BWA employing more solar energy Marlon Madden23/03/20193367 views Officials of the Barbados Water Authority (BWA) are hoping to slash that entity’s approximately $23 million annual electricity bill with the opening of a major photovoltaic farm at the Bowmanston… Read more
Tax warning Marlon Madden22/03/20196602 views Government is being warned that a raft of higher taxes on the tourism industry could lead to dampening of demand for the destination, a prominent regional economist warned tonight. But… Read more
‘We’re in’ Marlon Madden22/03/201912453 views The tussle over what price the Government and taxpayers can bear to attract an iconic all-inclusive hotel brand took another twist today as Sandals Resorts denied it was requesting anything… Read more
‘Stay the course’ Marlon Madden21/03/201920436 views An increase in bus fare, new taxes on the gaming industry, and new rates of payment for water for commercial entities, are among the sweeping measures outlined in Government’s 2019… Read more
Sandals’ ‘demands’ rejected Marlon Madden21/03/201950756 views There is a possibility that the Jamaica-based Sandals Resorts International (SRI) could pull the plug on its highly publicized US$400 million Beaches project which has started at the old Almond… Read more
VAT to tick up for tourism industry Marlon Madden21/03/201918363 views The bread-and-butter tourism industry was told tonight it must share the nation’s burden of economic recovery, has been slapped with increases in their room rate levies, just five months after… Read more
Infrastructure rethink needed Marlon Madden08/03/20197256 views A local civil and structural engineer is calling on authorities to urgently put a sewerage system in place on the west coast of Barbados. At the same time, Senior Engineer… Read more
Gabby says goodbye to BWU Marlon Madden26/02/201923567 views After 41 years of service to the Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU), trade unionist Orlando ‘Gabby’ Scott will be hanging up his hat. The outgoing Assistant General Secretary was recognized on… Read more
Council’s closure ‘sad, unfortunate’ Marlon Madden26/02/20197517 views The main organization tasked with promoting productivity in Barbados will become a casualty of the Barbados Economic Recovery and Transformation (BERT) programme, closing its doors next month. And some officials… Read more
Hard done Marlon Madden25/02/201914441 views Public sector members of the Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) have been left with a bitter taste in their mouths from Government’s Barbados Economic Recovery and Transformation (BERT) programme. In fact,… Read more