BusinessLocal News Dispute over excavation ends by Emmanuel Joseph 14/06/2024 written by Emmanuel Joseph 3 min read What started as โunauthorisedโ excavation work by the governmentโs drainage unit on the beachside entertainment spot Savvy on the Bay on Upper Bay Street on Thursday morning, leading to the … Continue Reading 14/06/2024 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal News Maloney in $200M double deal finances Hyatt, Rock Hard cement expansion by Dawne Parris 14/06/2024 by Dawne Parris 14/06/2024 E ight years after it was first planned, construction of a new Hyatt Hotel is to finally begin this year, with the hotel opening its doors by 2026, as part … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal NewsNews Maloney signs US$100M in deals with Afreximbank by Dawne Parris 13/06/2024 by Dawne Parris 13/06/2024 Barbadian businessman Mark Maloney has signed two deals with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) totalling US$100 million ($200 million). A facility to finance the construction of the Hyatt Hotel, to … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal News CARICOM pilot of shared currency system ‘soon’ by Dawne Parris 13/06/2024 by Dawne Parris 13/06/2024 The pilot of a potentially ground-breaking scheme to allow CARICOM nations to trade using each other’s currencies without a third-party currency is to start “soon”, Central Bank of Barbados governor … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal News Trade in your own currencies, Blackman tells Africa, Caribbean by Dawne Parris 13/06/2024 by Dawne Parris 13/06/2024 Minister in the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Investment Chad Blackman has proposed that African and Caribbean nations trade among themselves using their own currencies. This could prepare the region … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal NewsTourism Flights, passengers in โunprecedented surgeโ, says BHTA by Shanna Moore 13/06/2024 by Shanna Moore 13/06/2024 Barbados is experiencing an unprecedented surge in airlift capacity, marking a pivotal moment for tourism, Chairman of the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA), Renee Coppin has reported.ย Coppin was … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal News New financial institution will invest in green/blue projects by Barbados Today 12/06/2024 by Barbados Today 12/06/2024 The new Blue Green Bank set to be launched here will fund climate resilient projects. The legal framework for its creation was debated in the House of Assembly on Tuesday, … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal News SSA โdoes not recogniseโ UWU-inspired work stoppage by Emmanuel Joseph 12/06/2024 by Emmanuel Joseph 12/06/2024 The state-run Sanitation Service Authority (SSA) has declared a โclearโ breach of protocol regarding Mondayโs work stoppage by some of its employees which continued for a second day. The workers, … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal News ERT knocks state-owned enterprise’s handling of dispute by Shanna Moore 11/06/2024 by Shanna Moore 11/06/2024 The Employment Rights Tribunal (ERT) has slammed the Barbados Agricultural Management Company (BAMC) for its handling of an employment dispute involvingย BAMC employee, Joy Coppin. While the settlement avoided a … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal News UWU backs โwildcatโ strike, NUPW says go back to work by Ryan Gilkes 11/06/2024 by Ryan Gilkes 11/06/2024 Sanitation workers walked off the job on Monday in protest over working conditions and pay, backed by a union leader not recognised by the Sanitation Service Authority (SSA) management. But … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
