The Prime Minister’s Office has received calls from persons who are eager to start major investment projects in Barbados, and the Town and Country Development Planning Office and the PMO Planning Unit are working assiduously to have the matters addressed. (Stock Photo) Several investors who are keen to commence their large-scale development projects have reached […]
Continue Reading
BCIC Extends a $700,000 Helping Hand to Customers affected by COVID-19Barbados – British Caribbean Insurance Company Ltd. (BCIC) has announced that they are returning over $730,000 in insurance premiums to their customers. As the government curfew and other measures intended to stop the spread of COVID-19 affects the lives and livelihoods of many Barbadians, the […]
Continue Reading
A change has been made to the parishes being targeted during an outreach to elderly citizens, 70 years and over, which is scheduled to begin on Monday, May 11. Those parishes that will now be targeted are St. George, Christ Church, St. Michael and St. Andrew. Members of District Emergency Organizations (DEOs) will contact persons […]
Continue Reading
Minister of Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Commerce, Dwight Sutherland, addressing the We Gatherin’ initiative Straight Talk held by the Ministry of Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Commerce, yesterday. (S.Medford/BGIS) Government will be placing emphasis on educating Barbadians on how to be financial literate and how the formation of community clusters in business can benefit the entrepreneur. […]
Continue Reading
(LOOP JAMAICA) – Carnival Cruise Line announced Monday it will start cruising again, from Florida and Texas, beginning in August. These Caribbean trips will be the company’s first new itineraries since the coronavirus pandemic forced a near-total pause in the global cruise industry. The ports of Miami and Cape Canaveral in Florida, and Galveston, Texas, were […]
Continue Reading
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Dale Marshall, has defended Barbados’ anti-money laundering efforts despite the country being blacklisted by the EU for harmful practices.
Continue Reading
The UN Sub-Regional Team today launched a COVID-19 Multi-sectoral Response Plan (MRP) and a US$29.7 Million Funding Appeal for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean.
Continue Reading