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Hundreds of Sanitation Service Authority (SSA) workers will have good reason to celebrate this Christmas with a share of just over $300 000 from Government.However, outspoken trade unionist and former Opposition senator Caswell Franklyn has described the payment as an attempt by Government to get SSA workers to stay with the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) with whom it is “more comfortable”.Chairman of the SSA Ramon Alleyne disclosed today that 601 SSA employees will be given $500 each from the Pandemic Levy Fund during the Government’s COVID-19 Humanitarian Awards Ceremony for f...

Despite successfully completing its first International Monetary Fund (IMF)-backed economic recovery programme and achieving certain targets, Government has so far failed to adequately whet the appetite of investors with its most recent bond offer.At the same time, the Mia Mottley-led administration seems to be some way off from going back to the international market to raise capital.The take-up of the recently issued $200 million Barbados Optional Savings Scheme (BOSS) Plus investment bonds has fallen short of expectation, according to Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados Cleviston Haynes...

Expressing concern about the potential impact of the plummeting value of the British pound on the tourism industry here, Roseanne Myers has suggested a campaign to encourage travellers to book in advance and take advantage of end-of-summer specials.She said while several tourism players may be looking to discontinue discounted rates on products and services as the winter season approaches, there should be a campaign to get potential travellers to book accommodation and visits to attractions in advance.Myers, who is General Manager of Atlantis Submarines, said such an initiative would also help...

Officials in the global business sector are being assured that all issues that could hinder Barbados’ chance of receiving a passing grade from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) as it relates to the exchange of information have been addressed.This assurance has come from Minister of Business Development Kerrie Symmonds, as he spoke during a Barbados International Business Association (BIBA) business luncheon on Wednesday at the Savannah Beach Club.Providing an update to the industry officials, Symmonds said a critical piece of the puzzle had been implemented and...

Fed up with a fellow ZR driver trying to prevent him from overtaking, Jerad Brathwaite took matters into his own hand.However, his actions landed him in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, where he admitted to slapping the complainant out of frustration.Brathwaite, of Brereton Village, St Philip, pleaded guilty to assaulting Chad Bishop on September 13, 2022, when the charge was read to him by Chief Magistrate Ian Weekes.In outlining the facts, prosecutor Sergeant Randolph Boyce said both men ply their trade on the Silver Sands route. On the day in question, the complainant ...