Friday, April 19, 2024

Business

Google sacks staff protesting over Israeli contract

Google has sacked 28 workers who took part in protests against a deal the technology giant has with the Israeli government. Google has a joint contract with Amazon worth $1.2bn...

‘Grand’ plans routed

Vendors and some residents along Station Hill and Bank Hall, St Michael are not jumping for joy that...

‘Explore’ Oval’s investment potential

Barbadians must stop being “meek and mild and peaceful and polite” if they want their country to really...

St Kitts and Nevis PM raises red flag over CDB president’s suspension

Dr Gene Leon’s return to his position as president of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) appears unlikely in...

Eyes on cricket T20 World Cup

BEFORE BARBADOS HOSTED its first Cricket World Cup final in 2007, Barbadians expected the costs to outweigh the...

BHTA members taking CHIKV precautions

MEMBERS Of The Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) are taking every precaution to protect visitors against the chikungunya virus.Executive vice president, Sue Springer,...

REMEMBERING BREE: Illustrious career

He never was, and never will be, a political strategist. It is not in his nature to be sufficiently devious for that. – Peter...

Suspected murder in Weston

POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING last night’s shooting death of 33-year-old Gregory Ainsley Bishop of Boscobel, St Peter.According to acting Assistant Superintendent David Welch, the incident...

REMEMBERING BREE: Sir Harold loses fight

FORMER PRIME MINISTER Sir Harold St John is dead at 72.His courageous fight against cancer ended yesterday at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. He died...

From The Archives: What I miss most

SEEMED LIKE EUSTACE WILSON was prepared to talk for hours, even in the drizzling rain … but after the drizzles became showers, he hurried...

REMEMBERING BREE: Address by PM St. John

Today, we continue our look at former Prime Ministers of Barbados with Harold Bernard St John. The following address was made by him after...