Barbados Business News for 2010Totally Barbados » Business » Barbados Business News » Barbados Business News for 2010September 30th, 2010 Barbados has potential to save millions of dollars with sustainable energy frameworkThe Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says Barbados has the potential to generate enough alternative energy to save close to US$300 million over the next

Jump starting the Economy: Lessons from Barbados by Sir Ronald Sanders Written by Sir Ronald Sanders Unless there is an environment in all Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) countries to help make businesses fully productive, they will not jump start their economies that now wallow in economic stagnation. Barbados is about to take a

Barbados trade mission heads for Canada in June 2009The Barbados private sector is sending a trade mission to Canada in June, with a view to whipping up new deals between the two countries. The Barbados Manufacturers Association (BMA) is behind the move to help Barbadian manufacturers and service providers break into or make further in-roads

Attorneys General from Barbados and the Caribbean meet with the US counterpart, Eric Holder on issues of mutual interest Additional Information: May 25th, 2009 https://

Barbados to get a new Central bank Governor before yearend (2009).Barbados will have a new Central Bank Governor by yearend - top Barbadian economist Dr. Delisle Worrell, now Executive Director of the Trinidad-based Caribbean Centre for Money and Finance and Professor of Economics at the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies. Barbados

Barbados hotels promoting stay-at-home vacationsAnticipating a further slowdown in business during the forthcoming summer season, Barbados hotels and villas have started promoting low-cost "Staycations" - stay-at-home holidays until June 30, 2009. The objective is to fill the revenue void of some properties, maintain employment and reduce foreign exchange leakage in the face of the travel

Barbados tourism reports record earnings in 2008.Barbados estimates it earned a record $2.4 billion from tourism in 2008, despite the on-going world economic turmoil and an estimated 1.1% drop in long-stay visitor arrivals for the 12-month period. The Barbados Tourism Authority (BTA), which promotes the sector, put the total number of tourists visiting the island

Barbados turns to US bridal market to improve travel numbers.Barbados is looking to its latest co-promotion at the internationally known, high-end American department store Saks Fifth Avenue in New York City to help buck a sag in travel from the United States, as a result of the on going world economic downturn. The Barbados Tourism

Barbados and Caribbean neighbours considering fund to help private sector companies in their countries who are facing financial trouble.Barbados Prime Minister David Thompson and his counterparts from several Caribbean countries are considering the establishment of a multi-million dollar fund to help financially-troubled business entities in their states to weather the current economic storm. The leaders,

Barbados loses one of its finest journalists, broadcasters and playwrightsBarbados has lost one of its most prolific literary and cultural icons in Jeanette Layne-Clark, who died February 16th, 2009. The British-trained journalist, broadcaster and novelist, thrilled Barbadians over the last 40 years with a string of short stories, books, plays for stage and radio and