Parliament of Barbados

What Parliament of Barbados does

Parliament of Barbados is the national legislative body of the Government of Barbados, established upon the country's independence from the United Kingdom on November 30, 1966. It consists of the House of Assembly (elected lower house) and the Senate (appointed upper house), operating under the Constitution of Barbados with Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley currently leading the executive. The entity exercises legislative authority across 23 ministries, 51 government departments, and 70 state bodies, covering civil registration, taxation, immigration, licensing, business regulation, and national security.

The Parliament's operational technology platform is GOV.BB, the official government portal providing centralized access to citizen, business, and visitor services. Core digital products include EZpay+ (a 24/7 government payments platform accepting credit/debit cards, direct debit, Payce Digital mobile app, and Barbados Postal Service cash payments), a modernized Procurement Portal for public-sector tendering, the Government Forms Portal (forms.gov.bb), and the Online ED Travel Form. Citizen-facing services span passport applications, driver licensing, marriage licensing, birth/death/marriage registration, national registration, and online income tax filing; business-facing services cover company registration via CAIPO and tax information; visitor-facing services include travel protocols, visa information, and the Barbados Events Calendar.

The Parliament operates as a non-commercial, publicly funded institution rather than a revenue-generating enterprise. Funding flows through national taxation, with transactional fees collected for specific statutory services (marriage licences, passports, driver licences, business registrations). Its customer base comprises the full population of Barbados—citizens, local businesses, and international visitors—served through both the unified GOV.BB digital channel and a physical network of ministries, departments, state bodies, and the Barbados Postal Service. Distribution is exclusively domestic (Barbados/Caribbean), with no stated international expansion.

Name

Parliament of Barbados

Legal name

Government of Barbados

Website

https://www.gov.bb

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Services / Public Administration

NAICS

Legislative Bodies (92112), Legislative Bodies (921120), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Public Administration (92), Public Finance Activities (921130), Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (92615)

SIC

Foreign Governments (8888)

akta.pro primary industry

State/Provincial Taxation & Revenue Administration (BPAIABAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Revenue Systems, E-Filing & Digital Tax Administration (BPAIADAO), Taxpayer Registration, Identity & Account Management (BPAIADAB), Bill Pay, Invoicing & Payables Platforms (BPAMAFAF), Biller Direct EBPP Platforms (FSAMAJAA), Youth / Family Wallets & Allowance Payments (FSAMAEAK)

Keywords

• Government services
• Digital government
• E-government portal
• Civil registration
• Public administration

Headquarters

HQ city

St. Michael

HQ country

Barbados

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Parliament of Barbados, as the legislative branch of the Government of Barbados, provides public administration, lawmaking, and citizen services delivered through the unified GOV.BB digital portal. Core fee-based and registration offerings include passport applications, driver's licences, marriage licences, birth/death registration, national identification, online tax filing, and business registration. The EZpay+ electronic payment platform underpins 24/7 payment collection across all service lines.

Product overview

GOV.BB is the official portal of the Government of Barbados offering a comprehensive suite of digital government services. The platform operates as a multi-service portal comprising the main GOV.BB portal, the EZpay+ electronic payments platform, a procurement system, and various citizen, business, and tourism services. Key products include: GOV.BB Portal (central hub for government services), EZpay+ (24/7 payments platform accepting credit/debit cards, direct debit, Payce Digital, and postal service payments), the Government Forms Portal, and the Online Travel Form. Citizen services encompass passport applications, driver's licences, marriage services, birth/death registration, national registration, and online tax filing. Business services include business registration and tax information. The platform also provides tourism information and event calendars for visitors to Barbados.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• GOV.BB Portal Official government portal providing centralized access to citizen services, business services, government information, and tourism information for Barbados.
• EZpay+ Government payments platform enabling citizens to pay for various government services 24/7 using credit cards, debit cards, direct debit, Payce Digital, or Barbados Post Office.
• Procurement Portal Modernized national procurement system improving public procurement effectiveness, saving money through competitive prices, and reducing process time.
• Online ED Form (Travel Form) Online electronic travel document form for visitors entering Barbados.
• Government Forms Portal Centralized portal for government application forms including official searches, police certificates, and various citizen documents.
• Marriage Services Online application for marriage licenses and marriage officer licensing (both permanent and temporary) for citizens and religious officials.
• Passport Application Online passport application service with downloadable forms and application guidance for Barbados citizens.
• Driver's Licence Services Information and application process for obtaining and renewing driver's licences in Barbados.
• Birth and Death Registration Civil registration services for births and deaths, with certificates available from the Registration Department.
• National Registration National identification registration services for Barbados citizens.
• Online Tax Filing Electronic income tax filing service for Barbados taxpayers.
• Business Services Business registration, tax information, and government requirements for starting and operating businesses in Barbados.
• Employment Services Employment opportunities and job seeking resources provided by the Government of Barbados.
• Barbados Events Calendar Calendar guide platform promoting activities and events in Barbados, updated daily and mobile-friendly with color-coded categories.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• GOV.UK: Pioneer of single-domain government service portals. While vastly larger in scale, GOV.UK provides the design and architectural template that smaller Commonwealth governments (including Barbados) reference for unified citizen-service delivery.
• GovTech Singapore: Government technology agency operating national-scale digital identity, payment, and citizen-service infrastructure. Represents the upper bound of digital-government capability and a benchmark for payment-platform (eZpay+) and identity-roadmap ambition.
• Government of Singapore: Singaporean national government portal integrating citizen, business, and payment services. Relevant as an architectural and payment-rail reference point for eZpay+ evolution and digital ID interoperability.
• Government of Canada: Canada.ca serves as a unified federal services portal covering tax filing, business registration, and benefits. Comparable in architecture to GOV.BB but at vastly larger scale; relevant for citizen-service template and procurement-portal design.
• e-Estonia: Estonia's national digital government platform with e-identity, e-tax, and digital signatures. Like Barbados, Estonia is a small nation whose government has over-indexed on digital services; offers a scaling and resilience benchmark.

Others

• Payce Digital: Barbados-based mobile payment app integrated with eZpay+. Functions as a fintech partner and payment-rail within the Parliament's digital services stack — an enabling technology provider rather than a competitor.
• Barbados Revenue Authority: National tax-administration agency under the same government umbrella. Operates the e-filing portal that GOV.BB links to; an institutional peer in the same digital-services ecosystem rather than an external competitor.

Direct peers

• Government of Jamaica: Direct Caribbean peer running a comparable national government digital-services portal with citizen services, tax filing, and payment functions. Operates in a similar small-island, Commonwealth context and serves the same regional benchmark audience for e-government modernization.
• Government of Trinidad and Tobago: Operates ttconnect as a unified government services portal for citizens and businesses — structurally analogous to GOV.BB. Both serve English-speaking Caribbean populations with similar legislative and administrative heritage.

Regional players

• Government of The Bahamas: Neighboring Caribbean Commonwealth government with a similar tourism-dependent economy and comparable citizen-service scope. Directly comparable on per-capita digital-service ambition and small-state e-government delivery model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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