Construction associated with the transformation of the old Edgewater Hotel into a world-class beach house and villa has some St Joseph residents are up in arms. They say access to the Joe’s River gully from the Joe’s River Bridge will be blocked by two concrete columns on either side, a claim made in a video earlier this week by resident Victor Lewis. However, attorney Faye Finisterre, who is representing the …
Negotiations between Government and the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) will continue. After a meeting with the membership last night at the Dalkeith, St Michael headquarters, union leaders were given a mandate to continue negotiations although Government had moved from its initial position. “This meeting is a furtherance to the last meeting that we had where the Government had increased their offer. We too had moved our offer at …
Former Prime Minister Freundel Stuart is cautioning Barbadians against getting too carried away with the “truce” that was brokered last Thursday in Chapman Lane, The City, unless the parties involved are also going to be turning in weapons. “Phase 2 would have to be that the Attorney General and Minister are going to lead them on a day appointed to Central Police Station to hand over their firearms. Because if …
With exception of cavalcades, Crop Over 2023 will be back with the full slate of national events. This was revealed during a post-Cabinet press conference at Parliament on Friday by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office with responsibility for Culture, Senator Dr Shantal Munro-Knight. “This year, unlike last year, we will see again Junior Kadooment on the calendar. Last year we moved to Pandemonium and that was extremely successful, so …
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley believes Barbados can be the hub of transshipment to the African and South American markets. Mottley was speaking in Parliament on Wednesday, the second day of the Estimates Debate to discuss the Appropriation Bill 2023. In her opinion, it is imperative that Barbados leverages its geographical location in order to grow the economy. “It is quicker to travel from Barbados to Accra, Buenos Aires, Dhaka, …