Get ready to saddle up for a thrilling experience at The Barbados Lottery Boxing Day at the Races! Mark your calendars for Tuesday, December 26th, as it promises to be one of the most exciting racedays on the Barbadian calendar. As the details unfold, prepare yourself for a day filled with the perfect blend of Barbadian music, culture, and top-class horse racing. The event will be hosted at the...
Virgin Atlantic is set to enhance its connectivity with Barbados by introducing a double daily flight service from London Heathrow, marking the first time the destination will receive such frequency. Commencing on January 10 next year, this expansion also includes four weekly flights from Manchester. In an announcement made on Monday, the airline revealed that the weekly flights from London Heathrow to...
Barbados is currently playing host to a delegation of twenty-one representatives from Scotland and the United Kingdom (UK), who are on a mission to explore potential business and investment opportunities on the island. This initiative, known as the Trade and Investment Mission – Scotland to Barbados 2023, spans five days and brings together delegates from diverse sectors, providing a platform for...
At the prestigious Elegant Resorts Annual Supplier Awards 2023, the Grenada Tourism Authority (GTA) secured the highly sought-after Most Supportive Destination accolade. Elegant Resorts, renowned for crafting bespoke luxury getaways to top-tier destinations globally, features Grenada prominently in its portfolio, encompassing opulent accommodations such as Silversands, Spice Island, Laluna, and...
Exactly two decades ago, the British Airways Concorde, affectionately known as Alpha Echo, made its final landing at the Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA). Having completed over 7,000 flights in its 26 years of service with the powerful Olympus 593 engines, Alpha Echo retired gracefully. Now, it resides in the purpose-built "Concorde Experience Barbados" hangar, showcasing its...
Barbados' Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) achieved a noteworthy milestone early in the winter season, marking its busiest day thus far. The accomplishment was highlighted by GAIA's Chief Executive Officer, Hadley Bourne, on Thursday, November 16, 2023. Bourne expressed optimism, observing the bustling Departure lounge and a similarly busy Arrivals hall, and remarked, "We're hopeful that there...
Exciting prospects are on the horizon as Barbados takes center stage in establishing direct airlinks with Saudi Arabia. A significant step towards this goal occurred on November 15, 2023, with the launch of a groundbreaking 12-hour test flight operated by SAUDIA (Saudi Arabian Airlines). Departing from Antigua, the flight made stops in Barbados and Miami to pick up additional Caribbean passengers before...
Barbados is set to realize its vision of a sustainable energy future with the finalization of plans to construct a 60 MW portfolio of community solar gardens. The project, spanning 50 sites across the island-state, is a significant step towards achieving the goal of powering Barbados with 100% renewables by 2030, supplementing the existing 30 MW solar portfolio. German-based Jurchen Technology,...
The Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) is optimistic about the upcoming 2023/2024 winter season, anticipating positive developments despite not having fully regained the airlift capacity of 2019. In their quarterly briefing at the association's headquarters, BHTA Chairman Renée Coppin expressed confidence in the months of December 2023 and April 2024, where capacity is expected to surpass that...
The Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Ryan Straughn, announced plans for a more standardized property valuation process in Barbados. The government intends to introduce new legislation to Parliament to align property valuations for insurance, land tax payments, and property sales. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and International Property Tax...