Colville Mounsey

Ross U ‘comes up trumps for economy’

Government’s decision to bring Ross University may have been a masterful stroke, respected economist Jeremy Stephen has said, as the…

4 weeks ago

‘Tighten entry’

The recent calls from Opposition Senator Caswell Franklyn for Government to tighten the screws on work permits issued to non-nationals…

4 weeks ago

Suriname-Barbados link ‘pays dividend’

Barbados’ newly intensified collaboration with fellow CARICOM nation Suriname has already begun to bear fruit in farming, with the promise…

4 weeks ago

Political unrest in Haiti hindering talks on visa-free travel

With the ongoing political unrest taking place in Haiti, the chances of the Mia Mottley-led Government taking a second look…

4 weeks ago

Workers unpaid for three months

Acting General Secretary of the National Union of Public Workers Delcia Burke says she is deeply concerned by the level…

1 month ago

Power play

Two months after Government announced its plans to break-up the near 120-year-old electricity supply monopoly by the Barbados Light &…

1 month ago

More time needed to finish Highway 1 work

After three months of complaining about traffic diversions as well as noise and dust pollution from phase one of the…

1 month ago

A Bishop’s word

Opposition Leader Bishop Joseph Atherley says he never expected to be in Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s Cabinet. Setting the record…

1 month ago

Attention!

The Barbados Defence Force (BDF) has received 22 new helping hands in the fight to ensure the preservation of the…

1 month ago

Ready to go

Following what could only be described as a turbulent transition from ASYCUDO ++ to ASYCUDO World last month, which resulted…

1 month ago

Atherley slammed

Attorney General Dale Marshall made it abundantly clear today that his colleagues on the Government’s bench are in no way…

1 month ago

Vindicated!

Government’s was vindicated in its decision to pay the London-based consultancy firm, $27 million to negotiate this country’s local and…

1 month ago

Barbados closing workplace gender gap

Barbados has been recognised as one of the Caribbean countries leading the charge in closing the gender gap in the…

1 month ago

Caddle: Revaluation of women’s work necessary

Minister in the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Marsha Caddle says there needs to be a rethink of the value of…

1 month ago

More health and safety rules coming – Jordan

Government is planning to enhance the Safety and Health at Work Act by adding nine regulations to the legislation, which…

1 month ago

Moore: No compromise on workplace health and safety

Barbadian workers are being urged not to surrender their right to environmentally sound working conditions over fears that complaints may…

1 month ago

Testing times

With water outages, garbage collection woes and inconsistent public transportation taking their toll on worker productivity, the head of Barbados’…

1 month ago

Coastal management reform on the cards

Government is ramping up efforts to address this country’s coastal vulnerabilities in the face of increased threats from climate change,…

1 month ago

‘Devil’ in the details must be known

There have been varied views within the political arena following the news that “agreement in principle” has been reached between…

1 month ago