Students of the St. Martin’s Mangrove and Workman’s Primary Schools recently received words of encouragement and positive messages from leading insurance and financial institution, Sagicor, as part of the company’s ongoing Adopt-A-School programme for the current school year. In recognition of the month of love and coinciding with children’s return to the classroom, Sagicor shared […]
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by Marlon Madden Renewable energy and environmentally friendly are perhaps not the first words that come to mind when one thinks about a power generation plant in Barbados or any other part of the world for that matter. However, the island’s sole electric utility company, the Barbados Light and Power Company Ltd.(BL&PC), is aligning its […]
by Marlon Madden Trade between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the European Union (EU) remains a top priority, officials from the EU Commission have assured. However, they continue to be concerned that Barbados and other regional states are not taking full advantage of existing trade policies including the Economic Partnership Agreement, which was implemented over […]
It should be a much better showing from the Barbados senior national women’s team in their second qualifying match of the 2022 Concacaf W Championships scheduled for tomorrow at the San Cristobal, Estadio Panamericano, Santo Domingo. Based on what is already known on paper, the Lady Tridents coached by Mario Harte and Emmerson Boyce, have […]
by Marlon Madden Newly appointed Chairman of the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) Renee Coppin has identified the ease of doing business as a priority area for the association this year. What is more, Coppin, who took up the post earlier this month, noted that she will be placing strong emphasis on research in […]
Former Barbados player and Cricket West Indies level three high performance coach Shirley Clarke had nothing but praise for the skills and talent shown by players during the first two rounds of the Regional Four-Day West Indies First Class Cricket Championship. Clarke said the competition thus far has showcased a few talented players whose skillset […]
Barbados’ last remaining regional conglomerate is reporting a major revival in its financial fortunes as the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be easing. In its latest public filings, Goddard Enterprises Limited (GEL) told shareholders that the first quarter of its current financial year produced net income of $24 million. And according to GEL’s chairman Thomas Herbert […]
It was jubilation time for the senior national women’s football team as they registered their first win of the 2022 Concacaf W Qualifiers with an impressive 3-1 victory over Aruba last night at the San Cristobal, Estadio Panamericano, in Santo Domingo. Prolific striker Soraya Toppin-Herbert struck a goal as early as the fourth minute as […]
The first quarter profits of the Republic Bank Group are trending upward, despite the bank’s admitted uncertainty about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In recently released unaudited financial highlights, the Trinidad and Tobago headquartered financial institution recorded pre-tax profits for the quarter ended December 31, 2021 of US$86.08 million. This represented a modest increase on the […]
West Indies cricket has been trying to rebuild since 1995. And this is 2022 and we are still in rebuilding mode. And we are here because we lack the vision to get the sport to operate in the 21st century. Our recent fiasco was the T20 World Cup. We took a senior citizens squad to […]