By Shamar Blunt Mount Gay Distilleries is on a mission to reduce its carbon emissions by 50 per cent over the next five years. Managing Director Antoine Couvreur says that …
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The National Assistance Board (NAB) is spending close to $3 million on two facilities to provide residential and transitional housing for some of the island’s elderly. Acting Director Colleen Walcott, …
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Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs Kirk Humphrey has dismissed the idea of introducing universal basic income (UBI) in Barbados. Responding to a question from Senior Minister Dr William …
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By Marlon Madden Investment officials at one of the island’s leading providers of pension services are calling on Government to put policies in place to make it more appealing for …
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Government on a mission to build intergenerational wealth
by Shamar Bluntby Shamar BluntBy Shamar Blunt Barbados will soon conduct a new assessment survey, aimed at understanding the current state of poverty and general living conditions for citizens on the island. This was …
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Tourism capacity build-out could target Hilton car park as officials seek to ‘maximise’ space
Barbados’ tourism plant could be in for a major boost with the expansion planned for the acreage around Needhams Point including the current Hilton Barbados car park which could be …
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Parent advocate Paula-Anne Moore is concerned that there are children in the school system who feel differently about their sexual orientation and gender and are in turmoil as a result. …
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Plan in the works for Bridgetown Port workers to own shares
by Dawne Parrisby Dawne ParrisA proposal for port workers to become shareholders in the holding company that will replace the Barbados Port Inc. (BPI) and for Barbadians to also get the opportunity to invest, …
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By Anesta Henry Workers of the Sanitation Service Authority (SSA) may receive an increase in hazard pay once negotiations between management and the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) are …
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By Dawne Parris  Minister of Tourism and International Transport Ian Gooding-Edghill on Wednesday hit back at accusations from a man who was once responsible for that portfolio that bad political …