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Hinds sees healthcare investment in hospital partnership
Independent Senator Dr Kristina Hinds is concerned about what it will take to move the St Joseph Hospital in St Peter which has been abandoned for three decades, into a facility set to be the home of a...
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QEH omission ‘corrected’ – Minister
Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office Senator Dr Shantal Munro-Knight has endorsed Government’s move to ensure a trade union representative sits on the board of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital...
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Diabetes to take spotlight at northern hospital
The site of the St Joseph Hospital at Ashton Hall, St Peter which has been handed over to the University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus through a partnership with Government is to be used to focus...
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Facilities at the state hospital not adequate for modern-day needs
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) which was built over 50 years ago was not designed to deal with 2022 issues. That is the view of Senator Dr Crystal Haynes who today admitted that the hospital’s...
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Caribbean needs a strategy to increase exports
by Marlon Madden Leaders in Barbados and other Caribbean states are being urged to quickly come up with a more innovative, targeted and strategic approach to increase exports of locally produced goods...
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Barbadians paying more for natural gas
by Marlon Madden Some Barbadians began to pay slightly more for natural gas as of last month, with commercial entities being more affected. The National Petroleum Corporation (NPC) has announced an...
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Challenges getting diaspora to contribute to economy
by Marlon Madden Attempts by local authorities to get Barbadians living overseas to contribute more to the island’s economic development could prove to be more challenging than anticipated. Word of...
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Bajans have more than $14 billion in savings
by Marlon Madden Barbadians continue to increase their savings while paying down their loans faster than they are borrowing from financial institutions. This is according to the latest Central Bank...
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Elderly woman loses battle with COVID-19
A 75-year-old woman lost her battle with COVID-19 on Wednesday, May 4. She was partially vaccinated, and her passing has brought the number of deaths from the viral illness to 402. Minister of Health...
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Central Bank expanding data collection on small business sector
by Marlon Madden The Central Bank of Barbados is in the process of expanding its data collection to include more information on the micro and small business sector in an effort to better gauge that...
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Cybercrime poses biggest threat to businesses
Business leaders in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean are being urged to see cyber risk as a serious threat to their operations and become proactive and nimble in their response to such threats. This...
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Finance company keeps profits steady
SigniaGlobe Financial says it has maintained stability and its profit levels despite a contracted economy over the last financial year ending December 31, 2021. In its chairman and chief executive...
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COVID-19 Update: 534 new positive cases
The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory identified 534 new COVID-19 cases, 234 males and 300 females, from the 1,541 tests conducted on Wednesday, May 4. The cases comprised 130 persons under the...
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COVID-19 Update: 534 new cases
The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory identified 534 new COVID-19 cases, 234 males and 300 females, from the 1,541 tests conducted on Wednesday, May 4. The cases comprised 130 persons under the...
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Water rate changes for registered farmers
Registered farmers are advised that the agricultural water rate became available effective May 1st, 2022. Farmers who wish to access the new rate will be required to follow a simple process which...
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Ionics Desalination Plant back online
The Barbados Water Authority (BWA) wishes to update the public today, Thursday May 5th that the Ionics Desalination Plant is now fully back online and personnel will continue to monitor it over the...
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Marshall: BERT must take into consideration the COVID-19 reality
One of the island’s leading economists is warning that if the Government does not make a radical alteration to the Barbados Economic Recovery and Transformation (BERT) programme, citizens should expect...
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Yearwood believes he can bring together factions within party
Newly elected president of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) Dr Ronnie Yearwood has pledged to unite competing factions within the political organisation, as he attempts to lead the development of a...
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Massy United Insurance now owned by Bermuda company
Regional conglomerate Massy Holdings Limited has completed the sale of its insurance business Massy United Insurance Ltd. to the Bermuda-based Coralisle Group (CG) Ltd., in a deal estimated at US$90.5...
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PSVs call for access to vat-free fuel as fuel prices rise and ridership falls
As petrol prices continue to rise and passenger numbers fall, operators of privately-owned public service vehicles (PSV) are pleading with the Government to come to their rescue by making provisions...
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