Winter season well poised to take off
Tomorrow’s official start of Barbados’ 2025/2026 tourism winter cruise season marks the beginning of a year with an encouraging outlook for the performance of the bedrock of the Barbados economy.
Every cent will be accounted for, says PM
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley is stoutly defending the contents of the Economic Diversification and Growth Fund Bill, making it clear there will be no investment or subsidies given to any foreign
Shipments ‘delayed’
A move away from shipping via the United States (US) has led to delays in the arrival of some holiday stock for importers. Manager of Abeds, Eddie Abed, said that
US landing military aircraft in Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo – The government of the Dominican Republic has authorised several United States military aircraft to land in the country in the coming days as part of an operational support
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AfDB funding Morocco’s airport expansion
Rabat – The African Development Bank (AfDB) said on Friday it would lend Morocco 270 million euros ($316 million) to finance upgrades to the country’s airport infrastructure in time for
‘Open up’ about loans
Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne wants Government to give the public a full disclosure regarding its borrowings. Speaking yesterday in the House of Assembly during debate on the Economic Diversification And
U-13s off to Guyana for cricket tour
The future of Barbados’ cricket left the island yesterday for Guyana where the best Under-13 players will engage the hosts in a number of development matches from December 13 to
CAL Air Shift
From February next year, the Barbados hub of Caribbean Airlines Ltd (CAL) will be restructured and aircraft and crew stationed here will operate from Trinidad where CAL is headquartered. In
Son: Help my dad find a home
Roland Charlemagne is desperately seeking help for his 84-year-old father, whose long-time home has deteriorated into near ruin. For more than 50 years, his father, Patrick Poleon of Morris Gap,
US Navy admiral makes early exit
MIAMI – The admiral in charge of US military forces in Latin America retired two years early on Friday, amid rising tensions with Venezuela that include Wednesday’s seizure of an oil