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Construction of the highly-anticipated Hyatt Centric Hotel at Carlisle Bay is to begin soon, Senior Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Dr William Duguid announced in Parliament on Tuesday.Although not giving a date for the start of the delayed project, he said: “I understand that the Hyatt had some setbacks with its financing but they are soon about to start the construction of the Hyatt.”Minister Duguid offered no other details about the progress of the $175 million project which wil...

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Managing director RJG Boat Rides, and representative of MV Dreamchaser,  Russell Wilson, joined the growing voices of those condemning gun violence in Barbados. Wilson was speaking hours after a shooting incident in the Screw Dock, Cavans Lane, left one man dead and three others injured. “We wish to express our sympathy at the loss of another human life to gun violence. We also wish to clarify that this incident did …

At least one person is reported to be dead and two others injured following a shooting incident in the area of the Screw Dock in The City. More details as they come.  (Nation News)

We wonder how many Barbadians who flocked to the Pierhead, Bridgetown branch of Massy Stores last weekend, realised that they were witnessing what could be the beginning of one of the most consequential developments in the island’s recent history?The closure of the consumer goods store, which has its origins with the defunct Manning, Wilkinson and Challenor store some 80 years ago, is now making way for the realisation of the long-mooted Pierhead Development Project.The Pierhead Project, as it...

Back to work on revitalising Bridgetown Article by February 27, 2021 One of Barbados’ leading real estate developers believes that repeated reviews and unwillingness on the part of authorities have led to a “paralysis” of the planned redevelopment of Bridgetown over the years. However, Sir Paul Altman is warning that with what appears to be a pent-up appetite for investment, local authorities should move with haste in attracting investors and be timelier in handing dow...

Jenna: bring some in for your coffee. have you ever tried it? jon: i dont think i have. jenna: you have to do the right exact amount. jon: okay. jenna: im a calfornian on set. i will bring in free to give it a try and demonstration. jon: sound good. jenna: dramatic surveillance video of an armed robbery. two men who will stop at nothing to get cash from that register. plus a three-man crew dock at the international space station today. are they going to see something like this? this is all the...