BusinessLocal News BCCI wants upgraded cargo system implemented at Port by Sheria Brathwaite 19/12/2025 written by Sheria Brathwaite 4 min read The Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) is calling for the faster rollout of a new cargo clearance system, warning that delays at the Bridgetown Port are forcing businesses … Continue Reading 19/12/2025 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Health CareLocal News Muscling in on healthcare, doc channels bodybuilding grit into innovation by Sheria Brathwaite 19/12/2025 by Sheria Brathwaite 19/12/2025 Dr Christina Dowell’s story reads like a masterclass in reinvention. A former competitive bodybuilder turned general practitioner and entrepreneur, she’s applying the laser focus of the gym floor to reshape … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local News Residents lament unreliable bus service in Martins Bay by Sheria Brathwaite 18/12/2025 by Sheria Brathwaite 18/12/2025 Residents of Martins Bay, St John, said chronic bus delays and irregular schedules are disrupting daily life, forcing workers and commuters to leave home hours early and rely on costly … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal News Chamber warns of supply chain risks amid rising Venezuela-US tensions by Sheria Brathwaite 18/12/2025 by Sheria Brathwaite 18/12/2025 The Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) warned that escalating tensions between Venezuela and the United States could disrupt regional trade routes, raising the risk of higher costs and … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsPolitics ‘No businesses cut staff hours’ after minimum wage raise by Sheria Brathwaite 18/12/2025 by Sheria Brathwaite 18/12/2025 No businesses under the Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) have reduced working hours following the June increase in the minimum wage, but rising wages are having a broader … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsPolitics Chamber backs Growth Fund Bill but calls for clear metrics, transparency by Sheria Brathwaite 18/12/2025 by Sheria Brathwaite 18/12/2025 The Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Thursday welcomed the government’s proposed Economic Diversification and Growth Fund Bill as a key step towards strengthening investment and competitiveness, even as it … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EducationLocal News Teachers’ unions looking forward to reinstatement of long leave by Sheria Brathwaite 18/12/2025 by Sheria Brathwaite 18/12/2025 The recent announcement that long leave for teachers could be reinstated has been welcomed across the education sector, though questions over timing and eligibility remain. Prime Minister Mia Mottley, … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local News HRMAB: Barbadian workers should benefit from Bill by Sheria Brathwaite 18/12/2025 by Sheria Brathwaite 18/12/2025 The Human Resource Management Association of Barbados (HRMAB) wants to see more Barbadians occupying high-level management positions as government advances its Economic Diversification and Growth Fund Bill. HRMAB President … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsTourism BTMI celebrating partners during Yuletide season by Sheria Brathwaite 17/12/2025 by Sheria Brathwaite 17/12/2025 The Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI) has made the decision to move Tourism Week from its traditional September staging to December, to align more closely with the start of the … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CharityLocal News Five northern homes to get much-needed repairs by Sheria Brathwaite 17/12/2025 by Sheria Brathwaite 17/12/2025 Five families in the north of the island will have a long-held Christmas wish fulfilled this year, as a new home improvement programme gets underway to repair and retrofit houses … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
