Barbados ‘may seek WTO ease’ on milling competition
Competition is heating up among the regional flour mills, threatening the milling industry in Barbados and the wider region, the industry and commerce minister said today, suggesting that Barbados...
View ArticleSt Lucy hospital’s hope
Lashed by corrosive sea spray, the island’s northernmost district hospital is banking on help for repairs when Government’s We Gatherin’ initiative takes off next year, a senior nurse said today. As...
View ArticleGrowing interest in sandbox
The Financial Services Commission (FSC) is reporting continued interest in its regulatory sandbox. In fact, Chief Executive Officer of the FSC Kester Guy told Barbados TODAY the regulatory body was...
View ArticleFrederick Smith students lead peace march, rally
Declaring “enough is enough”, scores of students from dozens of schools across the nation said today they are tired of a persistent climate of school violence in a national peace march and rally...
View ArticleS&P notches credit rating up by six points
Barbados’ credit worthiness took a big leap up out of default territory as a credit ratings agency today lifted its foreign currency ratings by six notches. New York-based Standard and Poor’s (S&P)...
View ArticleGovt Senator decries divorce
A Government Senator today lamented a growing number of divorces being filed, suggesting that couples seemed hell-bent on ending their marriage instead of working things out. Deputy president of the...
View Article‘Lack of research, students in tourism’
Two prominent UWI professors have expressed disappointment at the low levels of research being carried out on the region’s bread-and-butter tourism industry and the lack of students pursuing...
View ArticlePM’s Kenyan swing yields ambitious cooperation deals
NAIROBI – The Prime Minister’s swing through the African continent today racked up a series of ambitious agreements with a counterpart leader that she hopes will fast track diplomacy and international...
View ArticleSenators remember Lady Walrond amid family law changes
Three senators paid tribute to pioneering family law attorney Beverley Walrond as the bill she championed came before the Senate four days after her death from injuries sustained in a car crash. Both...
View ArticleRecord price for flying fish this Christmas
Barbadians seeking to put flying fish on their tables this Christmas will have to buy it at a record $35 per bag of ten. Even though fish vendors at the Bridgetown Fisheries Complex said they were...
View ArticleBHTA boss buoyant on tourism outlook
A leading tourism official said today he remains upbeat about the industry’s performance despite a tough year and a number of lingering issues that continue to pose a threat. He pleaded with Government...
View ArticleSalvation Army boosts hampers as more claim need
The effect of tough economic austerity measures on families has pushed the Salvation Army to increase its Christmas food hampers to 4,000 this year as more Barbadians in need come forward, declaring...
View ArticlePSVs: Cheapside terminus ‘disaster waiting to happen’
Minibus and route taxi operators protested conditions at the Cheapside terminal, declaring they cannot compromise the safety and dignity of operators and commuters for the sake of trying to save a few...
View Article#BTEditorial – Our children are leading us. We should follow them.
They left their classrooms at Frederick Smith Secondary, The Lodge School, The St Michael School, The Bridgetown Seventh Day Adventist Secondary, The Alleyne School and Coleridge and Parry, Christ...
View ArticleYoung girl recounts life robbed of hope in rape
Kinchar Lavone Mascoll’s rape of a young girl back in December 2015 has transformed her life into one of “hopelessness” and “despair”, the No. 2 Supreme Court has heard. The impact of that rape on the...
View ArticleOfficial Funeral for Sir Warwick on December 20
The Official Funeral for the late Sir Warwick Franklin, a former Cabinet Minister, will take place on Friday, December 20 at St Philip Parish Church. It will begin at 2 p.m. The Knight of St. Andrew...
View ArticleCDB banking on South Coast sewer fix
The Caribbean Development Bank today approved a $60 million ($US29 million) loan for Government to support the Government’s plan to rectify the problems plaguing the South Coast Sewerage System. The...
View Article‘Make an example of elder-abuse perpetrators’
Increasing reports of the elderly being thrown out of their own homes and continuously exploited is a matter that former chairman of the National Assistance Board (NAB) David Durant is calling on...
View Article‘National accessibility standard’ for tourism accommodation likely, says...
Hotels, guest houses and villas may soon be required to ensure their properties are fully accessible for people with disabilities, Minister of Tourism Kerrie Symmonds hinted on Wednesday. He said...
View ArticleRBC sells EC banks to homegrown operators
Major Canadian banks continued their exodus from the Caribbean today as RBC Royal Bank of Canada agreed to sell all its banking operations in seven Eastern Caribbean nations to a consortium of...
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