New road coming to White Hill Barbados Today20/02/201911251 views Residents of White Hill, St Andrew, will soon be getting a new road. Minister of Transport, Works and Maintenance Dr William Duguid today revealed that plans were already underway to… Read more
UPP slams proposed bus fare increases Barbados Today19/02/201910273 views Although the actual percentages are still to be finalized, the United Progressive Party (UPP) is crying shame on the Mia Mottley-led Government for its decision to increase bus fares. In… Read more
UCAL ‘more bus business’ Barbados Today19/02/20199379 views The relationship between the bus service firm founded by ex-Transport Board mechanics and the Government which has bumped along a rocky road almost from its inception is to be fixed… Read more
Taxi business ‘boost’ for Port operators Emmanuel Joseph19/02/20196255 views The perennial cries of Bridgetown taxis over losing an “unfair” share of the market to tour bus operators are to receive Government’s “priority” attention this winter season, Minister of Tourism… Read more
Bus fares ‘could double’ – Duguid Barbados Today18/02/201939400 views Not quite $5 as critics feared – but commuters may soon have to pay as much as $4 for bus fare on public and private transport, Minister of Transport Dr… Read more
Fees focus Emmanuel Joseph18/02/20199420 views Government is preparing to pay out as much as $21 million to consultants by next financial year, a gigantic leap from the $206,000 it found coming into office in May… Read more
Govt ‘making up’ with former commissioner – Senator Franklyn Barbados Today13/02/20199280 views While outspoken Senator Caswell Franklyn believes that former Commissioner of Police Darwin Dottin’s removal from office in 2013 was a “nasty” move, he does not understand why the Attorney General… Read more
‘Make money from Sargassum seaweed’ Barbados Today13/02/201917450 views Sargassum seaweed, which has covered several beaches and coastal waters in a thick red carpet, is here to stay, and water resources minister Wilfred Abrahams is urging government, individuals and… Read more
Fishing boat credit scheme being explored – Humphrey Barbados Today13/02/20193223 views Government is now exploring ways of getting loans to fishermen to buy, upgrade, or refurbish boats, in a bid to turn around both perceptions and fortunes of the fisheries industry, Minister… Read more
Electric buses ‘by year-end’, says Abrahams Barbados Today12/02/201910308 views Electric buses are to start running on routes throughout Barbados by year-end, Minister of Energy Wilfred Abrahams announced today. An initial 20 buses are to be ordered by the Ministry… Read more