BusinessLocal News SOL told to help by Barbados Today 11/01/2019 written by Barbados Today 3 min read General manager of Sol Barbados, Ezra Prescod, has been encouraged to have his company โhelp share the burdenโ to restructure this economy. This exhortation came from Minister of Small Business, … Continue Reading 11/01/2019 12 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal News New mall business by Marlon Madden 11/01/2019 by Marlon Madden 11/01/2019 A major push is on to drive more traffic to the islandโs capital and especially to the once vibrant Mall 34 on Broad Street, The City. On Thursday, officials of … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal NewsNews Tanks โmistakeโ by Marlon Madden 10/01/2019 by Marlon Madden 10/01/2019 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal News No ministry support for homeschooling by Marlon Madden 09/01/2019 by Marlon Madden 09/01/2019 President of the African Heritage Foundation (AHF) Paul Rock wants the Ministry of Education to take homeschooling more seriously. The home education advocate toldย Barbados TODAYย he was concerned that the ministry … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal News Canadian company courts Govt by Marlon Madden 07/01/2019 by Marlon Madden 07/01/2019 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal NewsNews Massy seven per cent dip in Barbados by Marlon Madden 07/01/2019 by Marlon Madden 07/01/2019 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal News ECLAC: Barbados still โsick man of the Caribbeanโ by Marlon Madden 04/01/2019 by Marlon Madden 04/01/2019 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal NewsNews Fund puts financing behind energy sector by Marlon Madden 04/01/2019 by Marlon Madden 04/01/2019 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal NewsNews Back to life by Barbados Today 03/01/2019 by Barbados Today 03/01/2019 The quaint, northern community of Speightstown is slowly regaining prominence as a destination for locals and visitors – but business people are adamant that the town must not be a … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal NewsNews Central Bank apologizes for pay delay by Marlon Madden 03/01/2019 by Marlon Madden 03/01/2019 Not only has the interest rate been slashed but some domestic holders of government securities will have to wait a while longer before receiving payments that were due on December … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail