Long queues of shoppers as Gonzalo approaches island Randy Bennett24/07/2020016 views Food buying dominated at supermarkets across the island under a hurricane watch for Tropical Storm Gonzalo’s passage as a likely hurricane in the next 48 hours. Residents flocked to supermarkets… Read more
‘We’ll be back soon’ says cruise operators Barbados Today24/07/2020087 views Major cruise operators believe in another six months they could be back on the seas with cruise passengers after COVID-19’s decimation of the industry. In fact, Rick Sasso, chairman and… Read more
CDB to Govts: Create right environment for efficient air travel Marlon Madden23/07/2020062 views It is still early days, but one of the main funding partners behind the financially-troubled airline, LIAT, is proposing that several key changes must be made to the aviation business… Read more
Sutherland tells business follow COVID-19 rules Randy Bennett23/07/2020049 views In one of his last acts as Minister of Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Commerce, Dwight Sutherland today pleaded with businesses to comply with COVID-19 protocols, as Government steps up pressure… Read more
BIBA chief: International biz weathers pandemic Marlon Madden22/07/2020044 views Barbados’ international business sector has remained resilient throughout the global coronavirus pandemic and has been able to adjust quickly, its chief spokesman has declared. International business is considered the most… Read more
Banker’s ERT award slashed by two-thirds Randy Bennett22/07/2020062 views Having initially been awarded over $300 000 by the Employment Rights Tribunal (ERT) for her unfair dismissal, a former banker will now only be entitled to just over one third… Read more
MSMEs in line for series of policies – Sutherland Marlon Madden21/07/2020083 views A raft of several major initiatives are to be rolled out to boost micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) while bringing more of them into the formal economy, Minister of… Read more
Loan fund still providing financing assistance for small businesses Marlon Madden21/07/2020062 views The man in charge of the fund set up almost two years ago to assist operators in the micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) sector has dismissed claims that it… Read more
Apparent standoff as Antigua refuses to allow CDB-owned LIAT aircraft to be moved to Barbados Barbados Today19/07/2020795 views Caribbean News Service (CNS) – There is an apparent standoff between Barbados and Antigua — LIAT’s largest shareholder and the airline’s headquarters, respectively. Sources close to the situation have told… Read more
Some accommodation ‘to be converted to isolation centres’ Marlon Madden18/07/2020091 views Some hotels across Barbados are to become coronavirus isolation centres as the island expects an influx of visitors in coming weeks, some of them likely to be carrying the potentially… Read more