A dark cloud now hangs over the operations of Glenhuron Bank Limited, a subsidiary of Loblaw Companies Ltd, which has been operating as a bank in Barbados. In a case dating back three years ago, Loblaw Companies Ltd is facing court proceedings in Canada over allegations by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) that its Barbados-based […]

While pressure continues to mount on Government to repeal the buggery laws here, Britain’s top diplomat here is hanging on the fence on this issue. High Commissioner Janet Douglas said while Britain supports equal rights for all, it was up to Barbados to decide whether or not it should go that route. “The UK itself […]

Eager to move on from the recent ‘Windrush generation’ controversy, the United Kingdom today announced it was opening up nine new diplomatic posts across the Commonwealth, including four in the Caribbean. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson made the revelation saying that in an effort to “boost prosperity, tackle security issues and clear up the environment”, the […]

Work is expected to begin next month on a long-awaited shelter for homeless women and children. “In the month of [May] we will be breaking ground for a shelter for females and children, because currently we do have women and children on the streets,” Kemar Saffrey, the founder and president of the Barbados Vagrant and […]

A major spoke has been placed in the wheel of car rental companies here that has the potential to put the brakes on some operations. Hired car companies are complaining that the Barbados Licensing Authority has begun to limit the number of visitor permit books the companies are allowed to purchase. They said this had […]

A leading economist is warning that a better financing model is needed if the local renewable energy sector is to thrive. However, addressing a risk management workshop on renewable energy, Dr Justin Robinson, dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Cave Hill campus of the University of the West Indies, expressed concern that […]