Author: Amit Somaru

Bridgetown. Barbadians will have to wait a while before The value added tax  (VAT) is restored to 15 percecent from the current  at 17.5, Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler  is…

Bridgetown. Property owners in Bridgetown have been urged by Minister of Culture Stephen Lashley to move with alacrity to refurbish some of the old buildings in area. Speaking to members…

Bridgetown. Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies (UWI)  Professor E. Nigel Harris, says the university is looking to develop a closer relationship with the private sector in…

Bridgetown. The Fairchild Street Market will be  demolished over the weekend, but vendors who operates in the area outside of the market says they were not notify of the demolition.…

Bridgetown. Director of Public Prosecutions Charles Leacock, has accused  companies and other institutions in Barbados are hiding white collar crime in an attempt to protect the image of their businesses.…

Bridgetown. The Government of Barbados has amended  the Land Tax Act, to exempt Barbados only living National Hero Sir Garfield Sobers exempt from paying land taxes on his primary residence.…

Bridgetown. New United States Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Larry Palmer,  presented  his credentials to Acting Governor General Elliott Belgrave earlier this week. A career dpilomat, he previously…

Bridgetown. The Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) has approved a loan of US$52 million to restart the stalled Four Seasons hotel and resort project. Barbados approached the IADB last year for…

Bridgetown. Lalu Vaswani is the new president of the Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), he replaced  Andy Armstrong who held the post for the past two years. Vaswani…