RER review needed Marlon Madden24/01/20195485 views One local economist is calling for an immediate review of the Renewable Energy Rider (RER) programme, which allows producers of electricity from renewable energy source to sell power to the… Read more
BERT no surety Marlon Madden24/01/201923497 views Barbados could be under an International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme for the next 15 years, former Prime Minister Professor Owen Arthur has warned. Stating that the country was facing the… Read more
‘Government should be liable too’, says senator Marlon Madden23/01/20196331 views Independent Senator Monique Taitt is suggesting that Government incurs a penalty for failing to pay for services or pay income tax, Value Added Tax (VAT) and Corporation tax refunds within… Read more
Right move Marlon Madden23/01/20196507 views Opposition Senator Caswell Franklyn has welcomed the decision by Prime Minister Mia Mottley to remove some of the duties of Minister of Home Affairs Edmund Hinkson, but said it was… Read more
DLP, UPP bemoan country’s direction Marlon Madden22/01/201913312 views As Barbadians are called on by the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) to reflect on the life of Errol Barrow, the United Progressive Party (UPP) is arguing that Barbados is currently… Read more
Focus on doing business better Marlon Madden22/01/20191402 views Government is on a mission to improve this country’s ranking on the Doing Business record in an effort to attract more investment. Word of this has come from Minister in… Read more
Tighter controls Marlon Madden22/01/20195517 views New rules, hefty fines, and a shift in some responsibilities are some of the new measures included in the new Planning and Development Bill 2018. And today, members of Town and… Read more
UPP not daunted by defectors Marlon Madden21/01/201923391 views The United Progressive Party (UPP) may now be left licking its wounds after three of its former candidates left to join the Opposition. However, the relatively young political party said… Read more
St Nicholas Abbey Heritage Railway tours off to smooth start Marlon Madden21/01/201929734 views The St Nicholas Abbey Heritage Railway tours got off to a spectacular start this morning, when the fully booked three-carriage train, Badger, took to the track for the first time… Read more
‘Transform or die’, businesses told Marlon Madden18/01/20195405 views Businesses in Barbados are being warned to develop digital transformation strategies or face extinction. This caution has come from Regional ICT Sales Manager for Barbados and the OECS at Productive… Read more