Youngsters to get training in fishing industry Anesta Henry05/11/20200105 views At least 100 young Barbadians will receive training in various areas of the fishing industry, as the Government seeks to keep the sector alive. Today, as he delivered remarks during… Read more
Sagicor presses ahead with retirement village Marlon Madden05/11/20201112 views Insurance giant Sagicor Financial Corporation has just about doubled the size of its multi-million dollar senior citizens retirement community project in St George. The Estates at St George, the first… Read more
Government to construct Geriatric facility at Waterford Marlon Madden05/11/2020171 views The Geriatric Hospital is to be relocated to Waterford Bottom, St Michael in the vicinity of the Botanical Gardens. Prime Minister Mia Mottley made that announcement on Wednesday as she… Read more
Chamber takes digital conference online Barbados Today04/11/2020061 views With no end in sight to the dreaded COVID-19 health crisis, the business community is being advised to urgently find more innovative ways to carry on their operations. This advice… Read more
Invest Barbados stands by its criticism of EU Blacklisting amid claims it misunderstood the issue Marlon Madden04/11/20200138 views Invest Barbados has rubbished claims by a European Union (EU) official that there are “unfounded concerns” and misconceptions about the island’s inclusion on the EU’s list of “non-cooperative jurisdictions for… Read more
Crisis looms Marlon Madden29/10/20200260 views Declaring that Barbados is facing an economic crisis of “biblical proportions”, University of the West Indies (UWI) Professor of Economics Justin Robinson is predicting an economic decline of up to… Read more
Savings and personal debt soar Marlon Madden29/10/20200144 views Household debt in Barbados has increased by more than 220 per cent in just over two decades to reach a whopping $6.1 billion by the end of March this year,… Read more
Power projects close to completion Marlon Madden29/10/20200165 views Two major projects aimed at modernising the island’s electricity sector are nearing completion. The Barbados Light & Power Company Ltd. (BLPC) has announced that its Advanced Metering Infrastructure project is… Read more
End nears for ATM cards Marlon Madden29/10/20203195 views Local customers of the CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank have three days before their convenience cards are rendered useless. And the commercial bank has been ramping up its awareness and education… Read more
Economist calls for support from multilateral agencies Marlon Madden29/10/20200123 views Noted university Professor of Economics and Finance Justin Robinson is pleading with multilateral organisations to do more to help Barbados and other struggling tourism-dependent economies in the Caribbean as they… Read more