Association’s mop making, chair caning highlighted at BMA expo Marlon Madden31/10/20231793 views For more than three decades, the Barbados Association for the Blind has taken part in the annual Barbados Manufacturers Association (BMA) Trade and Innovation Expo (TIE) (formerly known as the… Read more
Changes coming to local corporation tax rate Marlon Madden29/10/20230699 views Local corporate taxpayers have been put on notice by Prime Minister Mia Mottley that they can expect a change in their corporation tax rate, after what seems to be a… Read more
Bajans to source cheaper chicken: Mottley Marlon Madden29/10/202331.3K views Barbadians can expect lower prices for poultry at a number of special outlets starting this week, as the Government continues to put measures in place to help Barbadians better cope… Read more
Mottley urges peaceful end to land dispute between Guyana and Venezuela Marlon Madden28/10/202301.1K views Prime Minister Mia Mottley is calling on Venezuela and Guyana to have a peaceful end to their ongoing land dispute. Late last month, it was reported that the Venezuelan National… Read more
Rain puts damper on day two of showcase but exhibitors welcome new location Marlon Madden28/10/20230722 views Torrential rains may have put a damper on day two of the rebranded annual Trade and Innovation Expo (formerly BMEX). This was the view of some of the exhibitors who… Read more
Light & Power wants faster regulatory processes amid investment push Marlon Madden26/10/20230430 views Barbados Light & Power Company (BLPC) executives have criticised a lengthy delay in rate hearings, urging the utility regulator to speed up the process of its recent application for millions… Read more
POWER TRIP Marlon Madden26/10/20230987 views Light and Power’s investment in battery storage ‘on hold… but prices will rise’ By Marlon Madden The island’s sole electric utility company said it has paused a $600 million investment… Read more
Rate request Marlon Madden26/10/20230386 views Senator lobbies for farmers to pay less for water By Marlon Madden An independent senator is calling on the Government to provide cheaper water rates for farmers in an effort… Read more
Straughn ‘seeking solution’ to sewage system struggles Marlon Madden25/10/202301.4K views Minister in the Ministry of Finance Ryan Straughn has told lawmakers that the government is in the process of finding a permanent fix to the south coast sewage system, while… Read more
‘Superhero’ nominee Marlon Madden24/10/20230476 views Barbados has been nominated for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Superheroes Development Award for its Together We Build Strong Families programme (formerly Strengthening Human and Social Development programme), which aims… Read more