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Music & Entertainment

Spanning all segments of music and entertainment, Barbados has a range of talent in this dynamic and creative field. Barbados' musical accomplishments are being recognised and acknowledged worldwide with artistes and performers the likes of Rihanna (Def Jam), Rupee (Atlantic Records), Edwin Yearwood (VP Records), Shontelle (Universal Motown), Livvi Franc (Zomba Label Group) and Hal Linton (Universal Motown) gracing stages across the globe. Read On >

Barbados Goes to MIDEM 2012

MIDEM, held annually in Cannes, France, is one of the largest global music industry events. This dynamic music Conference will take place from January 28th to 31st. This event consistently brings together leading executives and decision makers from the music world and will once again have a strong Barbadian presence as Invest Barbados prepares to lead a delegation of Barbadian music executives to what will be, Invest Barbados’ fourth year of participation at this highly attended event.
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Music the focus in 3rd Network Barbados Podcast

Invest Barbados has released the third Network Barbados podcast themed: "Export Readiness and the Entertainment Industry in Barbados."
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The Barbados - Panama Connection

On a recent political and commercial mission to Panama, the Barbados government got an opportunity to meet with and hear from a vibrant part of its Diaspora. The historical Barbados-Panama connection is well known, but that a strong community of Barbadian descendents exists is less so.
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Opportunities for Barbadian Goods and Services Explored in Panama and Costa Rica

Panama and Costa Rica recently received a largely Barbadian-led exploratory political and commercial mission. In conjunction with the Caribbean Export Development Agency (CEDA), Barbadian government officials, members of the business community and representatives of the Chambers of Commerce of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), conducted an exploratory market visit to seek out opportunities for trade.
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Did You Know?

Barbados is known for some of the interesting names given to towns and villages across the island. Many are taken from the names of places in England typifying our British heritage. Did you know however, how some of our towns were named?
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Barbados International Finance and Business 2012

The 4th edition of the Barbados International Finance and Business (BIFB) will soon be available. BIFB presents the views of International Business, International Insurance and Wealth Management experts, who promote Barbados as the location of choice for international business.
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	MIDEM MIDEM 2012, the place where music makers come together to enrich the relationship between people and music, takes place from January 28-31 in Cannes, France. Invest Barbados will accompany the Barbados delegation of music industry professionals at this event.

	Economic Symposium The Young Barbadian Professional Society will be hosting an Economic Symposium entitled "Investing in you Part II" on Wednesday January 18, 2012 at the Barbados Consulate, 820 Second Avenue NY, NY. This event will commence at 6 p.m. Mr. Adrian Sealy, Senior Business Development Officer attached to Invest Barbados' New York office will be among the presenters at this event.
	Barbados Network Consultation 2012 Plans are already in train for the second Barbados Network Consultation. The bi-annual conference is scheduled to take place in August 2012 in Barbados, with a heavy focus on the youth. Read On > Click Here for More Events >