Prime Minister Mia Mottley has secured a spot on the 2025 Forbes World’s 100 Most Powerful Women list, where she ranks No. 99 among the globe’s most influential political, business,
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Guyana Friday night the oil tanker seized by the United States earlier during the day “was falsely flying the Guyana flag” and is not registered here. In a statement, the
Continue readingGuyana says oil tanker seized by United States was flying Guyana flag illegally
Three calls were made between the mobile number assigned to former calypso monarch Aziza Clarke and the one assigned to Selwyn Stuart, on March 21, 2019. When the trial of
US forces have seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump said, marking a sharp escalation in Washington’s pressure campaign against Nicolás Maduro’s government. “We have
Continue readingUS seizes oil tanker off Venezuela as Caracas condemns ‘act of piracy’
Chief Licensing Officer Treca McCarthy-Broomes has declared that the licensing and inspection backlog affecting public service vehicles (PSVs) has now been resolved, with more than 400 certificates already issued and
Mexican lawmakers have approved a package of new tariffs, impacting hundreds of products, many of which come from China. The measures, which President Claudia Sheinbaum has said are needed to
Continue readingMexico approves up to 50% tariffs on China and other countries
One reader remarked: “Mrs Maynard-Watson, I understand what you are doing. Yes! A commercial fruit cake made with Bajan grown fruit would be a game changer.” As I read the
With Government’s vision firmly set on making Barbados the number one education system in the world within the next seven years, Minister of Educational Transformation Chad Blackman says the proposed
Continue readingPlan to give children ‘best global chance at success’
The proposed increase of the national minimum wage announced yesterday seems to have caught some employers by surprise. When contacted by this newspaper, many indicated that they needed to discuss
Continue readingSome employers unaware of planned minimum wage increase
Following three years of stability, some staff at the University of the West Indies Global Campus at The Pine, St Michael, are up in arms once again over the delay