The Transport and Works ministry is looking to acquire two additional pothole patching machines to improve road fixing standards in this island.
Admitting that a “slapdash” approach has been taken to pothole patching at times, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport, Works and Water Resources Santia Bradshaw stated the machines would help with a cleaner process.
“I was actually looking at
By Shamar Blunt
A programme is in the works to prepare residents of some of the island’s coastal areas to respond in the event of a tsunami.
Coastal Planner from the Coastal Zone Management Unit, Fabian Hinds announced on Wednesday that the local Technical Standing Committee on Coastal Zone Hazards is in the advanced stages of creating the Tsunami Ready Recognition Programme.
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Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs Kirk Humphrey has dismissed the idea of introducing universal basic income (UBI) in Barbados.
Responding to a question from Senior Minister Dr William Duguid on the feasibility of such a system in Barbados, during debate on the 2023/2024 Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure, he said UBI was not a realistic concept for a small
One of the Caribbean’s most noted academics says the region’s economies are “sagging”, and it is time for an urgent economic make-over.Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies (UWI) is also suggesting that the continued focus on “old sectors” was no longer yielding the desired economic and social benefits for the region and its people.He argued that the time has come for greater focus on building out a more digital economy if the region is to remain competitive.“It doesn’t require much detailed assessment to recognise that the Caribbean economy pre-COVID, but now even clearer so post-COVID, the Caribbean economy is in need of new sources of entrepreneurial and innovative action and energy. We have to rebuild these economies,” Sir Hilary declared on Monday.Most regional economies depend primarily on the tourism sector for economic growth. With continued recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, regional and international organisatio