Agri-rescue Barbados Today04/01/20193526 views 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… Read more
‘Scrap divisive 11-plus’, says Lashley Barbados Today04/01/201920346 views 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
Electric bus project in the works Barbados Today04/01/201955572 views 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
Plea to focus on manufacturing Barbados Today04/01/201910458 views 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
ECLAC: Barbados still ‘sick man of the Caribbean’ Marlon Madden04/01/20192468 views 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
United front Barbados Today04/01/20193466 views 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
#BTEditorial – Towards a new route for Public Service Vehicles Barbados Today04/01/20192606 views Just four days into the New Year another strike is on the horizon. And once again, a lack of communication is at the centre of the latest dispute between the… Read more
Wales in CONCACAF tourney Barbados Today04/01/20190305 views The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) recently announced that Curacao will host the 2019 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield. The competition for amateur Caribbean clubs is… Read more
Fund puts financing behind energy sector Marlon Madden04/01/20190724 views 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
Bus bind Barbados Today04/01/201912393 views Another strike by Public Service Vehicle (PSV) operators when school re-opens next week could have a crippling effect on the country’s already unstable transportation system with a possibility that less… Read more