DLP in PM’s court Barbados Today05/02/201921150 views Democratic Labour Party president Verla De Peiza has thrown their party’s full support behind Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s plans to increase the number of criminal courts and introduce a commercial… Read more
Agency to aggressively market Barbados Marlon Madden05/02/20196156 views Barbados’ international business and financial services sector is about to get a major boost. Prime Minister Mia Mottley revealed that the state-owned economic development agency, Invest Barbados, would be given… Read more
Bank changes ownership Barbados Today05/02/20190239 views Newly formed Bahamian holding company RF Holdings Limited has agreed to acquire 100 per cent of Royal Fidelity Merchant Bank & Trust Limited, as a result of a “management led… Read more
‘Hypocritical’ leaders should aid Venezuela – Lashley Barbados Today05/02/201911108 views Social activist Hamilton Lashley is calling on Caribbean leaders to play a major role in helping to end a “humanitarian crisis” in Venezuela while blasting them as hypocrites. As he… Read more
Gov’t red tape to blame Marlon Madden05/02/20195183 views Barbados is losing out on hundreds of millions of dollars in investment due mainly to “antiquated” and “dysfunctional” administrative processes, says former Central Bank Governor Dr DeLisle Worrell. He complained… Read more
School-leaver joblessness at 70 per cent, says youth minister Barbados Today05/02/20193137 views Minister of Youth and Community Empowerment Adrian Forde has set a priority for curbing youth unemployment, now at nearly one-third of young adults and as high as seven out of… Read more
Prayer working Barbados Today05/02/201913235 views A mixture of prayer, social intervention and counseling seems to be the remedy for getting some students in secondary schools and other institutions to run away from gangs. Offering high… Read more
Rotherley unrest Barbados Today05/02/20199321 views One of Barbados’ best known construction companies has found itself in turmoil after relations with its staff collapsed over a pay dispute, which resulted in dozens of workers storming the… Read more
HAITI-Three killed, several wounded during pre-Carnival celebration Barbados Today05/02/20191357 views At least three people including a police officer were killed and several others injured during separate incidents during pre-Carnival activities, the National Police of Haiti (PNH) reported on Tuesday. PNH… Read more
REGION-WEATHER-Caribbean much more drier-CariCOF Barbados Today05/02/20191153 views Many parts of the Caribbean have become drier since December last year, the Barbados-based Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) has said. “Major concerns exist in the southern Caribbean, including from… Read more