regional project promoting economic diversification, job creation and resilience