Barbados

The Caribbean Festival of Arts, promoting culture, diversity and creativity, will return to Barbados next year

Hunters' bounty on green monkeys has been increased in an attempt to cull the population of these wild animals, officially declared pests responsible for rampant crop destruction, announced Agriculture Minister Indar Weir

Nearly 500 students are participating in the pilot phase of the Ministry of Energy and Enterprise's National Financial Literacy Expansion Programme, underway in seven secondary and six primary schools

The six-month gap at the top of Barbados' leading tourism agency has been filled with the appointment of new CEO Andrea Franklin, a Barbadian marketing professional, and the promotion of a senior official to a new post of chief operating officer

Barbadian children should be introduced to financial literacy as early as primary school, suggested the head of the Barbados Cooperatives and Credit Union League

The Ministry of Education has announced that the resumption of classes at Princess Margaret Secondary School will be delayed by one week, due to 'newly identified renovation works'

After a successful 2023 season, the Barbados Tennis Association is preparing to maintain its position in Group 2 of the Davis Cup

A limited supply of Pfizer BioNTech Booster Vaccines for COVID-19 was received from the Government and people of Panama; the vaccines will be administered at the Winston Scott and the Branford Taitt Polyclinics from December 18 to 22

Frederick 'Freddie' Miller Polyclinic received $40.000 in medical equipment to improve the care provided to residents of The Glebe, St George and surrounding communities

The amphitheatre of the National Botanical Gardens will be named after Richard Stoute, famous Barbadian entertainer

Barbados may soon be removed from Financial Action Task Force's Grey List, as indicated by International Monetary Fund delegation, which highlights significant steps to strengthen its regulatory framework against money laundering and terrorist financing

Significant weather events continue to have a negative impact on the agricultural sector, with officials predicting that the current shortage of six- to eight-week crops and other produce will extend into the Christmas season

The Barbados economy grew by 4,4% in the first nine months of this year, the largest nine-month expansion since 2006, excluding the pandemic recovery period, according to Central Bank of Barbados