Acting Registrar of the Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office (CAIPO) Tamiesha Rochester is reporting a steady increase in the number of individuals registering businesses in Barbados. Pointing out that the COVID-19 pandemic had forced a number of individuals to become entrepreneurs, she said CAIPO was pleased to see that more Barbadians were ensuring they […]

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The Barbados Fire Service’s Fire Prevention Unit in association with the Media Resource Department of the Ministry of Education have come together to launch a new series of animated features aimed at making the message of fire prevention and fire safety more palatable and relevant to Barbadian audiences, particularly children. Benny the Cat, an animated […]

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Governor General Her Excellency Dame Sandra Mason Thursday presented the Commonwealth Points of Light Award to Barbadian couple, Trevor and Pamela Headley who were recognised, in February, by British Monarch Queen Elizabeth II, for exceptional voluntary service by providing home-cooked meals to homeless persons here in Barbados. During the presentation at Government House, Dame Sandra […]

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The time it takes to incorporate a business or register a company with the Corporate and Affairs and Intellectual Property Office (CAIPO) is expected to improve dramatically in the coming weeks as that department rolls out its new corporate digital registry. On Thursday, staff continued training and user acceptance testing sessions as the digitisation project […]

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As Guyana expands its oil and gas industry and welcomes more investors, officials are seeking to get more Barbados-based international business firms to offer services there. In fact, with Bridgetown being home to several international business firms, Director of Investment and Marketing at Invest Barbados Renatta Mohammed is giving officials in Georgetown the assurance that […]

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