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Debt burden still a fiscal drag –– Forte
No need for wild celebrations! That was the immediate reaction of an overseas-based Barbadian economic expert to the latest Central Bank of Barbados (CBB) report which predicts a revised 1.4 per cent...
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Govt to ‘come down hard’ on employers
Minister of Labour Dr Esther Byer-Suckoo is warning of stricter enforcement for employers who continually flout the country’s labour laws. Speaking on the sidelines of an occupational health and safety...
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No decision on Hyatt, says Town Planner
Following Monday’s unannounced site visit by Prime Minister Freundel Stuart and other top officials, Government Tuesday assured that no approval has been given to the proposed 15-storey Hyatt Centric...
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Waste to energy still alive – Lowe
The Cahill project might be a thing of the past, but the Freundel Stuart administration has not abandoned the idea of a waste to energy plant on the island. In fact, Minister of the Environment Dr...
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Beacon supports regulatory move
Beacon Insurance Company is giving thumbs up to a move by regulators to introduce a system which sets the minimum capital an insurance company needs to support its overall business operations. But it...
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Teachers back away from court threat
The Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) has scrapped plans to take Government to court over the docking teachers’ pay back in May. BUT President Pedro Shepherd told Barbados TODAY this evening that the...
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Sick airline
A top official of regional airline LIAT today warned that the current level of sickness plaguing the Antigua-based carrier was simply “unsustainable for a commercial airline”. Acting Chief Executive...
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Government has run out of options – Arthur
Government’s fiscal policy is inflicting damage on the country and the time has arrived for the Freundel Stuart administration to implement tough measures to stem the current tide of economic decline,...
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School feeding programmes could help fight NCDs
A food and nutrition official has identified the school feeding programme as a means of combating unhealthy eating habits in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Lystra Fletcher-Paul, the Food and...
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Wanted man bulletin
Police are seeking the assistance of the public in locating 37-year-old Marlon Anthony Smith, who is wanted in connection with serious criminal matters. He escaped police custody on September 9, while...
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Senior pastor suspended
The senior pastor at the People’s Cathedral on Bishop’s Court Hill, Rev Andre Symmonds, has been suspended from his position pending a probe into “a matter of intercesion”. Making the announcement at...
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Honour due
Chief Justice Sir Marston Gibson believes Barbados’ history “will never be complete” if Sir Frederick Sleepy Smith’s contribution to the nation is not recognized. “As far as I am concerned, he was a...
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Seeing red
A top official of the ruling Democratic Labour Party (DLP) is warning of an unfolding leadership crisis within the Opposition Barbados Labour Party (BLP). DLP General Secretary George Pilgrim levelled...
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PM off to UK
Prime Minister Freundel Stuart left the island today to participate in a number of events being hosted by the High Commission in London to celebrate Barbados’ 50th Anniversary of Independence. The...
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Winner’s ‘Rowe’
Community worker Neil Rowe, a first time contestant in elective politics, tonight romped home with a 114 to 46 victory over columnist Marsha Hinds-Layne to win the Opposition Barbados Labour Party’s St...
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Fire at Haggatt Hall
Fire tonight engulfed a wooden home at Sinckler Road, Haggatt Hall, St Michael. The blaze occurred at around 7 p.m. destroyed the house, which was occupied by Carl Hinds. It was not immediately clear...
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Wrong way
Don’t rule out privatization! This was the stern advice issued Wednesday by this country’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), as it reacted to the latest Central Bank report. President Eddie Abed...
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Much ado about nothing, says Arthur
Former Prime Minister Owen Arthur is suggesting that the ruling Democratic Labour Party (DLP) and the Opposition Barbados Labour Party (BLP) have no reason to quarrel with each other over divestment of...
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Skills lacking
A recent survey has found that Barbados is experiencing a shortage of technical and vocational skills, Minister of Labour Dr Esther Byer-Suckoo has revealed. Dr Byer-Suckoo did not disclose when the...
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TVET council looking to improve its offerings – McClean
The Barbados Technical Vocational Education Training (TVET) Council is in the process of implementing a monitoring system in an effort to ensure continuous improvements to its offerings and management...
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