New Fire Station to Open at Port
A new Portside Fire Station is nearing completion. A team of officials led by Minister of Home Affairs and Information Wilfred Abrahams, Chief Fire Officer Errol Maynard and the port’s Chief Operations Officer Ian Stewart toured the 2.8 million dollar facility this morning. Mr. Abrahams says the station will be outfitted with vehicles capable of […]
B’dian Performers/Creatives Urged to Get a Pension Plan
The Barbados Association of Creatives and Artistes is in support of calls for entertainers to invest in pension plans for after they retire. The Minister responsible for Culture, Dr. Shantal Monroe-Knight on Sunday encouraged artistes to have these measures in place once they stop performing. BACA President, Colin Spencer also believes it is important that […]
FTC to Hand Down Final Decision on Electricity Rate Hike Request
It’s now just a matter of time before electricity customers find out whether they will face a rate hike and if so how much. After a second hearing on the matter, the Fair Trading Commission is to hand down its final decision on the Barbados Light and Power Company’s request for an eight percent hike […]