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Bim heading for ‘economic fatalism’
Opposition MP Dale Marshall St. Joseph MP, Dale Marshall, has thrown scorn on suggestions made by Democratic Labour Party spokesmen that their party has transformed the local economy. He questioned the...
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Arthur: Growth strategy falls short
Government’s new economic growth strategy is not worth the paper it is written on. Former Prime Minister Owen Arthur said with the more than $400 million fiscal consolidation programme likely to plunge...
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Sealy: Development in the Caribbean has been hindered
High levels of debt, low levels of growth and natural disasters to a lesser extent have historically bedeviled the development of the Caribbean region. Minister of Tourism, Richard Sealy, gave this...
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Minister of Finance says ‘My phone was tapped!’
A senior member of the Freundel Stuart Administration thinks his personal communication has been compromised That official, Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Chris Sinckler, also blamed the...
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$15 M cut not best move
From left: Trevor Prescod, Gline Clarke and Dwight Sutherland. Parliamentary representative for St. George South, Dwight Sutherland, has charged that out of a total fleet of 294 units, the Transport...
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PM: Bajans were not tricked
Prime Minister Freundel Stuart has dismissed suggestions his Government used “feel good” stories and tricked Barbadians into returning it to office only to unleash $436 million in austerity measures on...
View ArticleUWI student forum tomorrow
The Guild of Students, UWI Cave Hill Campus extends an invitation to all of its students to participate in a student forum tomorrow August 17 at 6 p.m. in the Students Union, Cave Hill Campus. Key...
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Coast Guard rescues 540 from Harbour Master party boat in Trinidad
PORT OF SPAIN — The Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard came to the rescue of over 540 passengers yesterday evening after the pleasure vessel the Harbour Master ran aground after setting sail from...
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Residents plead for help from Arawak Cement dust
No apparent relief in sight from the dust. Some residents living near the Arawak Cement Company at Checker Hall, St. Lucy have now decided to take 14 years of unresolved dust problems they blame on the...
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Fingers crossed on $436m budget plan
Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler The pain Barbadians will suffer from government’s new $436 million fiscal adjustment strategy will only be worth it if it maintain’s fiscal discipline beyond the...
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ICBL unveils new corporate image after 35 years
The new look Insurance Corporation of Barbados sign. After 35 years of doing business in this country, the Insurance Corporation of Barbados has changed its corporate image. This morning, a rebranded...
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Forde: Gov’t making vendors suffer
BLP’s Cynthia Forde (right) speaking while BARVEN President Alister Alexander (centre) and other vendors listen. Government has left Barbados’ vendors to suffer. And Shadow Minister of Small Business...
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Broken promises
Clothing vendor Keann Walters stating her case. In spite of all the promises made to vendors by the current administration, all we have seen is the marching feet of members of the Royal Barbados Police...
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Gov’t seeking $3.7 million in supplementary financing
Government is going to Parliament for millions of dollars in supplementary financing four months into its new financial year. A supplementary for more than $3.7 million is being sought to carry out a...
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A 48-year-old mother of three is down on her luck
Cyreline Weekes. A 48-year-old mother of three who is down on her luck, is crying out for assistance from government welfare agencies. Cyreline Weekes of the Ivy Housing Area told a team from Barbados...
View ArticleMurder at B’town fishing complex
The family of Bushy Park, St. Philip fish boner was tonight trying to come to grips with her untimely death. As Police continued their investigations into how 49-year-old Carolyn Forde, a mother of...
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Band leaders upset over VAT charges
Some costume band leaders are today jumping – but not for joy. They are claiming they were hard done by the Value Added Tax Division, after recently receiving the cheques for winning in the various...
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Long delays in settlements hurting insurers
by Emmanuel Joseph Anton Lovell Barbados’ general insurance industry is hurting. “Pain” caused by long delays in settling accident and personal injury claims is now so “severe” that insurers are...
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Transport Board a major casualty
The cash-strapped Transport Board is a major casualty of Barbados’ bad roads. Minister of Housing, Lands and Rural Development Denis Kellman said one of the major reasons authorities needed to ensure...
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Road ease
Government is moving to accelerate the start of major road works worth $160 million as it seeks to stimulate economic activity through infrastructural improvements. In his Financial Statement and...
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