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Can’t be ignored
Sir Richard Haynes made a “massive, substantial and wise contribution to the development of public life in Barbados” despite never become Prime Minister as some expected. Love him or hate him the...
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Saving Speightstown
Pierre Spenard A project to save the once bustling historic Speightstown from further decline, has been launched by a businessman who has been operating in that northern town for the past 18 years....
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Abeds business drops significantly
Eddie Abed The owner of one of Barbados’ leading retail stores says he is worried about a significant drop in sales during the first six months of this year. Eddie Abed, who operates Abeds on Swan...
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Convenience in City
The island’s main private sector organisation this morning embarked on what it described as the first step towards the introduction of 24-hour shopping in the City of Bridgetown. Eddie Abed...
View ArticleExpanding responsibilities
Government has set plans in motion to expand the Office of Ombudsman. The intention, Barbados TODAY understands, is to transform its role from just an investigator of administrative misconduct to a...
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UWI ready to assist institutions
From left: BAC Executive Director Valda Alleyne and Chairman Yvonne Walkes handing over the certificate to Principal Professor Sir Hilary Beckles and Deputy Principal, Professor Eudine Barriteau. The...
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Turnaround
A local business leader is proposing an initiative for a comprehensive public-private sector strategy, aimed at turning around the social and economic fortunes of Barbados. Mark Maloney (left) Chief...
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Boyce: All set
This island’s district hospitals and polyclinics are continually upgrading their equipment to function effectively in the event of a natural disaster. Minister of Health, John Boyce, made this...
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UWI granted six years
Deputy Principal Professor Eudine Barriteau The Barbados Accreditation Council has certified the University of the West Indies for the next six years. The official presentation of the certificate of...
View ArticleTwo deaths in 24 hours
Police in Barbados are probing two unnatural deaths and a case of serious body harm over the past 24 hours. One of the tragedies involved the sudden death of 68 year old fashion designer John Simon...
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Plan still coming
Minister of Tourism Richard Sealy and Alies Jordan. The long-awaited Tourism Master Plan for Barbados is expected to be ready by September this year. Saying he recognised the plan had been promised for...
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Downturn big worry
New board of the Intimate Hotels of Barbados. The Intimate Hotels of Barbados group is reporting what its chairman describes as a worrying downward trend in occupancies. When Renee Coppin address the...
View ArticleSergeant Mayers back in force
One of the region’s most respected accident reconstructionists has returned to the Royal Barbados Police Force. Sergeant Roger Mayers, who about two months ago resigned from the force, has withdrawn...
View ArticleDeclining rankings a concern
Barbados’ declining rankings in two international business indices “is a serious problem”. The island has dropped four places in the Doing Business 2013 ratings issued by the World Bank Group and is...
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Opportunities beyond Almond
The Crane Residential Resort has not withdrawn from the race to purchase Almond Beach Village despite Government’s move to become the preferred buyer. But amid uncertainty about the likely outcome of...
View ArticleSTEP IN
by Roy R. Morris After almost three years of trying to forge an agreement with the Barbados Workers Union over the laying of new mains, the Barbados Water Authority has called on the Chief Labour...
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No surrender
Newly-elected chairman of the Intimate Hotels of Barbados, Renee Coppin. The struggling small hotels in Barbados have unveiled a four-pronged strategy to ensure their survival and success in the face...
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Benefits from BMEX
Wilma Springer gets her airline ticket from BMA President David Foster this morning. Some of the island’s manufacturers have secured arrangements to export products to the Organisation of Eastern...
View ArticleLearn from Mandela’s methods
Opposition Leader Mia Mottley is describing former South African President Nelson Mandela as one of the greatest men to walk this earth, as she paid tribute to the ailing anti-apartheid icon who is...
View ArticleHome help
by Emmanuel Joseph Faced with flat output during the first half of this year and difficulties retaining jobs, the manufacturing sector in Barbados has come up with a strategy, which it hopes would help...
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