Education Reform Advisory Board A Must
A high-level Advisory Board is being established by the Barbados Union of Teachers on education reform, given the current state of play in the sector. President, Pedro Shepherd says the 12-man body will be made up of practitioners including the heads of the Association of Principals of Public Primary Schools, the Barbados Association of Public […]
Medical Marijuana Investors Keen
Foreign investors, especially from Canada, are said to be already showing significant interest in investing in Barbados’ planned medicinal cannabis industry. And, Chief Executive Officer of the Barbados Medicinal Cannabis Licensing Authoritty Dr. Shantal Munro-Knight, also sees significant potential for job creation in that sector. She was speaking on Voice of Barbados’ call-in program “Getting […]
“Make Them Pay” Say Hotel Workers
A promise made by Prime Minister, Mia Amor Mottley to use the National Insurance Fund to pay severance to hundreds of former hotel workers and then recover the money from the hotel owners is not finding favour with those demanding to be paid out. Miss Mottley in her address at the Independence Day Parade and […]
Term Limit For Central Bank Governor
Government has gone to parliament to amend the act governing the Central Bank, saying its seeking to resolve a number of key governance issues at the institution and to safeguard its credibility. Introducing the Central Bank of Barbados Bill, Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Ryan Straughn, listed a number of concerns about the way […]