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The recently formed Planning and Development Department has made significant progress in reducing the backlog of planning applications, says Senior Minister with responsibility for infrastructural projects Dr William Duguid.He reported on Friday that 1 600 approvals have been granted since January, as the department shifts through a large number of applications for new construction projects.“....And those run the gamut – be it commercial, be it houses, be it private entities and all sorts of things,” Duguid disclosed as he toured the construction site for the new Hotel Indigo in Hastings...

Government has again promised that the long-awaited opening of the Wyndham Grand Hotel, at the site of the historic Sam Lord’s Castle Hotel, will finally take place “by the year-end”.Additionally, Minister of Tourism Senator Lisa Cummins said that when the St. Philip facility does open, it will be a personification of what was presently being done in tourism. That is, incorporating a little bit of the old and a whole lot of the new, to take the sector forward.Speaking at a service of thanksgiving at the Sanctuary Empowerment Centre, Country Road, St. Michael on Sunday to launch the Touri...

Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa Cummins, said several initiatives aimed at reinvigorating the tourism sector were currently being planned, including future investment into a new convention centre. She was speaking on Sunday during a thanksgiving service to commemorate the start of Barbados Tourism week, held at the Sanctuary Empowerment Centre in Country Road, St Michael. Further referencing the current hotel project at Sam Lord’s Castle, the minister …

Several acres of land at Fortess Hill, St Thomas, are being prepared to be used for the living quarters for the hundreds of Chinese workers who will be employed on the Scotland District road rehabilitation project. Sources told the Sunday Sun that more than 300 Chinese workers presently on-site at Sam Lord’s Castle will soon be diverted to the Scotland District, as the rebuilding of the hotel was coming to …

Barbadians who depend on the sea egg season for a boost in their  income may be disappointed this year as a search of the reefs around the island have revealed an absence of the sea urchin. Those looking forward to the tasty treat, will also have a longer wait.In fact, investigating divers predict that the indefinite ban on sea egg harvesting may not be lifted any time soon, since the reefs are devoid of the delicacy.Though Government has made no formal announcement on the ban, the divers say the low sea egg population suggests that it would not be wise to open up for the traditional season i...