Charity facing challenges Marlon Madden10/01/20191184 views After only four years in operation, the local charity African Heritage Foundation (AHF) is at a crossroad. With an increasing number of individuals coming for assistance and with several unfinished… Read more
No ministry support for homeschooling Marlon Madden09/01/201934119 views President of the African Heritage Foundation (AHF) Paul Rock wants the Ministry of Education to take homeschooling more seriously. The home education advocate told Barbados TODAY he was concerned that the ministry… Read more
Canadian company courts Govt Marlon Madden07/01/201915130 views As Government continues to seek out ways to improve efficiencies in the public service through greater use of technology, a Toronto-based firm is making a bid to help with just… Read more
Massy seven per cent dip in Barbados Marlon Madden07/01/201916187 views Trinidad and Tobago conglomerate Massy Group is reporting a decline in profits in Barbados due mainly to a slowdown in consumer spending. Despite this however, the company is reporting an… Read more
ECLAC: Barbados still ‘sick man of the Caribbean’ Marlon Madden04/01/20192199 views The Barbadian economy is expected to crawl dead last among Caribbean economies this year, shrinking by a disappointing -0.5 per cent last year, the second lowest growth rate region-wide, according… Read more
Fund puts financing behind energy sector Marlon Madden04/01/20190237 views The Enterprise Growth Fund Limited (EGFL) has pumped close to $16 million into energy projects through its Energy Smart Fund. In addition, it has also started a Landlord Metering System… Read more
Pleasure and business in Canada Marlon Madden04/01/20192252 views Several youngsters from the Nature Fun Ranch (NFR) had the opportunity to get on a plane and experience snow for the first time when they were rewarded recently with a… Read more
Central Bank apologizes for pay delay Marlon Madden03/01/20192149 views Not only has the interest rate been slashed but some domestic holders of government securities will have to wait a while longer before receiving payments that were due on December… Read more
Cut more foreign spending Marlon Madden03/01/20193145 views Economist and former Central Bank Governor Dr DeLisle Worrell is urging Government to use funds received from multi-national agencies to address the country’s balance of payments problems and its deteriorating… Read more
Dees do or die Marlon Madden02/01/201949137 views The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) could face extinction in coming years if its leaders do not undertake strong rebuilding efforts and come up with a set of strategies to reclaim… Read more