Caribbean can do more – CTO Marlon Madden15/02/20192389 views The less than vigorous marketing of Barbados and other Caribbean destinations in non-traditional markets is being blamed on limited resources. However, Secretary General of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Hugh… Read more
BADMC funds on chopping block Marlon Madden14/02/20199296 views The Government’s agricultural development and marketing agency – makers of the Carmeta’s range of processed flours and meats – is to see its funding slashed by two-thirds, along with other… Read more
Health budget shifts to drugs, polyclinics Marlon Madden14/02/20199363 views Government is shifting some of its healthcare funding away from the lone general hospital towards a number of polyclinics, prescription drugs and the psychiatric hospital, the Estimates for the 2019-2020… Read more
Tourism outlook ‘optimistic despite tax bugbear’ Marlon Madden14/02/20192254 views Although high taxes on Caribbean air travel remain a concern, the region’s tourism watchdog is cautiously optimistic that the industry is set to continue to deliver solid results into 2019.… Read more
Transport Board funding cut by a third Marlon Madden13/02/201921413 views In the clearest indication yet that Barbadians could face a rise in bus fares and likely more private operators in mass transit, Government has slashed its subsidy to the Transport… Read more
Spending slashed Marlon Madden13/02/201924479 views The Mia Mottley adminstration tonight tabled its first appropriations bill – known as the Estimates – since coming to power eight months ago, with projections of a small deficit of… Read more
Sustainable region in focus Marlon Madden13/02/20190282 views Concerned about the impact climate change could have on the island’s tourism industry, university officials are ramping up their efforts to create a more sustainable product. Through the Sustainable Tourism,… Read more
Govt pursuing modernization Marlon Madden11/02/20196377 views The Barbados Government will be seeking another loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) as it accelerates its modernization plan. Minister of Labour and Social Partnership Relations Colin Jordan, disclosed… Read more
Jobs abroad for displaced workers Marlon Madden11/02/201917762 views Minister of Labour and Social Partnership Relations Colin Jordan is calling on training institutions in Barbados to increase their enrolment numbers in an effort to accommodate unemployed individuals who wish… Read more
South coast restaurants woo diners back Marlon Madden09/02/2019111.3K views After putting with up with a less than desirable situation on the south coast for some time, a number of restaurants along the once sewage-plagued tourist belt came together in… Read more