37 new water tankers within a few weeks nationnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nationnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
New fish landing facility ‘latest in fisheries overhaul’
Article by May 22, 2021
The Mottley administration has made improvements to almost every fish market on the island in three years, declared Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy Kirk Humphrey on Friday, promising to soon attend to the remaining fish landing sites yet to be upgraded.
He made the comments at the opening ceremony of the Pile Bay Fish Landing Facility which was refurbished by the neighbouring Bridgetown Port at a cost of $1.5 million.
Humphrey said the islandwide refurbishments were all part of Government’s plan to overhaul the fishing industry.
People back in the Port to clear packages nationnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nationnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
May 11, 2021
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by this author are their own and do not represent the official position of the Barbados Today Inc.
by Guy Hewitt
The frantic search for a CEO of the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI) is matched in recent memory only by the hunt for Winston Hall.
But this is no laughing matter for tourism is the lifeblood of our economy, accounting in 2019 for 36.2 per cent of GDP. Due to COVID-19, thousands of households: workers, managers and owners alike are under immense financial pressure but political interference is making a bad situation worse.
In 2019, William ‘Billy’ Griffith, the BTMI CEO credited with turning around Barbados’ tourism product and bringing record numbers of visitors, advised he was relinquishing his job to give the organisation an opportunity to recruit a new leader and ensure a smooth transition. This is now 2021 and still no one is in post. We can only presume that he was pushed.
Port, at 60, unveils new brand identity, green energy push
Article by May 7, 2021
Barbados Port Inc., the state-owned corporation of the Port of Bridgetown, has officially rebranded as the port marked its 60th anniversary Thursday, declaring it is now positioning itself to become one of the world’s highest-rated green maritime ports, its CEO said.
David Jean-Marie made the comment as he addressed the unveiling of the new corporate identity and logo for the BPI at its Blue Cube headquarters on Thursday.
Jean-Marie said that the new corporate identity is in line with the BPI’s objectives of increasing its efficiency and capabilities to international standards.