Thursday, March 28, 2024

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Debt sustainable, says Governor

Central Bank Governor Dr Kevin Greenidge is maintaining that Barbados debt “remains quite sustainable," but he says the country’s status as a small island developing state means it...

Flash flood watch in effect

A flash flood watch is in effect for today and will be terminated at 6 p.m. or sooner...

Mallalieu: Bosses need protection

GOVERNMENT SHOULD COME out and support employers who are being vilified after following the COVID-19 directives issued during...

Rowe’s heart ‘for business and family’

NEVILLE ROWE was celebrated on Tuesday as a trailblazer in the supermarket business in Barbados and a person...

Dems ‘out of touch with reality’

The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) and its political leader Ralph Thorne are out of touch with economic reality...

Probe into LIAT scare

LIAT and Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) are investigating the alarm raised after a passenger, who is reportedly HIV positive, was injured on an...

Spare not the rod, says Goddard

Schools shouldn’t spare the rod.This is the view of retired educator John Goddard, who says there are certain kinds of “inappropriate conduct” by schoolchildren...

NIS needs younger contributors

A former chairman of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) says the fund is not in any clear or present danger.But, warned retired banker Tony...

Family sent packing after 60 years

Jeffrey Stoute, at 62, is standing on a shaky foundation. On Tuesday, he and his sister Margaret, 58, were told by the landlord to...

Shearer in Bim

Barbados continues to be an attractive destination for high-profile past and present England footballers.Following on the heels of last week’s Soccerex Americas Forum, which...

Treat for EMTs

There was a hive of activity on Wednesday at the Government Ambulance Service headquarters as Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) were pampered at a day-long...