Covid-19Local NewsNews Statement on the National COVID-19 Response Programme by Asminnie Moonsammy 28/02/2023 written by Asminnie Moonsammy 1 min read As part of the Ministry of Health and Wellnessโ National COVID-19 response, 538 persons were recruited to serve in various capacities. They were recruited at different intervals from May 2020 … Continue Reading 28/02/2023 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsNews Armstrong Agencies to distribute โOnly Coconutsโ products in Barbados by Barbados Today 28/02/2023 by Barbados Today 28/02/2023 Source: Guyana Chronicle – โONLY Coconuts,โ a Guyanese-owned business that produces a range of coconut products, will now have its items distributed in Barbados by Armstrong Agencies Ltd., which offers … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsNews Change in vehicle policy – Energy minister by Barbados Today 28/02/2023 by Barbados Today 28/02/2023 From next month, all new government vehicles will be electric or hybrid. This decision has been made by Cabinet according to Minister of Energy and Business Development, Senator Lisa Cummins, … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsNews Survey finds gas potential off Barbados by Shamar Blunt 28/02/2023 by Shamar Blunt 28/02/2023 By Shamar Blunt International oil and gas explorer giant Woodside Energy has found significant prospects for natural gas and potential for oil off Barbados in its assessment of offshore fossil … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsNews Employee engagement key to business success โ BCCI president by Marlon Madden 28/02/2023 by Marlon Madden 28/02/2023 Companies are being urged to keep their workforce engaged as one of the strategies to grow operations and remain competitive. โA strategy less spoken of that is of significant importance … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsNews CDB head proposes air and sea option to get regional transportation going again by Marlon Madden 28/02/2023 by Marlon Madden 28/02/2023 By Marlon Madden President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Dr Hyginus Gene Leon has put forward a โtwo-stage processโ for building out an effective air and sea transportation system … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal NewsNews Cane harvest starts by Sheria Brathwaite 28/02/2023 by Sheria Brathwaite 28/02/2023 The 2023 sugarcane harvest got off to a slow start today. Reports from some private cane farmers indicated that the large blue trucks/bins, which transport several tonnes of cane to … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsNews Bigger reach by Emmanuel Joseph 28/02/2023 by Emmanuel Joseph 28/02/2023 A draft policy to address Barbadosโ declining population rate would see authorities providing child subsidies for low-income single parents along with affordable fertility assessments and treatments, and facilitating foreigners taking … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CourtLocal NewsNews Man appears in court accused of killing woman on 26th birthday by Barbados Today 28/02/2023 by Barbados Today 28/02/2023 A 23-year-old general worker appeared before Chief Magistrate Ian Weekes on Monday accused of killing Joel Hope on her 26th birthday. Xavier Anthony Haynes, of St Austell Lane, Pinelands, St … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsNews โPetty cashโ by Sheria Brathwaite 28/02/2023 by Sheria Brathwaite 28/02/2023 The islandโs largest agricultural exhibit, Agrofest, and in particular the livestock competition component, is in dire need of a financial boost, says president of the Barbados Sheep and Goat Farmers … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail