THE REAL ESTATE sector “has the potential” to lead the charge towards increased renewable energy development in Barbados, says a former Government energy advisor.
David Staples, who is a director of Williams Industries Inc., said while it was not “the panacea some thinking it to be”, the time “has arrived for renewable energy, despite some manageable bumps ahead in the road, especially for Barbados, which lies in the
best part of the world’s sunbelt”.
Writing in the new edition of real estate company Terra Caribbean’s annual publication Th...
Imagine life without electricity. With no lights, electric stove, or water pump, you must travel miles to fetch water and firewood, running a particular risk of attack if you are a girl or a woman. At home, you cook over a smoky stove or an open fire, raising your odds of getting lung and heart disease. If you are pregnant, you may die in the dark, giving birth at a clinic that lacks air conditioning and modern medical equipment. Without vaccines, which require refrigeration, your children remain vulnerable to deadly diseases. At night, they study by the light of a kerosene lamp, which causes burns when the fuel spills. Earning a living isn’t easy, either. No electricity means no sewing machines or rice mills, no pumps for irrigating crops, and no way to keep drinks cold or keep a store...
A good number of people are rushing to beach city Cox’s Bazar and hill station Rangamati to re-energize their minds and souls that had got bored because of a long blockade and hartal programme.
The city people want to inhale fresh air, walk freely and without any fear along the beach line or uneven roads of Rangamati during this brief holiday, thanks to a break in general strike programme, being sponsored by BNP-led alliance.
With Thursday as an Independence Day holiday, holiday-makers got another two-day weekend this time, without an...
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has penned a new agreement with Travelport that will offer even more of its fares and content to travel agents via the GDS.
Under the expanded partnership, the Bangladeshi national carrier will provide its full content to Travelport’s global network of 67,000 travel agencies. This includes
international, domestic and group bookings, as well such ancillaries products as paid seating and extra baggage.
Travelport said the flexibility of domestic and group bookings is “of particular relevance for travel agents in Bangladesh, as ...
The United Airways (BD) Limited has planned to introduce a Jet Aircraft, MD-83, in addition to its regular flights by ATR-72 aircraft on Dhaka-Chittagong route from Monday to attract more domestic passengers.
The 170-seat jet engine aircraft will shuttle between Dhaka and Chittagong once from Monday alongside its regular flights operated by the 66-seat ATR-72 aircraft. The airline charges Tk 3800 for one-way Dhaka-Chittagong trip and Tk 7000 for a round trip.
The aircraft (MD-83) will depart from Dhaka for Chittagong at 7:45...
Sedan cars will start plying the highways in Bangladesh at the beginning of next year.
PHP, an industrial conglomerate based in Chittagong, is ready to manufacture cars of this model, the first of its kind in the private sector, in the country.
PHP is going to establish a unit at Anwara with a capacity of manufacturing 1200 Sedan cars a year.
The company is investing around Tk 4.0 billion (400 crore) for setting up the industry on 30 acres of land where several hundred workers including 50 per cent expert engineers wi...
best part of the world’s sunbelt”.
Writing in the new edition of real estate company Terra Caribbean’s annual publication Th...
