Barbadians: Keep It Local
The Caribbean Is One Nation. Barbadians: Keep It Local Barbados Coat of Arms By Michael Headley The mere fact that in 2014 Goddard Enterprises Limited (GEL) returned an 'improved profit' over the previous year, was enough reason for Chairman, Charles Herbert and Managing Director, Anthony Ali to be upbeat in their Christmas message to their staff. GEL is Barbados' largest locally-owned conglomerate. Unfortunately, locally-owned is fast becoming a thing of the past and we can only hope that as 'strict guardians of their heritage' the company will stay locally-owned and not suffer the fate of the Barbados National Bank (BNB) the West Indian Biscuit Company (WIBISCO) and the Barbados Shipping and Trading (BS&T). According to Chairman Herbert, this success did not come by osmosis but by the synergies of prudent Managerial decisions and t