Saturday, April 20, 2024

Business

BAVERN looking at prospects

Some vendors in the city are hoping to get their share of the spoils as Bridgetown Market is moved from the Mighty Grynner Highway to four areas in the...

Netflix move to end sharing accounts spark concerns

Netflix shares fell on Friday, as its surprise move to stop sharing subscriber additions and average revenue per member...

Major boost for film industry

The film industry in the region and Africa received a major boost this past week with the inaugural...

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...

‘Grand’ plans routed

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

Bank: Look out for fake $20 notes

CROOKS ARE TAKING their chances at trying to counterfeit the country’s bank notes.And the Central Bank of Barbados is now urging Barbadians to familiarise...

CDB water loan for B’dos

A MAJOR EFFORT to solve Barbados’ water challenges is in the pipepline.In the midst of dealing with the island’s major water shortages, Government is...

BEHIND THE HEADLINES: Four days in Atlanta

THE THEME is straightforward enough: “Barbados comes to Atlanta 2016.”And when hundreds of Bajans in the diaspora – from New York, Florida, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Illinois,...

ON THE RIGHT: No easy solution to water crisis

LOCAL FRESHWATER SUPPLIES in the Eastern Caribbean are not as abundant as the salt water that surrounds them, and something must be done about...

ON THE LEFT: Water woes a global issue

THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE will be channelled primarily through the water cycle, with consequences that could be large and uneven across the globe....

THE ISSUE: Harder times are yet to come

BARBADOS’ RECENT WATER WOES woes are widely known. From last year up to now people living in rural areas, including St Joseph, have been...