New boss at BCCI
The Barbados Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BCCI) has a new president. Tracey Shuffler, the deputy divisional general manager in the Import Distribution and Marketing Division at Goddard...
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BARBADOS HAS BEEN GIVEN an opportunity to receive international accolades after USA Today, one of the widest circulated American daily newspapers, teamed up with trusted travel and lifestyle advice...
View ArticleWHAT MATTERS MOST: Differences in opinion
GIVEN THE NEGATIVE ATTITUDE of some of Barbados’ prime ministers in particular to members of the economic profession in the distant and more recent past, it is not surprising that many highly respected...
View ArticleBarbados and Slovakia discuss green energy
DISCUSSIONS ON INVESTMENT in renewable energy and tourism featured prominently when the Ambassador of the Slovak Republic, Ladislav Straka, paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Freundel Stuart...
View ArticleBarbados insists Shanique Myrie was paid
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) - Attorney General, Adriel Brathwaite, says the money owed to Jamaican, Shanique Myrie, stemming from a ruling by the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruling...
View ArticleBritish man 'stabbed to death in Barbados after row with local'
The victim was reportedly stabbed in the chest early yesterday morning following an altercation in St Lawrence Gap - a neighbourhood popular with tourists.
View ArticlePregnant Rachel Bilson & Hayden Christensen Finally Return from Barbados
... arriving back in town on Thursday afternoon (June 19) in Los Angeles. The longtime couple, who are expecting their first child together, have been spending the past few weeks in Barbados on a...
View ArticleEarly detection is essential
President of Hope Foundation, Shelley Weir, made that point during an interview with The Barbados Advocate yesterday afternoon in Jubilee Gardens, where the organisation reached out to the public as...
View ArticleChiney Dolly heading to Barbados
A year ago, she publicly expressed the desire to one day represent women and Jamaica at the Caribbean Motor Racing Championship (CMRC). Today, it is a dream come true for tough-talking Natasha Chang....
View ArticleSteady New Zealand need minor tweaks for Barbados
Steady New Zealand need minor tweaks for Barbados. They could look to pushing Watling up to No. 6, and bringing Wagner back on a track that isn't likely to offer much to spinners. Andrew Alderson. June...
View ArticleWe must execute in Barbados Test, says McCullum
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum believes one bad session cost his side the second Test against West Indies, and says they need to stick to their game plan if they...
View ArticleRachel Bilson Returns Home After Her Barbados Babymoon!
The 32-year-old pregnant actress was joined by her longtime love Hayden Christensen. They are back in town after spending the past few weeks in Barbados on a romantic babymoon to celebrate their...
View ArticleNo devaluation threat to the dollar, says Barbados opposition Finance Spokesman
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) -- There is no immediate danger of the currency being pushed below its present value although other economic indicators are sliding, says Clyde Mascoll, the opposition...
View ArticleBarbados man accused of ex-soldier Brian Mulligan's murder
A man has been charged with murdering a former British soldier on the Caribbean island of Barbados. Brian Mulligan, 28, from Ashtead, in Surrey, was stabbed in the chest in a row in Christ Church on...
View ArticleNo devaluation threat
THE BARBADOS DOLLAR is not in danger of being devalued. That’s the view of seasoned economist Dr Clyde Mascoll, who wants Barbadians to “stay away” from such talk, pointing out that Barbados had...
View ArticleBritish man 'stabbed to death in Barbados after row with local'
The victim was reportedly stabbed in the chest early yesterday morning following an altercation in St Lawrence Gap - a neighbourhood popular with tourists.
View ArticleSteady New Zealand need minor tweaks for Barbados
New Zealand's ten-wicket Test loss to West Indies in Trinidad is their first defeat in more than a year, signalling it's no time to panic on the selection front as they seek to hold on to their...
View ArticleBarbados says it is determined to maintain local currency's fixed exchange...
Barbados' government says it is does not support devaluing the Caribbean island's currency and is determined to maintain its fixed exchange rate with the U.S. dollar.
View ArticleSilent witnesses to child abuse could be jailed – new Barbados law
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) -- Persons who may be aware of instances of child abuse, but do not inform the authorities, could be brought before the courts and face possible jail according to a looming...
View ArticleUnder Scrutiny:F1 of Bridgetown revisited
The Formula One driver in describing his trip to Barbados in his column published on the BBC website following the visit said: “I had so much fun, although being there meant so much more than having a...
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