Enough time Marlon Madden15/01/20192463 views Supporters of eco-friendly products are dismissing a call from some packaging firms and vendors for more time to get rid of hundreds of thousands of dollars in Styrofoam and single… Read more
Stick to targets, economist urges Marlon Madden15/01/20199245 views President of the Barbados Economic Society (BES) Shane Lowe says he is not surprised by the recent upgrade of Barbados’ regional scale local currency rating by ratings agency Caribbean Information… Read more
Local beaches ranked among the best Barbados Today15/01/20192339 views Three of Barbados’ beaches have made the cut as best of the best in Latin America and the Caribbean for 2018 by one of the world’s largest online publication flightnetwork.com.… Read more
Moving on up Marlon Madden14/01/201913396 views Regional ratings agency, the Caribbean Information and Credit Rating Services Limited (CariCRIS), has upgraded Barbados’ local currency rating, while projecting economic growth of about one per cent this year. The… Read more
More time needed, say packaging firms Marlon Madden11/01/201916393 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 Madden11/01/201920475 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 Today11/01/201912428 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 Madden11/01/20190495 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 Madden10/01/2019141K 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 Madden09/01/201934469 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