Economic prospects are improving for the Caribbean, but with substantial variation across countries, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. The Director of the IMF’s Western Hemisphere Department Alejandro Werner …
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As Government continues to look for new ways of extracting more value from sugarcane, it has reached “an agreement in principle” with cane farmers about a possible solution to some …
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Julia Cadogan and her two sons were left looking for a place to lay their heads tonight after a fire destroyed their Brathwaite’s Gap Dayrell’s Road, St Michael home earlier …
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The revelation from Home Affairs Minister Edmund Hinkson last Friday that it costs taxpayers $32,000 to house a single prisoner at Her Majesty’s Prison Dodds per year is sobering A …
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PORT OF SPAIN – Bajan artistes Walkes and Leadpipe are down to make back-to-back appearances at the International Soca Monarch’s Semi-finals at the Arima Velodrome in Trinidad. The two, who …
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Though optimistic that the Barbados economy could grow by as much as 1.75 per cent as predicted by the Central Bank, President of the Barbados Private Sector Association (BPSA) Edward …
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Crime and the lack of ease of doing business are two of the major concerns of the local business community as they express cautious optimism about growth prospects in commerce …
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Principal of the Frederick Smith Secondary School, Major Michael Boyce has received some support from the highest ranks of the Barbados Secondary Teacher’s Union (BSTU) in his bid to spearhead …
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After over 20 years of offering construction, demolition, excavation and site clearing services in Barbados, Black Bess Quarry Ltd. has filed for bankruptcy, leaving dozens of workers on the breadline. …
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A 20-year-old accused of committing several crimes in the southern division, dating back to October last year, has been remanded to Her Majesty’s Prison Dodds. He is Jahlany Tramaine Yarde, …