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No more business as usual, warns Persaud
Economist Avinash Persaud is warning commercial banks that it is no longer business as usual and that they need to change the way they operate in order to better withstand external shocks. Addressing...
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Changes to be made to Town Planning Act – Prime Minister
Prime Minister Mia Mottley has announced that there will be changes coming to the five-decades-old Town and Country Planning Act that could impact on how land development is done in Barbados. While not...
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Broken trust
Apologize to the people of Barbados! This was the solemn advice issued today by former Government Senator Dr David Durant to the Democratic Labour Party (DLP), as it embarks on an uphill rebuilding...
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Solutions Barbados’ breakup was inevitable, say political scientists
The apparent implosion of Solutions Barbados has come as no surprise to two of this island’s leading political scientists, who are also predicting a quick return to the customary two-party system,...
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Nowhere to turn
Simply unbearable! That’s how a group of residents in Lower Applewhaites, St George is describing the stench that is emanating from two pigpens, which they say have become nothing but a health hazard...
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Weekes and Beckles are tops at St Paul’s
Although it did not place in the island’s Top ten, St Paul’s Primary School still has much reason to celebrate following the release of results for this year’s Barbados Secondary Schools Entrance...
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A dream comes true for Amyah
It was a tidal wave of emotions for ten-year old Amyah Ellis, who on Thursday secured a position at the school of her dreams, Queen’s College. The early sitter always considered herself smart, but was...
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Welcomed injection
The Chief Executive Officer of the state-run Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH), Dr Dexter James, has welcomed the tax remedy announced by Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Mia Mottley with a view to...
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BWU never expected any double-digit salary hike – Moore
The Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) says despite persistent demands over the past year for a 15 per cent wage increase from the previous Freundel Stuart-led Government, it never expected to receive any...
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Credit card transactions increase
Barbadians carried out more debit and credit card transactions last year than they did in 2016. In addition, the 2017 Financial Stability Report showed that residents performed more withdrawals from...
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Barbadian lawyers to discuss developments in Australian law
A two-day seminar designed to provide guidance on recent developments in Australian law on which the Evidence Act of Barbados is based gets underway here on Monday. Chief Justice, Sir Marston Gibson...
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IMF discussions went well – PM Mottley
Prime Minister Mia Mottley says discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington have gone well and a team from the international lending institution is due to arrive here early...
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PM Mottley to attend OECS meeting in St Lucia next week
Prime Minister Mia Mottley is heading to St Lucia next week, where leaders of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) will hold a two-day summit, discussing a wide range of issues from...
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IDB President to visit Barbados on Wednesday
President of Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Luis Alberto Moreno will visit Barbados next Wednesday for talks with the new administration led by Prime Minister Mia Mottley. Mottley, who made the...
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Public sector job cuts would be a last resort – PM Mottley
As the Government prepares for continued negotiations with a team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Prime Minister Mia Mottley has assured public sector workers there are no immediate plans...
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PM responds to questions about White Oak
Prime Minister Mia Mottley has reiterated that the Government has appointed the best advisors with respect to debt restructuring, namely White Oak Advisory Ltd. The London-based independent financial...
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Gov’t committed to eliminating elder abuse
Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs Cynthia Forde has affirmed her ministry’s commitment to tackling elder abuse on the island. Speaking at the World Elder Abuse Awareness Day church...
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Fogging schedule June 18 – 22
The Vector Control Unit of the Ministry of Health will continue its fogging programme this week aimed at eradicating the Aedes aegypti mosquito. On Monday, June 18, a team will be in St James fogging...
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Recall on all Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereals
The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) has advised that while a voluntary recall was recently issued by Hanschell Inniss on Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereal, the United States Food and...
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King tells Crop Over Thanksgiving Service ‘transformation’ is coming
The Crop Over Thanksgiving Service was held this morning at the St Barnabas Anglican Church under the theme Art of Celebration. Minister of Creative Economy, Culture and Sports John King, in an address...
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