‘One Republic Place’ by mid-2018
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Republic Bank (Barbados) Limited, Ian De Souza, operating the excavator yesterday to officially break ground on the One Republic Place office...
View ArticleMortgages on the rise
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Republic Bank (Barbados) Limited, Ian De Souza. AT least one bank is reporting an excellent uptake of its mortgage options last year, attracting $7...
View Article‘Warrens branch doing well’
Republic Bank (Barbados) Limited has been reaping success at its Warrens branch and Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Ian De Souza, expects that this will continue well into the future....
View ArticleBLP up to the task, says Mottley during press conference
Opposition Leader, Mia Mottley says the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) is ready to face the electorate whenever the date for general election is announced. Giving the assurance that there is...
View ArticleDLP General Secretary responds to Opposition’s recent statements
GENERAL Secretary of the ruling Democratic Labour Party (DLP) George Pilgrim has said that recent statements by Opposition Leader, Mia Mottley, can be interpreted as a grab for power. He is also...
View ArticlePhipps: Embrace service dogs
Philanthropist and Barbados’ Jubilee Honouree, Richard Phipps, presenting the Merlin Enhancing Device to Minister of Education, the Hon. Ronald Jones. There is a call for Barbadians to recognise the...
View ArticleOpposition Leader asked to take her seat
OPPOSITION Leader Mia Mottley was asked to cut her contribution in the Lower House short yesterday, after Speaker of the House Michael Carrington questioned the relevance of presentation to the...
View ArticleInniss raises productivity concerns
A Government minister says that low productivity is a significant issue that Barbados cannot run away from and in fact must address. Minister of Industry, International Business, Commerce and Small...
View ArticleClassic cars on show
The ‘Car Of The Show’ in the first Classic Cars exhibition for 2017 was owned by Cecil Ince (right), retired chairman of Foster & Ince, who shared a photo with Philip Bynoe of Courtesy...
View ArticleNGOs need to band together to achieve goals
By: Cara L. Foster Non-governmen-tal organisations (NGOs) are being encouraged to come together in order to work collaboratively and help each other achieve their goals. This urge came from Kemar...
View ArticleProductivity, efficiency must be reviewed
MEMBER of Parliament for Christ Church South John Boyce says the whole question of productivity and efficiency must be revisited in Barbados. His comments came in the Lower Chamber during his...
View ArticleDr. Connell throws out challenge to media houses
The Vice President of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Barbados (HSFB) Inc., Dr. Kenneth Connell is throwing out a challenge to all of the media houses in this island – always have an automated...
View ArticleBe aware of symptoms of serious cardiac event
Be aware of the symptoms associated with a serious cardiac event. This is the advice that to the new CEO of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Barbados (HSFB) Inc., Fiona Anthony is sending out to...
View Article2 000 persons trained in Emergency Cardiac Care
By: Patricia Thangaraj Two thousand persons to date have been trained in Emergency Cardiac Care (ECC) by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Barbados (HSFB) Inc. So states the President, Humphrey...
View ArticleBarbados/China relations robust
By: Tanya Lightbourne New Political Counsellor at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Barbados, Zou Xi promises to work hard alongside his colleagues to take the relationship between the...
View ArticleSmall deficit recorded
Dr. Kevin Herbert receives his prize from Culture Minister Stephen Lashley, while from left, NCF CEO Cranston Browne, BPWCCUL Cedric Murrell, his mother Avril Herbert, BPWCCUL Marketing Officer Tracia...
View ArticlePrime Minister Stuart is the Productivity Champion
Prime Minister Freundel Stuart is the National Productivity Champion for the Year of Productivity, and he has underscored the importance of productivity, describing it as the pivot on which the...
View ArticleBarbados, China strengthen relations
Chinese Ambassador to Barbados, left, Wang Ke, and the Minister of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, Ronald Jones, as they signed the Agricultural Agreement yesterday evening.By: By Cara...
View ArticleInniss speaks on Minimum Wages Bill
While the majority of employers in Barbados are fair and reasonable, there are some who exploit workers and the Minimum Wages Bill will aid in the reduction of this. Leading off the debate in the...
View ArticleFund-raising is a skill
Guest speaker, Scott Swansen, from Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission.By: Cara L. FosterIT is important to build relationships with persons that donate to your charities. This advice comes from Scott...
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