BusinessLocal News Caribbean can do more โ CTO by Marlon Madden 15/02/2019 written by Marlon Madden 2 min read 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 … Continue Reading 15/02/2019 2 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal News BADMC funds on chopping block by Marlon Madden 14/02/2019 by Marlon Madden 14/02/2019 The Governmentโs agricultural development and marketing agency – makers of the Carmetaโs range of processed flours and meats – is to see its funding slashed by two-thirds, along with other … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal NewsNews Health budget shifts to drugs, polyclinics by Marlon Madden 14/02/2019 by Marlon Madden 14/02/2019 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal News Tourism outlook โoptimistic despite tax bugbearโ by Marlon Madden 14/02/2019 by Marlon Madden 14/02/2019 Although high taxes on Caribbean air travel remain a concern, the regionโs tourism watchdog is cautiously optimistic that the industry is set to continue to deliver solid results into 2019. … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal News Transport Board funding cut by a third by Marlon Madden 13/02/2019 by Marlon Madden 13/02/2019 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal NewsNews Spending slashed by Marlon Madden 13/02/2019 by Marlon Madden 13/02/2019 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal News Sustainable region in focus by Marlon Madden 13/02/2019 by Marlon Madden 13/02/2019 Concerned about the impact climate change could have on the islandโs tourism industry, university officials are ramping up their efforts to create a more sustainable product. Through the Sustainable Tourism, … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal News Govt pursuing modernization by Marlon Madden 11/02/2019 by Marlon Madden 11/02/2019 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal News Jobs abroad for displaced workers by Marlon Madden 11/02/2019 by Marlon Madden 11/02/2019 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsNewsTourism South coast restaurants woo diners back by Marlon Madden 09/02/2019 by Marlon Madden 09/02/2019 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
