Chefette #16 ‘still on the cards’ Marlon Madden09/02/201955664 views Fast-food giant Chefette is going ahead with plans to build its 16th restaurant at Newton, Christ Church, managing director Ryan Haloute has said. He said the branch, which was originally… Read more
‘Disappointing progress’ on new flight path for LIAT – CDB Marlon Madden09/02/20190310 views The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has weighed in on the slow pace of restructuring of regional airline LIAT, which is owned by Barbados and three other Eastern Caribbean Governments. In… Read more
Northern cruise plan Marlon Madden07/02/201915588 views Government is heading north with a cruise ship berth expansion plan and ditching, for now, a sprawling Sugar Point Cruise Pier project which was proposed by the former Democratic Labour… Read more
‘Early days yet’ on BERT’s impact – CDB official Marlon Madden07/02/20198296 views The jury is still out on whether the Barbados Economic Recovery and Transformation (BERT) programme will be enough to stem the tide of economic turmoil, the Caribbean Development Bank’s chief… Read more
Concern for Venezuelans’ welfare Marlon Madden07/02/20190273 views The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is giving the assurance that its relationship with the embattled Spanish-speaking nation of Venezuela has not changed because of the current situation it faces.… Read more
Bank pushes citizen security Marlon Madden07/02/20190332 views One regional financial institution is calling on Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states to come up with a targeted approach to effectively tackle the crime situation facing the region. This suggestion… Read more
Wealth manager warns against ‘crony capitalism’ Marlon Madden05/02/20192607 views A wealth management firm’s leader is urging the Government to continuously weed out corrupt practices and make it easier to do business in Barbados. While praising the Barbados Labour Party administration… Read more
Agency to aggressively market Barbados Marlon Madden05/02/20196461 views Barbados’ international business and financial services sector is about to get a major boost. Prime Minister Mia Mottley revealed that the state-owned economic development agency, Invest Barbados, would be given… Read more
Gov’t red tape to blame Marlon Madden05/02/20195389 views Barbados is losing out on hundreds of millions of dollars in investment due mainly to “antiquated” and “dysfunctional” administrative processes, says former Central Bank Governor Dr DeLisle Worrell. He complained… Read more
Tourism push Marlon Madden05/02/20190339 views Often described as the land of “wood and water” and one of “sun, sea and sand”, the Caribbean island of Jamaica is quickly becoming a force to be reckoned with… Read more