Local NewsNews Agri-rescue by Barbados Today 04/01/2019 written by Barbados Today 3 min read There is expected to be an increased number of players in the agricultural sector in 2019, especially in light of recent layoffs in the public sector. This from Minister of … Continue Reading 04/01/2019 3 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local News โScrap divisive 11-plusโ, says Lashley by Barbados Today 04/01/2019 by Barbados Today 04/01/2019 Former Member of Parliament for St Michael South East, Hamilton Lashley, has linked social segregation in the island to the Barbados Secondary Schools Entrance Examination and says it should be … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local News Electric bus project in the works by Barbados Today 04/01/2019 by Barbados Today 04/01/2019 Williams Industries will be embarking on a pilot project with the Barbados Transport Board to transform some of its redundant buses to electric. Chairman of Williams Industries, Ralph Bizzy Williams, … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local News Plea to focus on manufacturing by Barbados Today 04/01/2019 by Barbados Today 04/01/2019 Long-time businessman Randolph Sandiford believes that the manufacturing sector in Barbados has been neglected by successive governments. Sandiford, the managing director of Furniture Alliance and Matrix Marketing, told Barbados TODAY … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal News ECLAC: Barbados still โsick man of the Caribbeanโ by Marlon Madden 04/01/2019 by Marlon Madden 04/01/2019 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsNews United front by Barbados Today 04/01/2019 by Barbados Today 04/01/2019 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal NewsNews Fund puts financing behind energy sector by Marlon Madden 04/01/2019 by Marlon Madden 04/01/2019 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsNews Bus bind by Barbados Today 04/01/2019 by Barbados Today 04/01/2019 Another strike by Public Service Vehicle (PSV) operators when school re-opens next week could have a crippling effect on the countryโs already unstable transportation system with a possibility that less … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsNews Motorcyclist taken to hospital following accident by Barbados Today 04/01/2019 by Barbados Today 04/01/2019 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsNews Sick and ‘tyred’ by Barbados Today 04/01/2019 by Barbados Today 04/01/2019 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
