IMF pleased with Barbados’ economic progress
The International Monetary Fund has praised Barbados’ progress with its economic reform program stating all targets have been met. A statement released by the IMF today notes that a team led by Bert van Selm visited the island last week to discuss implementation of Barbados’ Economic Recovery and Transformation (BERT) plan, supported by the […]
Ex minister says DLP will recover
Former Democratic Labour Party MP and cabinet minister Stephen Lashley says he’s expecting his party to recover from its thirty to nothing election defeat last year and says he wants to see it speedily put in place, a line-up of its key spokespersons on various issues. Speaking to moderator Peter Wickham on the Down to […]
Local chicken farmers dismiss rumours about an alleged outbreak in the industry
Local chicken farmers and their representative body, the Barbados Agricultural Society, have dismissed as malicious, spiteful and untrue, a message being circulated on social media alleging that there’s a bacteria outbreak that is killing broilers. Some key producers along with Chief Executive Officer of the BAS, James Paul, not only assert that the rumour […]
Cow-itch cleanup around the Blackman and Gollop Primary School
… Minister of the Environment and National Beautification, Trevor Prescod, has promised the parents and teachers at the Blackman and Gollop Primary School that the cow-itch problem that forced the temporary closure of the school will be cleaned up this weekend. And he also asserts that the owners of the land adjacent to the school […]