Speedier licences soon Marlon Madden11/10/2019024 views Government is in the process of overhauling the “ancient” liquor licence regime in Barbados and establishing a Liquor Licensing Authority. This revelation came on Friday from Minister of Commerce, Small… Read more
Cooling a factor in energy efficiency Marlon Madden11/10/2019021 views Government is being cautioned that its 2030 goal of making Barbados 100 per cent dependent on renewable forms of energy would not be complete without careful attention being given to… Read more
Common Entrance creating ‘level of snobbery’, says Wickham Marlon Madden11/10/2019143 views A political scientist and former University of the West Indies (UWI) Cave Hill graduate is contending that the Barbados Secondary Schools Entrance Exam (BSSEE), commonly referred to as the 11-plus… Read more
Business ‘unusual’ Marlon Madden10/10/2019034 views One of Government’s special economic advisors is promising a comprehensive change to the doing business environment in Barbados in coming months as the Mia Mottley administration seeks to develop entrepreneurship… Read more
Small business urged to find new relevance Marlon Madden10/10/2019032 views Businesses, ranging from micro and small to medium size – MSMEs, need to find new opportunities to remain relevant in the face of rapid changes in technology, Chief Executive Officer… Read more
‘Car charge’ Marlon Madden10/10/2019170 views As Government continues its push towards making Barbados totally reliant on renewable forms of energy in the next decade, electric car dealer Megapower (Barbados) Limited is reporting a strong take… Read more
BWU eyes education, green power Marlon Madden09/10/2019036 views The nation’s oldest trade union has declared it’s moving to expand its role in the lives of its members in a marriage of education with renewable energy. Barbados Workers’ Union… Read more
Adapt or die, accountants told Marlon Madden09/10/2019091 views Accountants in Barbados and across the region have been warned to adapt to changing technology or face extinction. As local and regional professionals gathered here for the ACCA Caribbean’s annual… Read more
‘Time to regulate bank charges’ Marlon Madden09/10/2019036 views A Government Minister has called on fellow lawmakers to review fees charged by commercial banks in Barbados and put a policy in place to regulate them. Minister of Transport Dr… Read more
Under 5,000 payouts outstanding Marlon Madden08/10/2019027 views More than a month after extending the deadline for its settlement scheme, there is no indication how soon Resolution Life Assurance Company Limited (ResLife) will wind up the distribution of… Read more