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LIVING DEAD?
He’s best known for his work on the CW hit TV series The Vampire Diaries, and on the ABC critically acclaimed drama Lost, but today actor Ian Somerhalder was in the spotlight for a different reason...
View ArticleEmployment Rights Tribunal’s hearing delayed
There has been a delay in the start of the Employment Rights Tribunal’s hearing of the National Conservation Commission (NCC) dispute and it is now uncertain how long the body will take to complete its...
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BMEX success
Only day one of the 2014 Barbados Manufacturers’ Exhibition (BMEX) and organizers are already declaring it a success. Executive director of teh BMA, Bobbi McKay. Speaking before the official opening of...
View ArticleCOURT DELAY
Minister of Commerce Donville Inniss today heard complaints from private sector leaders about a major stumbling block to investment –– the local judiciary.And at the end of his consultation with them,...
View Article$28 million owed
Pay up or be named and shamed publicly. Minister of Education Ronald Jones issued the strong warning this morning to defaulters of the Student Revolving Loan Fund (SRLF), among them doctors, nurses and...
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Full steam ahead
The majority of operations at the Barbados Port Inc. could soon be in the hands of private sector players, and the same could happen for the Sugar Point Cruise Terminal when it is constructed.Chairman...
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Fiscal security is urgent
As the International Monetary Fund (IMF) ends its visit to Barbados, it has told the Government that fiscal consolidation is urgent. And one Government minister has dismissed speculation that its...
View ArticleTunnel vision
Barbados’ tourism product should be in for a boost when a section of the famous Garrison Tunnel is opened to the public by August.When the “huge” and different tourism attraction, part of the World...
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Exports up
Barbados’ manufacturing exports to the Caribbean have increased 21 per cent over the last six years, while extra-regional exports rose 17 per cent.This disclosure from Minister of Industry,...
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Finance Minister hits back at Moody’s
Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler has hit back at international agency Moody’s over its decision to lower Barbados’ credit rating earlier this week.In a statement issued today, Minister Sinckler said...
View ArticleBusinessman charged
A Bridgetown businessman has been hauled before the court for using cash rather than cheques to pay for precious metals. James Blackett, the owner of The Gold Place, is facing three charges under the...
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Suspected robber shot dead
A suspected robber has been shot dead by police in the vicinity of Chefette Fontabelle.Police were, at the time, responding to reports that an armed assailant had robbed the business place of an...
View ArticleNo devaluation
The Barbados dollar will not be devalued.Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler is making that position clear in the wake of this week’s three-notch downgrade by the international ratings agency,...
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Prime Minister tours BMEX
Prime Minister Freundel Stuart visited a number of booths at BMEX today.He started his tour just after 4 pm, including Caribbean LED Lighting, the sole manufacturer of LED lighting in the Caribbean...
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BWU defends absence from tribunal meeting
Toni Moore, BWU deputy general secretary.The Barbados Workers Union (BWU) has defended its absence from Friday’s meeting with the Employment Rights Tribunal that is seeking to settle the National...
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Stepped up campaign against chikungunya
Ministry of Health officials have begun going into ‘high-risk’ communities to press home the need for residents to keep their surroundings clear of mosquito breeding sites in the wake of last week’s...
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A day of celebration
Sol Rally Barbados 2014 champions, Roger “The Sheriff” Skeete and Louis Venezia, along with the Sol family, took their celebration on the road yesterday.The motorcade started at SOL Speightstown, with...
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Homicide victim identified
The man shot by police, who were responding to a robbery at Chefette, Fontabelle, is Carlisle Peter Jones of Boarded Hall, Christ Church.Police say the 52-year-old was identified by a family member...
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PM: Moody’s downgrade is trash
Prime Minister Freundel Stuart has described Moody’s recent downgrade of Barbados as nothing more than trash.Reacting to Moody’s lowering of Barbados’ credit rating from Ba3 to B3, Stuart said...
View ArticleBADMC not backing down from study
The Barbados Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (BADMC) says it will not back off from a study commissioned to determine the impact of poultry importation on the local industry.Its...
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