ECLAC: Barbados still ‘sick man of the Caribbean’ Marlon Madden04/01/20192469 views The Barbadian economy is expected to crawl dead last among Caribbean economies this year, shrinking by a disappointing -0.5 per cent last year, the second lowest growth rate region-wide, according… Read more
United front Barbados Today04/01/20193466 views After instances of open division on key issues in 2018, trade unions will present a more united front in 2019. This assurance comes from the president of the National Union… Read more
Fund puts financing behind energy sector Marlon Madden04/01/20190725 views The Enterprise Growth Fund Limited (EGFL) has pumped close to $16 million into energy projects through its Energy Smart Fund. In addition, it has also started a Landlord Metering System… Read more
Bus bind Barbados Today04/01/201912393 views Another strike by Public Service Vehicle (PSV) operators when school re-opens next week could have a crippling effect on the country’s already unstable transportation system with a possibility that less… Read more
Motorcyclist taken to hospital following accident Barbados Today04/01/20193435 views A motorcyclist was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital this afternoon following an accident at Bay Street, near the entrance of Habour Lights, the Royal Barbados Police Force has reported.… Read more
Sick and ‘tyred’ Barbados Today04/01/20198504 views Member of Parliament for St Thomas, Cynthia Forde, is sick and tired of the parish where she was born and bred being used as a dumping ground. This afternoon, as… Read more
Back to life Barbados Today03/01/20198586 views The quaint, northern community of Speightstown is slowly regaining prominence as a destination for locals and visitors – but business people are adamant that the town must not be a… Read more
Stranded Haitians still at Salvation Army hostel for now Barbados Today03/01/201914373 views The stranded Haitian men who were moved to the Salvation Army’s City hostel after they were evicted from the Brittons Hill home they were renting are being allowed to stay… Read more
New garbage trucks land at port Barbados Today03/01/201930446 views Government is slowly delivering on a promise to kickstart a new and improved garbage collection system by adding two of seven Japanese-made garbage trucks to its aging fleet, amid several… Read more
Stop spreading propaganda, says Prescod Barbados Today03/01/201957591 views Minister of the Environment and National Beautification, Trevor Prescod has called on some Barbadians to stop “deliberately spreading propaganda about Barbados” by overstating the country’s garbage collection woes. Prescod was… Read more