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A proposal for port workers to become shareholders in the holding company that will replace the Barbados Port Inc. (BPI) and for Barbadians to also get the opportunity to invest, is set to go before that agency’s board next week.Chairman of the BPI David Jean-Marie made the disclosure on Wednesday after Prime Minister Mia Mottley enquired about the status of discussions on the move, during debate in Parliament on the Appropriation Bill 2023.He disclosed that the management team will next Thursday make a presentation to the board on the transformation of the port, which includes not only inno...

The Tourism Accommodation Bill will be presented before Parliament in the coming months according to Minister of Tourism Ian Gooding-Edghill. The Minister was speaking in Parliament during the Estimates Debate on Monday when he announced there was a need to ensure Barbados maintained its standard of being an ideal tourist destination. “We have to ensure that the equivalence of an AirBNB is properly regulated because there are product quality issues,” …

Blue Horizon Hotel and Savannah Beach Club Hotel & Spa, both of which are located in Christ Church, are up for sale. That was the announcement from Minister of Tourism, Ian Gooding-Edghill, who was speaking in Parliament during the Estimates Debate yesterday in the well of the House of Assembly. Negotiations are currently underway for the divestment of the Savannah Beach Club Hotel & Spa with the Minister aiming to …

Approximately one billion dollars will be spent to finance the Ministry of Tourism’s multifaceted 2020-2030 plan which is inclusive of separate projects to build infrastructure on the island. Speaking during the Estimates Debate in the well of Parliament on Monday, chief executive officer of Barbados Port Inc., David Jean Marie, said among the projects were the expansion of Berth 6, a container freight station and a central container examination facility. …

All secondary students will be entitled to an additional two years in school when the new educational reform system is implemented. This was disclosed by director of educational reform Dr Idamay Denny, who also indicated that the new system to replace the Barbados Secondary Schools’ Entrance Examination could be in place by 2023. Speaking during the Ministry of Education’s turn in the Estimates Debate in the House of Assembly yesterday, …