Walters lauds PM’s Cabinet changes Marlon Madden25/07/2020070 views The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) spokesman on business affairs Ryan Walters has welcomed Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s decision to remove Dwight Sutherland from the Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Commerce Ministry… Read more
Seaport joins airport as COVID-19 logistics hub Marlon Madden24/07/2020061 views The Bridgetown Port is now a logistics hub for the rest of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) during the COVID-19 pandemic. And officials are touting the development as a major boost… Read more
‘Look to each other for help’, says Humphrey Marlon Madden24/07/2020067 views Barbados and other Caribbean economies should expect dwindling help from international agencies and more developed countries in the future, Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy Kirk Humphrey has… Read more
Long queues of shoppers as Gonzalo approaches island Randy Bennett24/07/2020028 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 Today24/07/20200112 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 Madden23/07/2020091 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 Bennett23/07/2020076 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 Madden22/07/2020057 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 Bennett22/07/2020082 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 Madden21/07/20200117 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