Father’s Day was a quiet day for some, but for many others they went all out to ensure the men in their lives knew how important they were and ensured the celebration reflected the occasion. At the Lighthouse Restaurant at Hilton Barbados, it was a triple celebration for Tyrone Davis as he and his family celebrated Father’s Day, his wife’s birthday, and his sister Maureen’s birthday. Tyrone said they usually …
The ten Barbadians who will jointly chart a new path that will lead to a new Constitution were sworn in early this morning at State House. Acting President of Barbados, Reverend Jeffrey Gibson first swore in Chairman of the Constitutional Review Commission, retired Court of Appeal Judge, Christopher Blackman. The retired jurist, followed by former Attorney General, Adriel Brathwaite; former president of the Senate, Kerryann Ifill; attorneys-at-law Gregory Nicholls and …
Barbados is being held aloft as proof that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is no longer the institution that pushes countries into economic reforms at the expense of pain and social dislocation. This was made clear by managing director of the IMF, Kristalina Georgieva, who noted that unlike the tough structural adjustments of years gone by that gave little consideration to the social cost, Barbados had emerged from its four-year …
Barbados is getting another $46 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as the international financial institution concludes its seven and final review of Government’s current Extended Fund Facility arrangement. News of the additional funding came as the IMF’s executive board said that Barbados’ economy was recovering, but its medium-term growth prospects “depend on accelerating structural reforms to improve the business climate, diversify the economy, and facilitating green and digital …
A week before the conclusion of a departmental inquiry into the Government Industrial School (GIS), two female wards have been charged by police with assaulting a staff member. A 16-year-old girl and a 13-year-girl, both wards of the Barrows, St Lucy institution, are due to appear before a Magistrate today. The assault allegedly occurred last Saturday at Barrows, when pandemonium broke out at the school again and a craft teacher …