LONDON, England – Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, former Ghanaian minister for foreign affairs and regional integration, assumed office as secretary-general of the Commonwealth yesterday, pledging to advance the values of the Commonwealth Charter at a time of growing global tensions and shifting alliances. Botchwey succeeds Patricia Scotland, whose nine-year term ended... Read more

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB, the Bank) has officially launched the USD 500,000 SheTrades Caribbean Grow and Go Grant Facility, a programme aimed at enhancing the competitiveness of women-led businesses across the region. The virtual launch, held on March 27, 2025, marked a major step toward advancing... Read more

Global antibiotic use in livestock could rise by almost 30 percent by 2040 ROME – A new study led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and research partners highlights that improving livestock productivity is key to achieving substantial reductions in global antibiotic use. Without targeted interventions, antibiotic use... Read more

TAIPEI, (Taiwan Today) – President Lai urged the commercial and industrial sectors to collaborate with the government to ensure the country’s continued development, attending a reception held by Taipei City-based Chinese National Association of Industry and Commerce April 1 in the capital. In response to geopolitical volatility and the spread... Read more

PEMBROKE, Bermuda–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Gold Reserve Ltd. (TSX.V: GRZ) (OTCQX: GDRZF) (“Gold Reserve” or the “Company”) announces that on March 31, 2025, multiple objections were filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware (the “Court”) to the recommendation made by the Special Master to select the $3.699 billion bid... Read more

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador, (IICA) – As a result of ongoing joint efforts to boost the competitiveness and sustainability of the Central American dairy sector, the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and its partners have launched a guide that stands to play a key role in guaranteeing the safety... Read more

Krave the Band premiered its highly anticipated Crop Over 2025 costumes at the Limegrove Lifestyle Centre on Saturday night. Spectators filled the courtyard and lined the adjacent balconies, eager for a first look at the launch of Secrets of the Abyss.   The night’s showcase began with the unveiling of... Read more

The Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) on Monday began a sweeping wave of job cuts and select rehires in what it has described as a restructuring to transition into a fully digital broadcaster over the next six to nine months.   Chief Executive Officer of the 61-year-old state broadcaster, Sanka Price,... Read more

The government is exploring options to make Barbados more competitive in the sale of luxury goods, as part of its wider economic and tourism strategy, according to Prime Minister Mia Mottley.   She said she has invited the Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) to submit recommendations on how... Read more

Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs Kirk Humphrey has welcomed the African Export-Import Bank’s (Afreximbank) commitment to contribute $7 million to a soon-to-be-established urban transformation fund. This initiative aims to enhance the lives of city residents through infrastructural and community improvements.   Speaking on the sidelines of Tuesday’s Data... Read more

Motorists no longer need to physically visit the Barbados Revenue Authority (BRA) payment centres to update and receive vehicle registration discs, the government has announced.   Instead, private vehicle registrations can now be completed entirely online through a new portal at https://portal.bra.gov.bb, marking a major shift towards digital convenience for... Read more

Last week Minding your Business looked at the recent Budget and Financial Proposals, and while highlighting some of the positives for the social sector, also referred to the lack of initiatives for business facilitation. One of these areas was cryptocurrencies. Given the recent discussion around the Trump administration’s support for... Read more

Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne has suggested that some of the money spent on last week’s We Gatherin’ celebrations at Archer’s Bay, St Lucy, on Errol Barrow Day could have been allocated to cleaning up the environment.Charging that Barbados was “a very untidy country”, Thorne told yesterday’s sitting of the House of... Read more

Chairman of the Joint Select Committee on Social and Environmental issues, Toni Moore says 21 days to clear an overgrown lot after notification is enough time.She said that issue, whether the daily $10 penalty was harsh and others had arisen as the group heard from a cross section of people... Read more

A new political group, the Conservative Barbados Loyalist Party, is expected to be launched on Saturday.Reports are that it would be led by attorney Corey Beckles, known in the past for his social activism on a number of issues including elder abuse and human rights.Beckles was quoted by Starcom Network... Read more

WASHINGTON –  US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would add new tariffs to his sanctions threat against Russia if the country does not make a deal to end its war in Ukraine, and added that these also could be applied to “other participating countries.”In a post on Truth Social, Trump modified... Read more

Political Analyst Peter Wickham says while the Democratic Labour Party’s (DLP) naming of 15 candidates to contest the next General Election is a step forward, some key omissions and strategic missteps can undermine public confidence in it.“It’s good that he’s made a start,” he said in reference to Opposition Leader... Read more