FSC watch on credit unions, companies Barbados Today16/04/20200321 views Barbados’ main corporate regulator, the Financial Services Commission (FSC), is keeping a close eye on some businesses but has temporarily relaxed its rules on the filing of audited financial statements,… Read more
IDB predicts looming economic downturn Marlon Madden16/04/20200207 views Predicting a severe shock to the Barbados economy from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) warned today that the country should expect tourism to grind to a halt,… Read more
Unwell non-nationals urged not to fear deportation Barbados Today16/04/20200327 views Undocumented non-nationals can access medical care, if they become ill, without the fear of being deported, Minister of Home Affairs Edmund Hinkson said today. He gave this assurance to those… Read more
Gloomy business forecast Emmanuel Joseph16/04/20200373 views With some 14,000 people having already claimed unemployment benefits since the outbreak of COVID-19 in Barbados on March 17, the head of the island’s main business organisation is forecasting more… Read more
Over 100 ‘could die’ from COVID Barbados Today16/04/20200300 views A minimum of over 100 Bajans could die from COVID-19, said Czar Richard Carter tonight, quoting a best-case scenario model developed by University of the West Indies epidemiologists. The coronavirus… Read more
Sex traffic slowed by virus Barbados Today16/04/20200514 views Dozens of CARICOM nationals including sex workers and some employed in cosmetology are said to be among those hardest hit by the COVID-19 crisis. And they are pleading with diplomats… Read more
City vendors back tomorrow Anesta Henry16/04/20200263 views President of the Barbados Association of Retailers, Vendors and Entrepreneurs (BARVEN) Alister Alexander is warning members that it is not going to be business as usual when they are given… Read more
Teen: Drugs for relaxation Barbados Today15/04/20200444 views A 19-year-old found with a quantity of marijuana over the weekend said he had it for relaxation. Jadiah Malik Marcus Barton, of Lucas Street, St Philip pleaded guilty to a… Read more
Sealy charged almost three years after allegedly committing crime Barbados Today15/04/20200594 views A 29-year-old man accused of placing the lives of four people in danger when he discharged a firearm in a public place almost three years ago, appeared in court for… Read more
Pollard: ‘Positive signs in WI camp’ Barbados Today15/04/20200247 views Captain Kieron Pollard says West Indies’ aggression in their series win over Sri Lanka last month was an encouraging sign of development ahead of this October’s Twenty20 World Cup in… Read more