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Massy Foundation makes timely donation
The Wheelchair Foundation of Barbados’ goal to assist needy Barbadians with wheelchairs received a major boost with the donation of $30 000 from the Massy Foundation, in concert with the Massy...
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COVID-19 Update: 168 news cases, 881 in isolation, three deaths
The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory has identified 168 new cases of COVID-19. A total of 1,628 tests were conducted on Tuesday, September 21. The new cases comprise 81 males and 87 females....
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Axcel continues to help families
Back to school preparations are being made easier this September as regional microfinance institution Axcel Finance continues to make a meaningful contribution to many students. Axcel Finance recently...
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COVID-19 doc fears new level of daily infections
Barbados is approaching a fresh crisis in the COVID-19 pandemic as the island has entered a “storm” of infections that could reach 500 people being diagnosed with the COVID-19 Delta variant per day,...
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Bradshaw maintains schools will be closed to in-person classes
School will remain online indefinitely, Acting Prime Minister and Minister of Education Santia Bradshaw said Wednesday, hinting that a fully vaccinated teaching service would be a key path to a safe...
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Nothing fishy in vaccine deal, says Straughn, urging ‘no need to worry’
Barbadians have no reason to be concerned about how their tax dollars are being used by the Government for purchases or deals brokered for the benefit of the country. This was the assurance from...
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Army private jailed for leaving post in rare case
For leaving his post without a senior army officer’s permission Barbados Defence Force Private Raheem Reeves must spend three months at HMP Dodds, a court martial ruled Wednesday. The three-member...
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No taxpayers’ dollars in vaccine scam
Absolutely no Government funds were used in the purchase of 1 million non-existent COVID vaccines currently at the centre of an elaborate scam that cost a Barbadian company US$10.6 million, Acting...
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Pension coming for former Cave employees
Former Caves of Barbados workers, who claim they have been waiting for their pension money for close to a year, are being assured that authorities have not abandoned them. Speaking on behalf of a group...
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Sir Maurice King, former DLP AG, diplomat, dies at 85; hailed as ‘knight...
Sir Maurice King QC, the former Attorney General, foreign minister and diplomat in several Democratic Labour Party administrations has died at the age of 85. An eloquent speaker with a baritone voice...
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Private jets leading ‘revenge travel’ tourism rebound – expert
A travel industry expert is reporting a big jump in private jet travel to Caribbean islands as the phenomenon termed “revenge travel” triggers a rebound of tourism industries left struggling by the...
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Bradshaw defends Student Revolving Loan Fund’s $5,000 donation
Acting Prime Minister Santia Bradshaw on Wednesday rubbished suggestions that the Student Revolving Loan Fund (SRLF) acted improperly when it made a $5,000 gift to the Eden Lodge Youth Charitable Trust...
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Psychologist reveals mental toll on virus fight’s frontlines
Emotionally drained and stressed but still dedicated to the job is how one of the island’s top clinical psychologists described the state of mind among medical professionals on the frontlines of the...
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Acting PM praises contribution of Sir Maurice King
Acting Prime Minister Santia Bradshaw has paid tribute to former Attorney General Sir Maurice King who died on Wednesday. Here is the full text of her statement: While the passage of time has a...
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Hope for improved investment performance – Sagicor
Despite a worrying trend of low economic growth, coupled with high unemployment and high inflation in Barbados and the rest of the region, officials of insurance powerhouse Sagicor Financial...
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‘Trees integral to sustainable development goals’
In order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals of affordable, clean energy, and clean water and sanitation by 2030, Barbadians are being encouraged to do all that they can to help foster a...
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Lower taxes key to regional travel
by Marlon Madden Having slashed taxes on regional travel by 50 per cent and seeing tremendous results, a top tourism official in Antigua and Barbuda is calling on his Caribbean Community (CARICOM)...
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Man, 53, succumbs to COVID-19, death toll moves to 63
A 53-year-old man is the island’s 63rd COVID-19 casualty. He died at the Accident and Emergency Department of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in the evening on Tuesday, September 21. His COVID-19 test,...
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Savings surge at credit unions islandwide
The island’s tens of thousands of credit union members have been pumping more money into their savings accounts, but the sector’s profitability has waned slightly as fewer members took loans in 2020....
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FTC notices exposure risk
Barbados’ two chief regulators of the financial sector have taken note that in 2020, insurance companies and credit unions faced increased exposure to risks from commercial banks because both segments...
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