The company that manages Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre (LESC) is implementing initiatives to earn extra revenue to be self-sustainable, including offering services outside of Barbados. Chief executive officer of Barbados …
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Plan in the works for Bridgetown Port workers to own shares
by Dawne Parrisby Dawne ParrisA proposal for port workers to become shareholders in the holding company that will replace the Barbados Port Inc. (BPI) and for Barbadians to also get the opportunity to invest, …
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By Dawne Parris Minister of Tourism and International Transport Ian Gooding-Edghill on Wednesday hit back at accusations from a man who was once responsible for that portfolio that bad political …
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Hinkson says parliamentarians need better terms and conditions
by Dawne Parrisby Dawne ParrisBy Dawne Parris A Government backbencher has called for improved benefits for Parliamentarians, lamenting that the existing allowances, terms and conditions are inadequate for the work Members of Parliament (MPs) …
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Loans approved for Barbados from two IMF facilities
by Dawne Parrisby Dawne ParrisBarbados is set to receive US$302 million in support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as it officially becomes one of the first countries in the world to receive funding …
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Tourism officials sticking with US market but open to other opportunities
by Dawne Parrisby Dawne ParrisBarbados does not intend to stop wooing travellers from the United States in favour of trying to get more visitors from the expanding Latin America market. But acknowledging the potential …
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Barbados reap sweets from lifting of travel protocols
by Dawne Parrisby Dawne ParrisThe Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) has pointed to an increase in visitors to Barbados since the lifting of COVID-19 travel restrictions last month as an example of the …
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Although insisting that the Central Bank has not surpassed its legal limits of financing the Government through “printing money”, regional economist Marla Dukharan has advised the Mia Mottley administration to …
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Study finds vaccine hesitancy in Barbados extends beyond COVID-19 jabs
by Dawne Parrisby Dawne ParrisThere are indications that the vaccine hesitancy sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic could translate into Barbadian parents opting not to have their children immunised against other diseases in the future. …
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Amidst opposition concerns about the level of debt being undertaken by the current administration, a staff mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed confidence that the Government has …