BES: Where’s the growth going to come from?
Describing the Central Bank’s growth prediction for the economy as “a bit optimistic”, President of the Barbados Economic Society (BES) Simon Naitram today questioned what avenues are being created to...
View ArticleBWA mulls more desal water
Stiffer penalties for water wastage are likely as the country’s lone water company attempts to respond to the impending threat of drought, its General Manager Keithroy Halliday has revealed....
View ArticleNew electricity project to bring savings
The Barbados Light & Power Company Ltd (BL&P) is promising major savings to residents and the country in coming years as it embarks on the installation of 33 megawatts (MW) of new generating...
View ArticleGas outage under scrutiny
In light of the recent natural gas disruption which affected a number of businesses along the south and west coasts, Minister of Energy and Water Resources Wilfred Abrahams says officials are carrying...
View ArticleHighway One’s job one for road fix
Highway One and other West Coast roads are in line for major infrastructure upgrades soon as Government continues its road network upgrade programme, Minister of Transport, Works and Maintenance Dr...
View ArticleDLP: Economy in recession
The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) is extremely skeptical about the positive projections for the growth of the Barbadian economy presented earlier this week by Central Bank Governor Cleviston Haynes. On...
View ArticleCARICOM trade Ministers focus on services
Ministers for trade and economic development in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) today focused on the state of the services industry, the dominant trade in the 15-nation bloc. Addressing a one-day...
View ArticleBIDC opens Bajan diaspora gateway to trade
The Barbadian diaspora could be the source of millions in foreign exchange for the country, Industry Minister Ronald Toppin has declared, as the nation’s export promotion and investment agency launched...
View Article‘Keep crime off front page’ – Fingall
Take crime off the front page, chairman of the National Sports Council Mac Fingall has urged, declaring that media houses are doing much harm to the country by putting crime in the spotlight. “I...
View ArticleAfrican airlines ‘in talks’ on Ghana-Barbados route
Africa’s top two airlines could be flying here through the West African capital of Accra, Ghana, a senior tourism official has said. Ethiopian Airlines and South African Airways are currently in...
View ArticleMan dies following collision along Greame Hall Road
Police attached to the Worthing Police Station are investigating a road traffic collision, which has resulted in the death of a man. Police were called to the scene of the collision around 5 am on...
View ArticleTwo men shot in Paddock Road area
Police are investigating two shooting incidents at Paddock Road, St Michael in which two men were shot. Around 9 p.m. Friday night, police say a group of men liming in the area were reportedly playing...
View ArticleTwo more libraries open Saturday
Members of the public are reminded that the Six Roads and Valley Branch libraries will be open on Saturdays from February 1. Deputy Director at the National Library Service, Jennifer Yarde, explained...
View ArticleMore men screening for prostate cancer
As Cancer Support Services (CSS) reports that it facilitated the screening of 500 men for prostate cancer in 2019, a local physician is saying that a growing number of men are becoming aware of the...
View ArticleUPDATED: Man dies following collision along Greame Hall Road
Police have identified the victim of this morning’s collision as 40-year-old Richards Hinds of 2nd Avenue, Rock Dundo, St James. Police were called to the scene of the collision around 5 am along...
View ArticleToday’s weather
Synopsis: The Atlantic high pressure system is the dominant feature. Forecast: Mostly sunny and hazy. Wind: Generally from the E at 20 to 35 km/h. Seas: Moderate in open water with swells from 1.5m to...
View ArticleMottley to visit CARICOM Headquarters in Guyana
CARICOM Chairman, Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados, will visit the Georgetown, Guyana-based CARICOM Secretariat on Monday, Feb 3. Prime Minister Mottley is scheduled to have a working lunch with...
View ArticleCARICOM ministers of health to meet tomorrow
CARICOM Ministers of Health will link up via Skype tomorrow to discuss the potential public health threat posed to the region by the novel coronavirus (nCoV). Barbados’ Minister of Health and Wellness,...
View ArticlePetroleum prices will increase tonight
The retail price of gasoline, diesel and kerosene will increase, effective midnight Sunday, February 2. Gasoline will be adjusted from $3.55 per litre to $3.58 per litre; diesel from $3.02 per litre to...
View ArticleMan, 20, stabbed to death in St Michael
A 20-year-old man was stabbed to death in St Michael Sunday evening, police say. At 5:15 pm, police were called to the scene at Promenade Road, Tudor Bridge. The man was transported to hospital where...
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