New CDB vice president appointed Barbados Today06/10/20230172 views There has been a major management shift in the financial services sector in Barbados. Gregory Hill, the former chairman of the ANSA Merchant Bank Barbados and managing director of ANSA… Read more
Court of Appeal awaits reasons for decision in lawsuit against BWA Barbados Today06/10/20230218 views The Court of Appeal is currently “shooting in the dark” regarding the reasons for the decision made by the trial judge in the lawsuit brought against the Barbados Water Authority… Read more
Trinidadian developer eyes public housing partnership with Barbados Emmanuel Joseph06/10/20230212 views By Emmanuel Joseph In a bid to provide “smart affordable” housing solutions for Barbadians, East Coast Housing Development Limited (ECHDL), a prominent housing developer based in Trinidad is considering a… Read more
Gov’t to acquire lands at old Ursuline Convent, Chelston Park to build two educational institutions Sheria Brathwaite06/10/20230246 views By Sheria Brathwaite Government will be partnering with an international non-profit organisation to build two new public secondary schools. Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced on Thursday that her administration will… Read more
Police chief: Too early to say if phone scandal inquiry necessary Barbados Today06/10/20230133 views The Barbados Police Service (TBPS) hierarchy has asserted that it is premature to consider whether an independent body should investigate the controversial discovery of a mobile phone in a police… Read more
Head of doctors’ association supports front-of-package labels in NCD fight Marlon Madden06/10/20230181 views President of the Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners (BAMP) Dr Lynda Williams is throwing her full support behind a local and regional move to put warning labels on unhealthy foods… Read more
Revamped education system to feature colleges of excellence, revised curricula, new certification Sheria Brathwaite06/10/20230253 views Children graduating from primary school in 2025 will be entering a new junior college system, eliminating the need for the Barbados Secondary School Entrance Examination (BSSEE). The revelation emerged during… Read more
Father denies committing incest against daughter Barbados Today06/10/20230124 views “It never happened!” This was the strong assertion of the man accused of two counts of incest against his daughter, as his trial continued in Supreme Court No. 2 on… Read more
Gov’t offered option of allowing self-employed to pay NIS via SurePay Barbados Today05/10/20230310 views By Anesta Henry Self-employed persons may be able to make payments to the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) through the SurePay bill payment system sometime in the future. On Wednesday, when… Read more
Straughn backs technology for better business prospects Anesta Henry05/10/20230266 views As the government drives the nation towards a fully digital society, Minister in the Ministry of Finance Ryan Straughn on Wednesday called on corporate Barbados to adopt technology, enabling citizens… Read more