Cut short Marlon Madden23/02/20196460 views Threat of a lockdown in Venezuela this weekend has forced journalists from Barbados and five other Caribbean countries to return home early from what was a fact-finding mission of sorts… Read more
Forde gives transportation service integration project thumbs down Marlon Madden21/02/201912345 views Member of Parliament for St Thomas Cynthia Forde has given a failing grade to government’s Transport Authority Service Integration (TASI) programme which came to an end in June last year.… Read more
Progress depends on it Marlon Madden20/02/20190364 views If Minister of Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Commerce Dwight Sutherland had his way, entrepreneurship would be added as a programme to the secondary school curricula. He made this point today… Read more
Government lose millions in chip-based ID cards – Senator Marlon Madden20/02/201938498 views Government has lost approximately $4 million as a result of having to dump about 500,000 chip-based identification cards, Minister of Innovation, Science and Smart Technology Senator Kay McConney has revealed.… Read more
Operators beware Marlon Madden19/02/201910470 views The days of Public Service Vehicle (PSV) drivers running from bus to bus after racking up offences are numbered, as the PSV operators take on a different approach to hiring.… Read more
New fees for some Scotiabank customers Marlon Madden17/02/2019661.2K views Some Scotiabank business customers in Barbados are about to face new charges for some services, as the bank announces adjustments to its schedule of rates and fees. Among the accounts… Read more
Digicel pleased with performance Marlon Madden16/02/20193580 views After more than a decade of operating in Barbados and despite continued economic challenges, telecommunications company Digicel (Barbados) Limited, says it is pleased with its performance so far. Acting Chief… Read more
PSV operators awaiting word on busfares, concessions Marlon Madden16/02/201924261 views Six months after putting forward a proposal for a fare hike, Public Service Vehicle (PSV) operators are yet to know if their request will be approved and under what conditions.… Read more
New opportunities from plastics ban – Hill Marlon Madden15/02/20194304 views ‘Barbadians are being told to see the ban on single-use plastics and styrofoam products as an opportunity for them to step up to the plate and create new opportunities. In… Read more
New look, new services Marlon Madden15/02/201911.2K views New operators of the once struggling Rubis Service station on Fontabelle, St Michael are giving the assurance that they are here to stay with new and improved services. The facility,… Read more