Energy boost Marlon Madden26/11/2020043 views Government and private sector entities in Barbados have a new avenue through which to drive the build out of renewable energy on the island. On Wednesday, the Caribbean Centre for… Read more
LIAT taking off Barbados Today26/11/2020275 views LIAT is set to return to the skies next Monday, the regional airline announced today after being grounded since March. Barbados is on the flight plan, which also includes six… Read more
Government dismisses The State of Tax Justice 2020 report Marlon Madden25/11/2020030 views A senior Government official has expressed disappointment at the “erroneous” information published about Barbados’ tax revenues in the first-of-its-kind The State of Tax Justice 2020 report. In an interview with… Read more
Historic virtual MegFAM a hit Barbados Today25/11/2020196 views Barbados is ready to take tourism into the virtual space. And with this year’s online Spirit of Barbados MegaFAM attracting over 700 tourism agents from the United States and Canada,… Read more
Hoteliers report strong local response to campaign Marlon Madden21/11/2020030 views More Barbadians are vacationing at home as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, creating much-needed business for struggling hotels over the past few months. However, tourism officials are leaving nothing… Read more
Taxi operators look forward to working with Jamaican company managing Harrison’s Cave Marlon Madden21/11/2020063 views Taxi drivers who operate from the Bridgetown Port are upbeat about prospects of a continued partnership with new management of Harrison’s Cave, Chukka Caribbean Adventures. In fact, the two associations… Read more
Maria’s mission Marlon Madden21/11/2020039 views One of Barbados’ youngest environment protection advocates is calling on residents to be more responsible about how they dispose of their garbage and treat their environment. Outspoken Maria Marshall, 11,… Read more
Electricity outage report completed Marlon Madden20/11/2020154 views Barbadians are one step closer to knowing if they will get compensation for the island-wide electricity outage that occurred exactly a year ago. The Fair Trading Commission (FTC) said on… Read more
Effect of pandemic “lengthening and deepening” – IDB Marlon Madden19/11/2020052 views Predicting at least an 11.6 per cent economic decline for Barbados this year, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is warning that Caribbean economies will need more aggressive fiscal actions to… Read more
Fund gets cash injection Marlon Madden19/11/2020060 views The financial lifeline that was established two years ago to assist micro and small businesses is receiving additional funding from another government agency. Gerry Amos, Manager of the Barbados Trust… Read more