Business Barbados

14/07/2025

🏆 Diamonds International was honoured at the 2025 National Sports Council Awards for its longstanding support of sports development and community building in Barbados.

From surfing and racing to golf and charity events, the company’s commitment has helped athletes thrive and brought communities together.

👉 Read the full Business Barbados news bulletin to see how Diamonds International is making a lasting impact:
https://www.businessbarbados.com/post/diamonds-international-honoured-for-impact-on-sports-and-community

11/07/2025

Sean Edwards’ journey from storerooms to boardrooms is a story of grit, growth, and grounded leadership. As the first Barbadian to lead Virgin Atlantic's Caribbean operations, he’s reshaping the region’s aviation story – with people and purpose at the heart of it.

✈️ Read how he’s championing business travel, mentoring future leaders, and building a legacy of local excellence:

👉 https://www.businessbarbados.com/articles/local-leadership-for-global-aviation-brand

07/07/2025

"Barbados is a country on the cusp of transformation, and with its strong financial services industry and strategic location, it offers high-net-worth individuals an ideal base for offshore wealth management." - Nikita Gibson, Senior Vice President, Clarity Life

Clarity Life delivers bespoke wealth solutions through Private Placement Life Insurance (PPLI), a powerful tool for high-net-worth individuals navigating global tax and estate planning. Now, with a full digital transformation underway, the company is streamlining onboarding, compliance, and portfolio management for clients around the world.

Read more about Clarity Life in our Business Barbados guest feature:
https://www.businessbarbados.com/articles/beyond-paper-clarity-lifes-vision-for-transforming-wealth-management

02/07/2025

Can you believe it’s July already?

If you're planning ahead, is Business Barbados part of your 2026 marketing strategy?

Business Barbados is about facilitating conversations with the business community in Barbados, and overseas investors with an interest in our island. So let's discuss how the publication can help you reach your target audience, here in Barbados and overseas.

If you’d like a copy of our 2026 Media Kit (including updated reach, distribution stats, and ad rates) before we begin next year’s production cycle, feel free to contact Danielle: [email protected]

30/06/2025

Congratulations to Hilton Barbados Resort for their recent certification as a 'Great Place to Work®'!

The prestigious recognition is awarded based on direct feedback from team members, and highlight's the resort's continued commitment to fostering a positive, inclusive and empowering workplace culture.

Read more in our Business Barbados news bulletin:

https://www.businessbarbados.com/post/hilton-barbados-resort-earns-great-place-to-work-certification

28/06/2025

Thinking of investing, expanding, or relocating to Barbados?
Explore Business Barbados 2025 – your essential guide to the island’s dynamic business and investment landscape.

📘 Discover pioneering ventures, local and global investor insights, and a practical Fast Facts guide to doing business in Barbados.

Start here → https://issuu.com/millerpublishing/docs/bb25_200dpi?fr=xKAE9_zU1NQ

27/06/2025

The next BIBA Barbados Mingle is two weeks away! Register now.

This time BIBA is teaming up with the government's One Family Programme on the grounds of the Inter-American Development Bank's Country Office in Barbados, for an evening of cocktails, canapes and sensitization about how you too can help strengthen a family and further build our nation.

Read more and register via our Business Barbados event listing: https://www.businessbarbados.com/event/biba-x-the-one-family-programme-networking-mingle

18/06/2025

Bayview Urgent Care, the newest department of Bayview Hospital in Barbados, has officially opened its doors to the public.

Read more about the services you can expect and what officials describe as the ‘full circle of care under one roof’, in our Business Barbados news bulletin:

https://www.businessbarbados.com/post/bayview-hospital-opens-state-of-the-art-urgent-care-centre

16/06/2025

Our Business Barbados monthly newsletter should be in your inbox! If not, you can access it here: http://bit.ly/4l7tBo2

This month we’re focusing on Real Estate Investment in Barbados. Our Insider Insights feature is on Hayden Hutton CCIM, MRICS, COO of Terra Caribbean, who shares his expert perspective on the Barbados real estate market. We also spotlight two standout investment opportunities to keep on your radar: The Residences at Coverley and Aspire.

In addition, Melanie Jones offers a deep dive into Barbados’ Special Entry and Reside Permit – a pathway to residency for high-net-worth individuals who invest in Barbados real estate.

Enjoy reading.

11/06/2025

The Inter-American Development Bank has launched its new Country Strategy for Barbados 2025-2030.

Carina Cockburn, Country Representative for Barbados said:

"Today marks another significant milestone in our relationship with Barbados with the approval of the IDB Group Country Strategy with Barbados 2025-2030. This achievement represents many months of hard work, research and analysis as well as extensive consultation within our organization, with the Government of Barbados and with civil society to formulate a vision of how IDB, IDB Invest and IDB Lab can best accompany Barbados on the next step of its development journey and contribute to improving the lives of all Barbadians."

Download and read the strategy via our Business Barbados news bulletin:

The strategy aims to accelerate progress towards inclusive growth and resilience

05/06/2025

📅 Have you got these dates in your diary?

From professional development courses offered by Sagicor Cave Hill School of Business and Management - The UWI Cave Hill, to BIBA Barbados' Global Business Update, to Export Import Bank - Afreximbank's ACTIF 2025 – there's a lot happening over the summer.

🇧🇧 Check our out Business Barbados events calendar for all the details and registration links: https://www.businessbarbados.com/events

From international conferences, industry trade shows, networking events, sports fixtures and more, browse upcoming events in Barbados.

23/05/2025

Peter Arender, CEO and Chief Investment Officer at Fortress Fund Managers, shares details of Fortress' Barbados dollar funds for Q1 2025, reporting "healthy returns".

Click the image below to listen to Peter's assessment, and read the full details in our Business Barbados news bulletin: https://www.businessbarbados.com/post/healthy-returns-for-fortress-barbados-dollar-funds-in-q1-2025