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Chef, Xiangguang Fan putting the finishes touches on the rooster he carved for the Chinese Cultural Night Reception. This year, 2017 is celebrated as the year of the rooster.

Ambassador of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Barbados, Wang Ke (left) in conversation with Minister of Foreign Affairs & Trade, Senator, Maxine McClean.

Guests given a taste of Chinese culture

Sun, 02/05/2017 - 12:00am

The best in Chinese culture was on display Friday evening during the Chinese Cultural Night Reception.

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Grantley Adams Memorial Secondary teacher Anthony Reid (r) talking to Chairperson of the Pan African Coalition of Organisations (PACO), Reverend Onkphra Wells (c), and PACO’s public relations officer, Baba John Howell, about the features of the solar cookers that will be built by students of his school to be shipped to Haiti.

PACO, Grantley Adams to launch project assisting Haiti

Sun, 02/05/2017 - 12:00am

As Barbadians observe Black History Month, the Pan African Coalition of Organisations (PACO) will be embarking on a national project to raise funds and tangible assistance to help the people of Hai

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From left to right: BHTA Chairman Roseanne Myers with Ocean Hotels’ Jacqui McDermott and Christie Burns; and Expedia Market Manager for Barbados, Josea Browne, at the opening ceremony of the 2017 Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s (CHTA) Caribbean Travel Marketplace taking place in the Bahamas.

BHTA Chairman Roseanne Myers and CEO Rudy Grant met with Rico Louw, Client Account Manager with Smith Travel Research (STR), a leading international data provider.

Large BHTA contingent representing Barbados at 2017 CHTA Travel Marketplace

Sun, 02/05/2017 - 12:00am

IN continued efforts to promote the island and its tourism product, a large Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) contingent is attending the 2017 Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s

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Marketing consultant, Byron Gibson, giving his remarks at the Rural Development Commission Workshop.

Marketing can help agricultural problem

Sun, 02/05/2017 - 12:00am

A recent study showed that in the Caribbean, agriculture is a billion-dollar problem, but with the right marketing tools, this agricultural problem can be solved.