Tourism industry officials are optimistic of a “strong” tourism performance for Barbados and the rest of the region come 2021. Addressing the second installment of the Caribbean Economic Forum on …
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The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is not just making people ill, it is now severely causing injury to some of the most prominent businesses in Barbados, as more workers are set …
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Some food service businesses at Sheraton Mall have disputed claims by COVID-19 Czar Richard Carter that they are not adhering to anti-virus protocols. While they acknowledged there were times when …
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Chairman of the University of the West Indies (UWI) COVID-19 Task Force Professor Clive Landis has poured cold water on a suggestion from the Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners (BAMP) …
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There’s no need to ditch the tourism industry as Barbados moves to diversify the economy, said one of the country’s leading economists on Tuesday, but he insisted the industry is …
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Maintaining a healthy buffer of foreign exchange reserves will be critical to the Caribbean’s economic recovery, said a senior economist as he urged Barbados and the region to issue “micro-bonds” …
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The long-awaited national census that was delayed to August will now take place in May 2021, Minister of Economic Affairs and Investment Marsha Caddle announced on Sunday. But with one …
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Caribbean News Service (CNS) — The Gaston Browne administration on Friday took a decisive legal step in pursuit of its goal to reorganize regional airline LIAT. The government was successful …
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Government’s new 12-month Barbados Welcome Stamp programme is getting the thumbs up from one of the country’s main development partners. President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Dr Warren Smith …
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As the COVID-19 pandemic forces more people to do less face-to-face interaction when conducting business, a digital services consulting firm is warning Barbados and other regional governments to move swiftly …