Port Changes to Save Customers Millions
The Bridgetown Port has announced operational changes it says should reduce container-related port charges by ten percent and save customers millions of dollars annually. Chief Executive Officer, David Jean-Marie, says that effective this coming Sunday, April 9th, there will be a transition to what’s called a full Free Out Port. At the same time, the […]
Businesses Expecting Crop Over Boost
President of the Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Anthony Branker, expects a boost in economic activity from Crop Over this year that should be bigger than last year’s restart after the covid-19 hiatus. He believes additional business will be generated due to a larger Grand Kadooment. President of the Barbados Chamber of Commerce […]
Break-in at Shopping Complex
The search is on for the suspects who burglarised a St. Phillip shopping complex in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Video footage has been making the rounds showing what appear to be three masked men approaching the location and later running off carrying items in bags. The police confirm that a store at the […]
Developing Gastro Outbreak
Health officials say there’s a developing outbreak of gastroenteritis here. Barbados has recorded for February and March this year more than six times as many cases of gastro as for the same period last year. Dr. Leslie Rollock, the Senior Medical Officer of Health Responsible for Communicable Diseases Surveillance believes there’s cause for concern. […]