No ban Barbados Today05/02/2020999 views Minister of Health Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic is defending Government’s decision not to ban travel from China, which is currently severely impacted by the deadly Coronavirus, even though six CARICOM… Read more
Arts and culture world mourns Brathwaite Sandy Deane05/02/20202108 views The world of Caribbean arts and culture erupted in an outpouring of grief and tributes late Tuesday with the death of iconic Barbadian man of letters and towering thinker, Edward… Read more
Card swipe payment option again on the table Barbados Today05/02/2020181 views Almost a year after floating the idea of introducing a new electronic payment system to make it more affordable and easier for small businesses to collect payments, officials are back… Read more
Economist: Postal fee hike big blow to small business Barbados Today05/02/2020872 views Government’s decision to raise processing fees for packages coming through the postal service by 660 per cent, should be cause for concern in the small business community, a respected economist… Read more
Mottley in praise of CARICOM officials Barbados Today05/02/20200114 views Prime Minister Mia Mottley, the new CARICOM chairman has praised the regional bloc’s civil servants as critical frontline soldiers in the war for a better region for all its people.… Read more
PM urges new oil producers not to abandon green energy Barbados Today05/02/20200305 views As Guyana and Suriname strike it rich with massive oil and gas finds, the Prime Minister warned Monday morning that this fortune should not become an excuse to abandon green… Read more
Unions talk takeover of LIAT pensions Barbados Today05/02/2020042 views Representatives of regional trade unions representing workers employed with the cash-strapped airline, LIAT, have held talks with management regarding plans for them to take over the pension scheme for the… Read more
Mangrove Pond on fire. Again Anesta Henry05/02/2020063 views The country’s central landfill burned for a second straight day as firefighters and Sanitation Service Authority (SSA) workers struggled to keep a blaze under control into the late evening. A… Read more
Haloute announces multi-million-dollar investment Marlon Madden05/02/20201213 views The Barbados economy is getting a major boost as local fast-food chain Chefette Restaurants embarks on two major construction projects over the next two years and hires hundreds. During a… Read more
Chefette’s ‘wings’ to fly overseas Marlon Madden05/02/20200100 views Local fast-food brand Chefette could be introduced in other markets within the next ten years. An indication of this came on Tuesday as officials gathered on the grounds of the… Read more