CBC News Barbados

The Barbados Tourism Marketing Incorporated is working to boost airlift from European and other emerging markets. The announcement from Chief Executive Officer Andrea Franklin comes after recent news of a significant increase in airlift from the US market. Ms. Franklin says BTMI teams are working to build capacity into Barbados. She was a guest on a special Tourism Week edition of Mornin’ Barbados. Meanwhile, Chairman of the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association, Javon Griffith suggests the expansion into more markets and key sectors will ensure the island is a year-round destination.

Barbados is to host a follow-up symposium on crime with regional heads in Guyana in the coming months. It comes over a year after Trinidad and Tobago played host to a similar meeting. Ambassador to CARICOM, David Comissiong says the meeting is planned for late November. He adds that Caribbean leaders are working to address the situation.

The seventh medical team from China has arrived on the island to assist at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The medical team comprises 13 persons. They were welcomed by a Barbados delegation led by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Davidson Ishmael, and China’s Ambassador to Barbados, Yan Xiusheng. Mr. Ishmael thanked the Chinese Ambassador for providing expertise in supporting health and wellness in Barbados. (Photo: J. Bishop/BGIS)