More time needed, say packaging firms Marlon Madden11/01/20191665 views Local packaging firms want more time to get rid of hundreds of thousands of dollars in product ahead of a national ban on the importation and use of styrofoam and… Read more
Savings tap Marlon Madden11/01/201920178 views Prime Minister Mia Mottley wants less talk and more action to press the over $9 billion held in the banking system to work to help dig the island out of… Read more
SOL told to help Barbados Today11/01/20191299 views General manager of Sol Barbados, Ezra Prescod, has been encouraged to have his company “help share the burden” to restructure this economy. This exhortation came from Minister of Small Business,… Read more
New mall business Marlon Madden11/01/20190145 views A major push is on to drive more traffic to the island’s capital and especially to the once vibrant Mall 34 on Broad Street, The City. On Thursday, officials of… Read more
Tanks ‘mistake’ Marlon Madden10/01/201914318 views The Barbados Water Authority (BWA) is being advised to take a step back, do an inspection of the recently donated tanks from corporate Barbados and admit it made a mistake.… Read more
No ministry support for homeschooling Marlon Madden09/01/20193466 views President of the African Heritage Foundation (AHF) Paul Rock wants the Ministry of Education to take homeschooling more seriously. The home education advocate told Barbados TODAY he was concerned that the ministry… Read more
Canadian company courts Govt Marlon Madden07/01/20191571 views As Government continues to seek out ways to improve efficiencies in the public service through greater use of technology, a Toronto-based firm is making a bid to help with just… Read more
Massy seven per cent dip in Barbados Marlon Madden07/01/201916112 views Trinidad and Tobago conglomerate Massy Group is reporting a decline in profits in Barbados due mainly to a slowdown in consumer spending. Despite this however, the company is reporting an… Read more
ECLAC: Barbados still ‘sick man of the Caribbean’ Marlon Madden04/01/20192132 views The Barbadian economy is expected to crawl dead last among Caribbean economies this year, shrinking by a disappointing -0.5 per cent last year, the second lowest growth rate region-wide, according… Read more
Fund puts financing behind energy sector Marlon Madden04/01/20190136 views The Enterprise Growth Fund Limited (EGFL) has pumped close to $16 million into energy projects through its Energy Smart Fund. In addition, it has also started a Landlord Metering System… Read more