Barbados
Swordfish Market Analysis Report Barbados
UNCTAD and United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea Oceans Economy and Trade Strategies Project
This report documents the outcomes of the investigation of the market potential (both local and export) for swordfish (Xiphias gladius). The objective of this preliminary study is to expand sustainable production opportunities available within the Barbados quota allocations for swordfish under the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT). The report begins with an introduction of the UNCTAD-DOALOS “Evidence-based and policy coherent Oceans Economy and Trade Strategies" (OETS project) and its overall objective. A brief overview of the longline fishery including a historic development timeline is presented to provide context and highlight major milestones over a 70-year period. Information on swordfish biology harvesting and management is also outlined.
Greening small businesses in small States: The case of Barbados
Barbados has embarked on a bold initiative to green its economy and has already made significant progress in some economic sectors (e.g. energy). This study investigates the extent to which small- and medium-sized enterprises (one of the largest segments of economic activity) on the island have adopted green initiatives and the factors that have prompted them to do so. A probit model is estimated using a firm-level database extracted from the Productivity Technology and Innovation in the Caribbean (PROTEqIN) database maintained by Compete Caribbean. The results suggest that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have lagged behind larger firms in adopting green strategies. One of the key constraints was found to be the limited availability of technical skills and support within such enterprises. The study concludes that if the island is to have any success in greening its SMEs technical support will need to be made more accessible for these enterprises.
La ecologización de las pequeñas empresas en los Estados pequeños: El caso de Barbados
Barbados ha emprendido una iniciativa audaz para ecologizar su economía y avanzó considerablemente en algunos sectores económicos (como la energía). Este artículo investiga hasta qué punto las pequeñas y medianas empresas (pymes) uno de sus segmentos más grandes de la actividad económica han adoptado iniciativas ecológicas y los factores que las han llevado a hacerlo. Se estima un modelo probit usando una base de datos a nivel de las empresas extraída de la base de datos Productivity Technology Innovation in the Caribbean (PROTEqIN) que gestiona Compete Caribbean. Las pymes se han quedado rezagadas en la adopción de estrategias ecológicas con respecto a las empresas más grandes. Una de las principales limitaciones era la insuficiente disponibilidad de apoyo y conocimientos técnicos dentro de estas empresas. Se concluye que para que la isla tenga éxito en la ecologización de sus pymes se tendrá que mejorar su acceso al apoyo técnico.
The unfolding story of Barbados’s blue economy
Barbados is the most easterly island in the Caribbean island chain. It is a beautiful island that is 34 kilometres long and 23 km wide totaling only 432km2. While many countries claim to be small – and are small in comparison to larger developed countries – Barbados is small even in comparison to other Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) like itself.
No. 50497. United States of America and Barbados
Agreement between the Government of Barbados and the Government of the United States of America concerning co-operation in suppressing illicit maritime drug trafficking. Bridgetown 25 June 1997
No. 50942. United States of America and Barbados
Extradition Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Barbados. Bridgetown 28 February 1996