HousingLocal News Emergency housing to be increased, says Gibbs by Jenique Belgrave 18/05/2026 written by Jenique Belgrave 3 min read Housing Minister Chris Gibbs has signalled his intention to create emergency housing stock in this island for citizens displaced by hurricanes and other events. Speaking at his constituency branch meeting … Continue Reading 18/05/2026 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
HousingLocal News Exclusive: COB offers 95% financing as lots demand grows by Emmanuel Joseph 05/05/2026 by Emmanuel Joseph 05/05/2026 The countryโs second-largest credit union is preparing to break ground on a multi-million-dollar housing development in St James, offering 34 serviced lots and a range of modern home designs as … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
HousingLocal News Grotto set for major overhaul by Ricardo Roberts 23/04/2026 by Ricardo Roberts 23/04/2026 Minister of Housing, Lands and Maintenance, Chris Gibbs has announced an “almost immediate” intervention at The Grotto housing complex, in response to mounting pressure from residents who describe the decade-old … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EconomyHousingLifestyleLocal News Middle-class seniors struggling despite home ownership by Barbados Today 22/04/2026 by Barbados Today 22/04/2026 Several middle-class elderly Barbadians, living in what appear to be well-appointed homes, are actually struggling to maintain their houses while also managing their evolving health needs, utility bills and food, … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EconomyHousingLocal NewsTrinidad & Tobago Donโt fret over Trinis driving homes demand, says economist by Ricardo Roberts 20/04/2026 by Ricardo Roberts 20/04/2026 A growing wave of Trinidadian retirees and investors hunting a โsafe havenโ is reshaping demand at the top end of the property market, but Barbadian buyers are not being squeezed … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
HousingLocal News Housing surveys progressing in Six Menโs as MP reports steady pace by Ricardo Roberts 10/04/2026 by Ricardo Roberts 10/04/2026 St Peter MP Colin Jordan said work is โvery much activeโ on the Six Menโs Life Improvement Project, with surveying of house spots in the coastal community progressing steadily and … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
HousingLocal NewsTransportation Minister calls for better planning, amenities in new housing developments by Shamar Blunt 01/04/2026 by Shamar Blunt 01/04/2026 Minister of Transport and Works Kirk Humphrey has urged that future public housing projects be designed to make them more liveable, calling for community facilities such as parks, playing fields … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
HousingLocal NewsNews Govt to grant titles to long-time estate residents by Ricardo Roberts 31/03/2026 by Ricardo Roberts 31/03/2026 Thousands of Barbadians living in public housing estates are closer to owning their homes, as a new bill went before Parliament on Tuesday to deliver long-awaited property titles and end … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
HousingLocal News Landmark housing bill to make tenants homeowners by Ricardo Roberts 31/03/2026 by Ricardo Roberts 31/03/2026 In a move described as a โtransformational interventionโ for the working class to dismantle a cycle of โintergenerational povertyโ, the Mia Mottley administration on Tuesday pushed through landmark legislation that … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BudgetHousingLocal NewsNews PM: Financial institutions shutting low income earners out of homeownership by Barbados Today 19/03/2026 by Barbados Today 19/03/2026 Government will overhaul Barbadosโ land and mortgage systems by year-end in a sweeping push to expand homeownership and make housing more accessible to low-income earners, Prime Minister Mia Mottley has … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail