The Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office (CAIPO) has implemented some additional changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
CAIPO will continue to facilitate electronic submission of documents for processing in the Corporate Registry and the Intellectual Property Office.
Persons may also submit applications and correspondence in the drop box located in the foyer on the Ground Floor, Baobab Tower, Warrens, St. Michael.
All documentation should be submitted in sealed envelopes and must be accompanied by the statutory fees with payment by cheque.
Cheques should be made payable to the Registrar of Companies, or the Registrar of Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property. Contact details, specifically email addresses and telephone numbers, should accompany submissions.
The provision of Notarial Services and Apostille Certificates have also resumed, and are being facilitated on an appointment basis from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Applicants are required to use the EZPay+ portal to facilitate payment for these services.
Persons with queries pertaining to these specific services are asked to contact Assistant Registrars: Linda Benjamin, at lbenjamin@caipo.gov.bb or 535-2420, and Ann Aimey-Harris, at aaimey-harris@caipo.gov.bb or 535-2421, during the aforementioned hours.
For the registration of business names, applicants may continue to use the EZPay+ portal for payment, and submit the completed applications via email to caipo.general@barbados.gov.bb, along with two forms of identification for processing. Alternatively, the drop box facility may be used for payment by cheque, which must accompany the applications.
Searches of the Registers in the Intellectual Property Office and the Corporate Registry will be facilitated on an appointment basis from 9:00 a.m. to noon. They will also be limited to four persons at any given time.
For appointments and matters pertaining to the Corporate Registry and the Intellectual Property Office, persons are asked to contact Norman Mason, at nmason@caipo.gov.bb or 535-2422, and Suzette Cumberbatch at scumberbatch@caipo.gov.bb or 535-2413.