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Caribbean Export and Republic Bank to partner
PORT OF SPAIN – The Caribbean Export Development Agency and Republic Bank Limited have entered a partnership to support regional private sector firms to build capacity. Today at the Republic Bank...
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Barbados logs 118 new COVID-19 cases
There were 118 new COVID-19 cases (58 females and 60 males) recorded on Tuesday, March 15, from the 949 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. The cases comprised 26 persons...
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Gas prices to fall at midnight
Motorists will be paying less for gasoline and diesel, effective midnight Wednesday, March 16. The retail price of gasoline will be $3.99 per litre, a decrease of 14 cents, while diesel will move to...
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Disciplinary measures, counselling under consideration for students in videos
The Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training is reviewing its policy on cell-phone use in schools as several highly-inappropriate videos involving secondary school students went...
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Teachers want CXC to give students a longer period to prepare for this year’s...
The Ministry of Education is in talks with the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) on a range of fresh concerns from local teachers, including the timeline of this year’s sitting that is set to begin...
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Vacant houses and idle lots could be put to use as part of Gov’t’s housing plan
Minister of Housing, Lands and Maintenance, Dwight Sutherland has given property owners notice that Government is exploring its options about what can legally be done to “unlock” the majority of the 35...
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DLP suggests parliamentarians pay pandemic tax at a higher rate
Parliamentarians should have to give up four per cent of their salaries as some Barbadians prepare to pay the one per cent Pandemic Contribution Levy announced in Monday’s national budget, the...
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Caddle responds to concerns about pandemic tax
A Government backbencher has dismissed concerns about the Pandemic Contribution Levy being retroactive for businesses and being applied at a flat rate for individuals. Member of Parliament for St...
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Pay pandemic tax with pride, businesses told
Businesses that are being asked to pay the new Pandemic Contribution Levy should do so with pride, Minister of Labour, Social Partnership Relations and the Third Sector Colin Jordan insisted on Monday....
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It’s about time banks contribute, says Browne
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness with Responsibility for the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) Dr Sonia Browne is pleased that banks and other commercial entities will have to...
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Senate back in session
Senate resumed on Wednesday for the first time since the formation of the new administration, albeit for about 13 minutes, with 14 members present. The session was convened two days after the High...
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Minister Browne says QEH under pressure to deal with rise in lifestyle diseases
Treating patients with Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) is taking a significant toll on the resources at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH). This concern was raised by Minister of State in the Ministry...
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Update: Traced: Winston Decourcey Bishop
Police confirm that Winston Decourcey Bishop, 60, of Clarke’s Road, Free Hill, St Michael who was reported missing on Tuesday, March 15 has been traced and is safe. The post Update: Traced: Winston...
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BWA to relocate a main on Constitution Road, Bridgetown on Sunday
The Barbados Water Authority (BWA) informs the public that it will be relocating a six-inch main at Constitution Road, Bridgetown, opposite Queen’s Park, on Sunday, March 20, between 9 a.m. and 6...
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MPs support higher taxes on ‘soft’ drinks
Two days after the announcement of a 100 per cent hike in taxes imposed on sugar-sweetened beverages, one government minister is suggesting that it may need to be increased even further to “save our...
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Cabinet re-shuffle in Trinidad and Tobago
SOURCE: CMC- Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley Wednesday re-shuffled his near two-year old cabinet appointing a new Attorney General and shifting some of his more senior ministers to new portfolios. A...
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Water change ‘overdue’
The food crop and livestock farmers’ representative organisation has identified the proposed introduction of a single water rate within the agricultural sector as the most significant benefit emerging...
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‘Where is plan for renewable energy?’
The Barbados Association of Professional Engineers (BAPE) has mostly welcomed the measures announced in Monday’s Budget but expressed concern that a comprehensive plan for achieving 100 per cent...
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Ministry pleased with school repairs
Maintenance work conducted on two northern schools has received the thumbs up from Chief Education Officer Dr Ramona Archer-Bradshaw. On Wednesday, Dr Archer-Bradshaw and a team that included Deputy...
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Rihanna’s company may be listed on Stock Exchange
National hero Robyn Rihanna Fenty is reportedly planning a major business move, that will take her Savage X Fenty lingerie company public with a proposal to launch an initial public offering (IPO)...
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