IMF Staff Completes 2016 Article IV Mission to Barbados
A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Judith Gold, visited Barbados during May 9–19 to conduct discussions for the 2016 Article...
Rising Healthcare Costs Impacting GDP
Barbados is losing 2.6 per cent of its Gross Domestic Product due to healthcare costs and productivity losses in respect of diabetes and cardiovascular...
Youth Urged To Study Cultural Industries Act
BARBADOS: Young persons interested in the opportunities available in the cultural industries sector have been urged to familiarise themselves with the legislation governing the...
Don't be complacent this hurricane season
The 2016 Atlantic Hurricane season has opened with renewed calls for Barbadians to be prepared and not be complacent.
The reminder that “it only takes...
Community Department Assessment Surveys
BARBADOS: A series of Community Needs Assessment Surveys are to be carried out across the island.
Hosted by the Community Development Department, the surveys will...
Parents Urged To Immunise Children
BARBADOS: Health Minister John Boyce has stressed the importance of immunisation to reduce the burden of vaccine-preventable diseases in Barbados.
Speaking at a church service...
CSME Students Meet With Prime Minister Stuart
BARBADOS: Prime Minister Freundel Stuart has reiterated that the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) is not an end in itself, but “a means...
Reparations Submissions Invited
The National Task Force on Reparations is encouraging members of the public to submit their views on the matter of reparations as it relates...
E-Government Master Plan Soon
The E-government Master Plan being formulated for Barbados will soon be completed.
So says Permanent Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of the Civil Service, Alyson...
Barbados Seeking To Break Into Cuban Market
BARBADOS: With the formal re-establishment of diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States (US), Barbados and other CARICOM countries are now seeking to...
