SISA & BAMC Mark May Day with Landmark Agreement
The Barbados Agricultural Management Company and the Sugar Industry Staff Association have hailed as a milestone, a landmark collective bargaining agreement signed this morning to mark the Labour Day holiday. The BAMC is the state agency that operates the lone sugar factory, Portvale, as well as about a third of the sugar cane farms. Meantime, […]
PSV plea
Public service vehicle operators are concerned over the 58 cents per litre increase in the price of diesel. President of the Alliance Owners of Public Transport, Roy Raphael, notes it further increases their operational costs and piles more pressure on the sector. Meantime PSV operator Ian Walcott hopes the sector can get help from […]
Poultry prices to rise by up to 12%
The President of the Egg and Poultry Producers Association, Stephen Layne confirms that the price of eggs and poultry products is likely to increase by ten to twelve percent. This follows an eight percent hike in the price of feed from the local manufacturer from this week, a 58 cents per litre increase in the […]