Go digital, Minister Blackman encourages businesses
Minister in the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Investment Senator Chad Blackman, is encouraging those businesses who have not digitised their operations to do so or run the risk of being uncompetitive. He issued the caution on Tuesday as he delivered the keynote address at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD) three-day […]
‘So far, so good,’ says IMF team as latest mission praises recovery, growth
Barbados has apparently sailed through the latest test set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the four-year-old structural adjustment programme between the Washington-based international financial institution and the Mia Mottley administration. According to preliminary findings of a staff team that ended a four-day visit here on Thursday, the IMF endorsed the economy’s continued strong […]
UWI, InterCaribbean Airways launch aviation degree, scholarships
By Shamar Blunt The head of island-hopping carrier InterCaribbean Airways has inked a deal to fund select students in a new University of the West Indies (UWI) aviation management degree programme with an optional commercial pilot’s licence, declaring that the industry’s full potential in the Caribbean must be unlocked. Lyndon Gardiner, the Turks and Caicos […]
Red on Top Again!
Red Advertising & Marketing Limited again topped the Barbados winners table at the 2024 judging of the American Advertising Federation Awards through The Caribbean Advertising Federation. This brought up another impressive performance following topping the Angel Awards in November 2023. Awards were won across 5 brands including Banks Holdings, Deputy Beer, Banks Beer, Norman Centre […]
Call for law to mandate training of specific dog breeds
A dog trainer and canine services provider – who recently found himself the victim of a dog attack – has backed calls for legislation directing the training of dogs of specific breeds. Paul Ras Simba Rock, head trainer and owner of Loyalty Canine Services, who is still nursing wounds requiring several stitches, said the level […]
PHD: No milk shortage but production ‘lower than usual’
There is no shortage of milk, Pine Hill Dairy (PHD) insisted on Thursday, despite the unavailability of certain milk products at some retail outlets and farmers’ grim outlook for milk production amid record heat levels. Shafia London, country manager of Banks Holdings Limited, parent of the island’s sole milk processing plant, said there has been […]
#BTEditorial – No track for athletics; but why are we here yet again?
They say history has a way of repeating itself. That said, one would think that people would do all in their power to ensure the outcome, the second time around, is not the same as the first, especially in adverse circumstances. The year was 2013, 11 years ago, when the then Ministry of Sports and […]
Longer waits possible at some government pharmacies
A new Pharmacy Management System, which is being implemented at the pharmacies located at the Winston Scott Polyclinic and the St Joseph Out-Patients Clinic, may result in a temporary increase in wait times for pharmaceutical services over the next four weeks. The programme is also scheduled to be implemented at the St Andrew Out-Patient Clinic […]
Deal to ease financial strain on farmers
By Sheria Brathwaite Pine Hill Dairy (PHD) and the island’s monopoly feed supplier Pinnacle Feeds have inked a purchasing agreement that promises savings for dairy farmers experiencing financial strain amid declining milk production, linked mainly to excessive heat. The deal, revealed during a signing ceremony at the milk processing plant on Thursday, is anticipated to […]
New online application for replenishing or increasing foreign exchange limits on credit cards
Starting March 4, Barbadians will be able to apply to replenish or increase the foreign exchange limit on their debit and credit cards using the Central Bank of Barbados’ Forex Online portal. “There is an annual foreign exchange allowance of the equivalent of Barbados $20,000 on debit or credit cards for personal use and $60,000 […]