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Govt finalising debt swap for health

Government is moving to finalise a debt-for-social swap targeting...

English decline ‘a concern’

Minister of Finance Ryan Straughn has expressed concern about...

Countdown for end of 11-Plus begins

The countdown has officially begun for the end of...

Dip in overall maths, English

St Gabriel’s Primary School dominated this year’s Barbados Secondary...

Walters slams Govt ‘secrecy’

Democratic Labour Party Spokesman on finance Senator Ryan Walters...

Still mum on BiMPay cost

Questions about the cost of Barbados’ new BiMPay platform...

‘Youth need ways to earn’

As Barbados recorded its 17th murder for the year – months before the halfway mark – behavioural expert Professor Dwayne Devonish is warning that...

Renewed effort to reduce NCD cases

Barbados has launched a renewed assault on the non-communicable disease (NCD) crisis with the unveiling of the Know Your Numbers campaign, as the Ministry of Health...

CXC to use more AI in operations

Chief Executive Officer of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), Dr Wayne Wesley, has offered reassurance to educators and administrators across the region, asserting that...

Union ready to act as ‘too many long-standing issues unresolved’

President of the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT), Rudy Lovell, has again raised alarm over what he described as the Ministry of Education’s failure...

US tariffs ‘could threaten tourism, stability’

Barbados could be facing a fresh economic storm as economist Jeremy Stephen warns that recently announced United States tariffs may deliver a serious blow...

Youth excel at $20 business challenge

Turning just $20 into thriving business ventures, some of Barbados’ brightest young minds lit up the stage at the Sagicor School of Business and...

BCEN knocks move to ease freight costs

The Barbados Consumer Empowerment Network (BCEN) has voiced concern over the Government’s proposed reintroduction of customs valuation measures aimed at easing freight costs for...

Private sector body: Buy local, regional goods to ease tariff impact

Chairman of the Barbados Private Sector Association (BPSA), Trisha Tannis, is advising Barbadians to turn to locally and regionally manufactured goods as a buffer...

Strong voter turnout for NUPW presidential election

A surge in voter participation has marked today’s National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) elections, with general secretary Richard Green reporting a turnout higher...

Symmonds: Wise decision on Afreximbank

Minister of Foreign Affairs Kerrie Symmonds says the economic and strategic benefits Barbados stands to reap from hosting the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) far...