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Government’s introduction of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, which came into force in 2021, ostensibly aims to provide transparency and standardization in credit reporting activities.However, for legislation that has such significant implications for Barbadians, there is still too much that members of the public do not know about the legislation.The Central Bank of Barbados has been playing the lead role in the dissemination of information about the legislation using various platforms and forums.Secretary to the Board of the Central Bank, Mr Elson Gaskin, in a statement released by the Govern...

Dane Skeete and Tyler Mayhew have claimed their second victory in Sol Rally Barbados, adding this year’s trophies to those they won on their debut in the event’s World Rally Car class in their Subaru Impreza WRC S12 in Sol RB19. After a dramatic weekend of changing fortunes among the front-runners, their margin of victory in the 32nd running of the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) premier event was one minute and 10 seconds.A stunning performance on his own four-wheel-drive debut earned Josh Read second place and the FIA R5 class win with Barry Ward in the ex-Sol Esuf Ford Fiesta R5, the firs...

Barbados’ top road tennis players Sheldene Walrond and Mark ‘Venom’ Griffith are singing the praises of the government for levelling the playing field where both men and women will receive BDS$20, 000 cash in the June 12 Barbados Road Tennis Open tournament.The reigning number one female player Walrond who will represent the constituency of St. James South in the island-wide community-based event put on by the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment said this was a great way to get more women playing.“I feel really good this tournament is taking place because it has been tw...

There are times when the Caribbean’s demonstration of unity, particularly among members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), is admirable.Examples of the cooperation and agreement occur on several levels. We have spoken with one voice on the need to end the unconscionable United States of America economic embargo of our Caribbean neighbour, Cuba.We come together to ensure that our University of the West Indies (UWI) remains one of the premiere global higher institutions of learning.The Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas has ensured that we codified how members including Antigua and Barbuda, The ...

It is difficult to stay silent and ignore the carnage that is taking place in the United States of America where too many citizens have become so numb to the frequent mass shootings of innocent people. Frankly, the killings are acts of terrorism which the authorities there have failed to label as such.The murders have become so routine that we too, who follow the international cable news networks, have come to accept this as part of the norm for Americans.We can only grieve for the parents, relatives, and friends of the 19 children and two teachers who lost their lives in a condemnable killing...