The period of the COVID-19 pandemic has also been marked by an increase in scammers, prompting a warning to Barbadians from Minister in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Ryan Straughn. Mr. Straughn urges the public to steer clear of these fraudulent schemes and to notify the police. His comments came during the launch […]
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The University of the West Indies has announced its going global with a new online teaching platform and is also overhauling its finances and funding model with governments urged to meet at least half of the UWI’s costs. This was stated as Vice Chancellor, Professor Sir Hillary Beckles, delivered his annual report at the university’s […]
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President of the Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Anthony Branker, believes the country is heading in the right direction economically, based on the latest economic outlook from the Central Bank. Central Bank Governor Cleviston Haynes recently reported that the economic rebound that commenced last year has continued into 2022 with double digit growth forecast […]
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The Barbados Bar Association has paid tribute at the passing of retired High court judge, Justice Leroy Inniss. Justice Inniss was a former President of the Barbados Bar Association and was also admitted to practice law in Jamaica, Turks and Caicos and the British Virgin Islands. President, Barbados Bar Association Rosalind Smith Millar said in […]
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British Virgin Islands Premier Andrew Fahie, the head of government for the U.K. overseas territory, was arrested in Miami on charges related to drug trafficking and money laundering. Fahie was taken into custody by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, according to a statement Thursday from John James Rankin, the territory’s governor. The director of the […]
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The Caribbean Examinations Council has announced it will delay the sitting of upcoming examinations by 3 weeks. This disclosure was made during a news conference by Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of CXC , Dr. Wayne Wesley. Dr. Wesley said the decision was made following a special meeting this morning with key education stakeholders who […]
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The Barbados Central Bank reports that the strong economic recovery that started last year has continued into the first quarter of 2022 driven by a tourism rebound and it predicts double-digit growth this year overall. However, Central Bank Governor, Cleviston Haynes, delivering the economic review for the first quarter of the year warned of risks […]
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The police are urging betting and gaming arcades to tighten security and their patrons to increase vigilance following some incidents. Police Crime Prevention Officer, Inspector Stephen Griffith made the appeal.
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Persistent rains have halted harvesting of Barbados’ 2020 sugar crop, with grinding at Portvale, the lone sugar factory, due to be temporarily suspended by the end of today. This has been confirmed by Orlando Atherly, CEO of the Barbados Agricultural Management Company, the state agency responsible for the factory and a third of the sugar […]
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The Barbados government has signed a deal with Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines to provide a wide-range of jobs for Barbadians on cruise ships. The agreement was initiated today Barbados’ Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa Cummins and the CEO of Royal Caribbean Michael Bayley at Seatrade, the international cruise industry conference currently underway […]
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