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Safety first as cruise business picks up
Small business operators who depend heavily on the cruise segment of the tourism sector are being warned not to expect any major business as Barbados begins to welcome more cruise visitors and even...
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COVID-19 UPDATE: 1 new case, 136 in isolation
One person, a male, was identified as COVID-19 positive by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. The facility conducted 771 tests on Wednesday, July 28. There are currently 136 people in...
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COVID-19 Testing sites open during bank holidays
The main COVID-19 testing site at the Wildey Gymnasium, Wildey, St. Michael, will be open during the two upcoming bank holidays on Monday, August 2, and Tuesday, August 3, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m....
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Barbados gets CCRIF payout
Barbados’ ongoing recovery efforts following the passage of Hurricane Elsa earlier this month have received a multi-million-dollar boost. The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) on...
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Cave Shepherd profits, pays investor dividends
In the first half-year financial report since discarding its retail store operations following consecutive years of massive losses, Cave Shepherd & Co Ltd has made almost $3.5 million in profits....
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PSV operators upset about police reports
Public service vehicle (PSV) operators are up in arms again over what they consider to be unnecessary actions being taken against them by police officers. More than two years after they complained that...
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Virgin opening more seats for visitors out of UK
With a growing demand among Britons for travel to Barbados and other Caribbean countries, Virgin Atlantic has announced that it will be ramping up airlift capacity beginning Sunday, August 1. This...
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Political parties and private sector leaders weigh in on Central Bank...
The Central Bank’s latest economic report has received contrasting reviews ranging from it having no relationship to the realities faced by Barbadians to questions surrounding the platform on which...
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Cost of poultry, meat set to rise
In the coming weeks Barbadians can expect to pay more for chicken and other meat products. That’s because livestock feeds are set to increase by an average of 26 per cent from August 1 and the chief...
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Employer encourages staff to get inoculated, pays incentive for both jabs
Some of the country’s trade union leaders are up in arms about the persistence of some employers to impose what appears to be vaccine ultimatums on workers despite a social partnership agreement to...
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Opposition leader says costs of regular testing for vaccine shunners should...
Government and the business community ought to jointly bear the brunt of any costs associated with the regular testing of employees as an alternative to vaccination. This is the opinion of Opposition...
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Partner of paralysed Canadian not satisfied with ‘apology’
The apologies from two young, gun-toting burglars “changes nothing” in the lives of paraplegic Kenneth Elliot and his family. “Our lives are ruined,” declared Elliot’s partner Linda Brooks on Thursday,...
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Arts underused in tourism marketing strategy
More of Barbados’ culture needs to be incorporated into the island’s tourism marketing strategy. That was the view expressed by cultural activist and theatre artists Jennifer Sealy and Cecily...
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Plan for ‘local’ vaccine production
Caribbean countries including Barbados, have been asked to join their Latin American counterparts in pursuing production of their own vaccines. Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic...
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Barbadian couple receives Point of Light Award
Governor General Her Excellency Dame Sandra Mason Thursday presented the Commonwealth Points of Light Award to Barbadian couple, Trevor and Pamela Headley who were recognised, in February, by British...
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Barbados Fire Service brings mascot back to life
The Barbados Fire Service’s Fire Prevention Unit in association with the Media Resource Department of the Ministry of Education have come together to launch a new series of animated features aimed at...
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“Steady” rise in new business registration
Acting Registrar of the Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office (CAIPO) Tamiesha Rochester is reporting a steady increase in the number of individuals registering businesses in Barbados....
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Civic-minded citizens to the fore
Several non-governmental organisations are in a better position to assist those persons impacted by Hurricane Elsa. Today, the Ministry of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs, in collaboration with...
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Lawyer in custody
Attorney-at-law George Bennett is in police custody in connection with the discovery of a large quantity of marijuana allegedly found at a residence. Bennett, a former police inspector in charge of...
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Barbados franchise rebrands as the Royals
A change of name is on the cards for two-time Hero CPL champions, Barbados Tridents following a deal that resulted in the Royals Sports Group (EM Sporting Holdings Ltd), the owners of the Rajasthan...
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