Barbados to construct environmental waste plant
image Acting Prime Minister Richard Sealy said that the plant would adhere to the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas which governs the regional integration movement, CARICOM. BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Monday...
View ArticleFisherfolk lauded
Fishing is one of the most dangerous careers and, for taking the risk, fisherfolk were lauded and are to be acknowledged each year on the anniversary of Hurricane Janet if the Barbados National Union...
View ArticleDid Rihanna Shade Teyana Taylor in an Instagram Video?
(Bauer Griffin | Getty Images) Rihanna and her impressive mullet are currently in Australia for yet another leg of her Diamonds World Tour, but it's not all work for the Barbados-born pop star. The...
View ArticleBarbados delegation seeks to lure investors from Britain, USA
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Tuesday September 24, 2013, CMC – Finance Minister Christopher Sinckler is leading a delegation to Britain and the United States hoping to attract new investments to Barbados. The...
View ArticleBarbados, Mexico swap debt as markets rally
Barbados also announced a debt buyback on Monday. The Caribbean sovereign will buy back its 2021 and 2022 bonds below par. It plans to sell a 12-year bond to fund the cash tender offer, and will begin...
View ArticleResponse plan being drafted
THE Barbados National Terminal Company Limited is currently drafting an area response plan for Oistins, which would be used as a prototype for other places where oil is stored or transferred in large...
View ArticleProduction not affected by rains significantly
James Paul, CEO of the Barbados Agriculture Society (BAS) told the Barbados Advocate that, “I have not heard reports about areas that are heavily water logged and travelling through the country we have...
View ArticleBarbados sports still in a crisis
Five years ago, I wanted to write this article giving an in-depth analysis of the various sports programs on the island and my opinion on why I thought that we were being stagnated and not going...
View ArticleCall for clampdown
Representatives from the working committee of the Alliance of Owners of Public Service Vehicles are today lending their voice to a call made for the Transport Authority to clamp down on ZM pirates, who...
View ArticleBajans turning to banks
This is the suggestion coming from Chief Executive Officer of First Citizen's Bank (Barbados) Limited, Glyne Harrison, who has attributed this in part to the turbulent global economic situation. He...
View ArticleRoach to start rehabilitation work after surgery
Bridgetown (Barbados), Dec 10 (IANS/CMC) West Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach will soon start rehabilitation work following a surgery for his right shoulder injury. Roach, who has been sidelined since...
View ArticleBarbados seeks loan option after failing to tap bond markets
Credit Suisse is heard looking to syndicate a US$150m five-year amortizing loan extended to Barbados after the sovereign failed to successfully place a bond in October, according to market sources....
View ArticleRun Barbados hype
BARBADOS’ BIGGEST MARATHON series may have an even longer run next year. The Run Barbados Series could eventually feature more fun events in the long run, moving from a three-day festival to a...
View ArticleUS coach on scouting mission
ANOTHER WINDOW has opened for youth footballers of Barbados. A National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) soccer coach and product of Barbados is in the island for three weeks to recruit...
View ArticleBTA: Sandals good for airlift
BARBADOS STANDS to benefit from having a hotel under the Sandals brand which, says chairman of the Barbados Tourism Authority (BTA) Adrian Elcock, will assist with the expansion of airlift from one of...
View ArticleTHE SCORE: Distance runners losing ground
THERE IS still a long way to go before Barbadian athletes reach their destination in distance running. This year’s Run Barbados series was another reminder that the gap is still fairly wide between the...
View ArticleStill hope for local aviation
THE CIVIL AVIATION Department remains optimistic as to the future of the industry in Barbados. Technical officer (training and systems) Suzanne Griffith said the number of youths who attended the...
View ArticleEnd death penalty
A EUROPEAN DIPLOMAT has repeated a call for the abolition of the death penalty in Barbados. “We went to the maximum security prison and we heard about death row, where there are eight people sitting at...
View ArticleBarbados first with new low sulphur diesel
Barbados has scored a Caribbean first with its introduction of ultra-low sulphur diesel (ULSD) this month. State importer the Barbados National Oil Company Limited (BNOC), which said the new product...
View ArticleBarbados Debt Higher Than Cyprus Prompts Firing of 3000
Barbados will fire 3,000 public sector workers by March and freeze wages as the eastern Caribbean island's debt burden soars and the International Monetary Fund says “urgent adjustments” are needed....
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