Fire at The Crane Resort
There is a fire at The Crane Resort in St. Phillip. The fire service says the call came in initially as a shed fire. The Chief Fire Officer could not at this stage provide details of the extent of the blaze but said “substantial resources” had been deployed. More details as they come to hand.
Corbin issues apology
The man whose racist remarks inflamed passions and triggered a heated debate on the topic in Barbados has issued a public apology. In a statement widely circulated on social media today, Clifford Corbin, the owner of a landscaping and excavation business, admits that recently a video was recorded by a passenger in his truck. He […]
Barbados’ pension system in for an overhaul, says IMF
Barbados pension system, especially as it relates to the public service, is in for an overhaul. This disclosure comes via the International Monetary Fund in its latest report on Barbados following an online review this week. The IMF notes that an actuarial review of the civil service pension system was completed in November last year […]
Electric bus owners pressing charges over vandalism
Barbados’ first converted electric-powered bus is now out of operation after it was vandalized by two boys. One of Endless Electric’s business partners Ralph ‘Bizzy’ Williams, says this is the second time the bus was damaged by the two boys in less than two weeks. Endless Electric is the company which converted the old Transport […]
Barbados meets IMF targets but contraction predicted in first quarter of 2021
Statement by the IMF At the request of the Government of Barbados, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Bert van Selm conducted a staff visit via videoconferencing between February 2-5, 2021 to discuss the implementation of Barbados’ Economic Recovery and Transformation (BERT) plan, supported by the IMF under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF). […]
Barbados record two more COVID-19 deaths
Barbados has recorded two more covid-19 deaths bring the total to 18. The island’s latest Covid-19 fatalities are an 83 year old man, and a 75 year old woman. The 83 year old man passed away at the Accident and Emergency Department of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital on February 4th. The senior lived alone and […]