Sir Courtney Blackman passes

The Central Bank of Barbados confirms that Sir Courtney Blackman, the first and longest serving Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados, has died at the age of 88. Sir Courtney died in the United States of America where he had been living for more than 20 years. Reacting to news of his death, current […]

Pollster predicts early general election in Barbados

Pollster and political consultant, Peter Wickham, is speculating that there could be an early election in Barbados. Mr. Wickham, whose company CADRES works across the region raised the issue in his introductory remarks as moderator on VOB’s Getting Down to Brass Tacks call-in program. He made the point while contrasting the political strategies of the […]