Category: News

BY JULIE CARRINGTON | OCT 23, 2022 Chief Marketing Officer of Touchstar Media, Ramon Dummett, explaining how the kid coder robot can be used in the teaching of Science Technology Engineering and Math while other officials look on. (Photo courtesy PMO) Impressed with the quality of exhibits at this year’s Barbados Manufacturers’ Association (BMA) Trade and Innovation Expo, Prime […]

BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | OCT 20, 2022 Minister in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Ryan Straughn. (FP) This afternoon’s credit rating by Fitch demonstrates the confidence in the Government’s macroeconomic programme but more importantly, it reflects the sacrifices made by ordinary Barbadians over the past few years. After years of continuous downgrades […]

BY SHARON AUSTIN | OCT 19, 2022 From left to right – BCCI Executive Director, Misha Lobban Branker; BCCI President, Anthony Branker; Minister of Energy and Business, Kerrie Symmonds; and Chair of the BCCI’s Green Committee, Andy Armstrong, listening attentively as representatives of the Barbados National Oil Company Limited speak about their products. (C. Pitt/BGIS) The […]

BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | OCT 19, 2022 Twelve “transition houses”, being built at Haggatt Hall, St. Michael, are making “great progress” towards the expected year-end completion timeline. This is according to Senior Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office with responsibility for coordinating infrastructural projects, Dr. William Duguid, who was speaking during a press conference today. […]

BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | OCT 18, 2022 Participants in the “pre-acceletator” phase of the Barbados Food and Rum’s Food and Beverage Accelerator Programme. (S. Forde-Craigg/BGIS) Last Friday evening, eight local small businesses were chosen to have their product offerings taken to the next level through the Food and Rum Festival’s Food and Beverage Accelerator initiative. […]

BY JULIE CARRINGTON | OCT 17, 2022 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and Vice President of the European Investment Bank (EIB), Ricardo Mourinho-Félix, exchange pleasantries after talks on investment matters. (B. Hinds/BGIS) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, and Vice President of the European Investment Bank (EIB), Ricardo Mourinho-Félix, recently held talks on a number of […]

BY SHARON AUSTIN | OCT 13, 2022 Minister of Energy and Business, Kerrie Symmonds. (FP) As countries prepare to celebrate World Standards Day on Friday, October 14, Minister of Energy and Business, Kerrie Symmonds, is again underscoring the importance of standards. And, Mr. Symmonds is of the view that whether the island is tackling financial de-risking and […]