Barbados managed to keep the island safe from community spread of the COVID-19 virus for much of 2020 through its strict travel protocols. But then the island experienced its first measurable COVID-19 spread at the start of the Christmas holidays. As a result, restrictions on both local and international movement in and out of… Read more »
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Stay at Palm Beach Condominiums in Barbados
We highly recommend at stay at the Palm Beach Condominiums in Barbados on the South Coast. Set within four acres of prime beach front land, in the heart of the south coast and on a quiet stretch of white sand beach, these two and three bedroom luxury holiday homes are perfect for a relaxing… Read more »
Work From Home … from BARBADOS!
Barbados’s Prime Minister, The Hon. Mia Mottley, has just made it easier for remote workers to live and work digitally for up to a year in sunny, COVID-19 contained Barbados with the new Barbados Welcome Stamp. This 12-month special visa enables you to come stay, work or play, or all three, and live like… Read more »
Happy Hours in Barbados!
If it’s always “5 o’clock somewhere” then Barbados has a HAPPY HOUR for each day of the week in order to celebrate your island-time fun-time at a bargain. A very happy new site – barbadoshappyhours.com – is now the definitive guide to when and where you can find special two for one happy hours… Read more »
Airport Kiosks at Barbados Immigration
Our Minister of Home Affairs, Edmund Hinkson, has just announced that effective September 1st there will be full transition to the use of 48 immigration kiosks at the Grantley Adams International airport, making the tedious and sometimes confusing two part paper forms a thing of the past. Over the last year a kiosk system has… Read more »
NEW Shared Economy Levy Policy
On March 20th 2019 The Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs and Investment presented the Budgetary Proposals and Financial Statement. A Policy Note was subsequently issued indicating that the effective April 1, 2019 the supply of Villa accommodation was exempt from the Value Added Tax, therefore persons who supply Villa accommodation were not required to register… Read more »