Two dengue deaths recorded: Ministry of Health Sandy Deane12/01/20240188 views Two deaths have been recorded as a result of the current dengue fever outbreak. The Ministry of Health and Wellness reported that there was one confirmed case, a 70-year-old male,… Read more
Changes to the Wynter Crawford (Six Roads) roundabout Barbados Today12/01/20240265 views Motorists and residents are encouraged to take note of the changes at the Wynter Crawford Roundabout in Six Roads, St. Philip. A team from the road marking section of the… Read more
Work starts this weekend on Highway 4, from Constant roundabout to Salters, St George Barbados Today12/01/20240234 views The Ministry of Transport and Works (MTW) advises road users that Highway 4 from Constant Roundabout to Salters in St. George will be closed tomorrow, Saturday, January 13, and Sunday,… Read more
Tri-nation ferry: ‘Sooner rather than later’, Govt still examining deal Emmanuel Joseph12/01/20240176 views A regional tri-nation ferry service involving Barbados is still a way off, despite Trinidad and Tobago’s announcement it would assign a ship to the service and upbeat pronouncements from the… Read more
Forte on guard for economy’s growth in 2024 Emmanuel Joseph12/01/20240142 views By Emmanuel Joseph Canada-based Barbadian economist Carlos Forte has given a “cautiously optimistic” outlook for Barbados’ economic fortunes in 2014. “I am cautiously optimistic about the prospects for 2024, both… Read more
‘Hundreds of millions’ in losses for gov’t at Portvale Sugar Factory while private firm reaped sweets Shamar Blunt12/01/20240339 views As the government exits the sugar industry, divesting its farms and factories to the cooperative movement, one of its top economists revealed more than a dozen years of massive losses… Read more
‘No need yet’ for new hospital Barbados Today12/01/20240221 views Despite opening its doors nearly 60 years ago, then with about 460 beds, a leading administrator at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) said he did not believe a new hospital… Read more
New sugar firms to begin operations on Monday under ‘different’ environment Shamar Blunt12/01/20240345 views By Shamar Blunt The two new companies running the sugar industry, the Agricultural Business Company Ltd. (ABC), and Barbados Energy and Sugar Company Inc. (BESC), are due to begin operations… Read more
Despite cyberattack, QEH official praises benefits of ‘technology boost’ Barbados Today12/01/20240139 views Although acknowledging that a cyberattack over a year ago disrupted services at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH), a senior official has stressed the importance of transitioning the healthcare facility into… Read more
World Bank predicts 4 per cent growth for Barbados in 2024 Barbados Today12/01/20240203 views The World Bank is expecting the Caribbean and Latin America to see a “gradual recovery” this year with projected economic growth of 2.3 per cent and 2.5 per cent next… Read more