VAT holiday triggers increased sales in the north Marlon Madden23/12/2021057 views Some store operators in Speightstown, St Peter are expecting better sales this Christmas shopping period after a year of depression. Moreover, some of those who took part in the Value… Read more
Tourism players cautious as new variant continues to spread Barbados Today23/12/2021066 views Tourism officials are hoping for the best but bracing for the worst, as the latest COVID-19 variant runs rampant in many of this country’s main tourism markets. Minister of Tourism… Read more
Airport taxi drivers plead for rate increase after years of requests falling on deaf ears Barbados Today23/12/20210118 views Taxi drivers at the Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) are growing tired of broken promises of an increase in the Government-regulated fee structure that has remained unchanged for more than… Read more
Call for special VAT-free shopping for people who got pensions late Anesta Henry23/12/20210103 views Founder of the Blessed Widow Ministry, Sharmaine Roland-Bowen is appealing to Government to provide a VAT holiday for widows and elderly persons who would have missed out on Monday’s tax-free… Read more
Event producers busy planning events for first time in almost two years Randy Bennett23/12/2021083 views As many as 500 people will soon be allowed to attend events, parties and fetes. This was agreed by members of the entertainment sector, government officials, health authorities and management… Read more
Barbados logs 81 new cases of COVID-19 Barbados Today22/12/2021084 views Eighty-one people – 41 males and 40 females – tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, December 21, from the 1,156 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. The… Read more
Two people succumb to COVID-19 Barbados Today22/12/2021066 views Two women died from COVID-19 in Barbados, bringing the number of deaths to 258. One of them, aged 65, presented dead on arrival at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s Accident and… Read more
Dear HR – What are the rules for overtime and reduced days? Barbados Today22/12/20210574 views Question: Now that the Xmas season has started, the owner of the store where I work has changed its opening hours and now insists that we work from 9 a.m.… Read more
Sagicor donates to breast screening programme Barbados Today22/12/2021047 views The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the level of financial support received by charitable organisations and other entities that rely heavily on donations and partnerships for the execution of their… Read more
NCF launches online catalogue- Shop 1359 Barbados Today22/12/2021056 views With just a few days left before one of the most anticipated days of the year, Christmas Day, the National Cultural Foundation (NCF) has launched a catalogue filled with some… Read more