Conglomerate eyes expansion into Barbados Barbados Today Traffic17/03/20220123 views by Marlon Madden The Jamaica-based GraceKennedy Group, one of the Caribbean’s largest conglomerates, is eyeing further expansion into the Barbados market as it seeks to grow the financial services’ money… Read more
Private sector promises to monitor Govt’s fiscal policy Barbados Today Traffic17/03/2022070 views by Marlon Madden In the absence of an official Opposition in Parliament, the local business community will not be keeping quiet on matters of economic importance. This pledge was made… Read more
Call for greater use of electricity-powered vehicles Barbados Today Traffic17/03/2022070 views by Marlon Madden The ongoing war in Ukraine has brought into sharp focus the need for Barbados and other regional states to ramp up efforts in building out the renewable… Read more
Winston Scott Polyclinic closed Barbados Today17/03/20220132 views The Ministry of Health and Wellness has advised that the Winston Scott Polyclinic, at Jemmotts Lane, St. Michael, will be closed for the remainder of today, Thursday, March 17, due… Read more
Take action to counter ‘racist’ EU Barbados Today Traffic17/03/20220127 views by Marlon Madden Economist Marla Dukharan is suggesting that countries in the region take diplomatic action against the European Union (EU) when it unjustly blacklists Caribbean jurisdictions for being “non-… Read more
Rihanna’s company may be listed on Stock Exchange Barbados Today Traffic17/03/2022056 views National hero Robyn Rihanna Fenty is reportedly planning a major business move, that will take her Savage X Fenty lingerie company public with a proposal to launch an initial public… Read more
Ministry pleased with school repairs Barbados Today17/03/2022026 views Maintenance work conducted on two northern schools has received the thumbs up from Chief Education Officer Dr Ramona Archer-Bradshaw. On Wednesday, Dr Archer-Bradshaw and a team that included Deputy Chief… Read more
‘Where is plan for renewable energy?’ Marlon Madden17/03/2022084 views The Barbados Association of Professional Engineers (BAPE) has mostly welcomed the measures announced in Monday’s Budget but expressed concern that a comprehensive plan for achieving 100 per cent reliance on… Read more
Water change ‘overdue’ Emmanuel Joseph17/03/2022042 views The food crop and livestock farmers’ representative organisation has identified the proposed introduction of a single water rate within the agricultural sector as the most significant benefit emerging for them… Read more
Cabinet re-shuffle in Trinidad and Tobago Barbados Today17/03/2022046 views SOURCE: CMC- Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley Wednesday re-shuffled his near two-year old cabinet appointing a new Attorney General and shifting some of his more senior ministers to new portfolios.… Read more