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Barbados helping to spearhead US$500m disaster emergency fund

Barbados is playing a leading role in an international...

Global tensions ‘driving up costs’

Until geopolitical issues, including wars in major international markets...

Power hike concern

Questions and concerns are being raised about the fuel-related...

Accountants target social change

Finance is emerging at the frontline of social change...

Fuel surge to blame

Barbadians will have to dig deeper into their pockets...

FTC reviewing Flow’s latest price increase

Flow Barbados’ imminent price increase for some broadband and...

‘Food-related inflation impacts prices’

Food-related inflation has contributed significantly to price increases in Barbados over the past two years. That is the conclusion of a Central Bank of Barbados...

BRA moves to stop arrears build-up

The Barbados Revenue Authority (BRA) is intensifying efforts to ensure Barbadians pay their taxes while stopping arrears from becoming unmanageable. BRA Revenue Commissioner Jason King...

BL&P defends rates

Barbados Light & Power Company Limited (BL&P) has acknowledged that electricity affordability is a genuine concern for many Barbadians, but it says Barbados is...

Public sector ‘better off under BLP’

Public Sector workers have been better off under the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) administration, benefiting from permanent appointments, salary increases and help with the...

Goddard Enterprises nets $31m

Goddard Enterprises Limited (GEL) is reporting an “excellent” first quarter of its 2026 financial year. It was a period in which revenue declined, but profitability...

Borrowing up to $469m

Businesses and households are borrowing money from financial institutions in a way they have not done since 2013. New credit to these customers increased by...

‘No BLP plan for the north’

The Barbados Labour Party administration has shown that it has no proper development plan for the north of the island and the decline of...

CTO head sees potential for continued upward movement

Tourism in Barbados and the Caribbean is poised for continued growth this year. Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) secretary general Dona Regis-Prosper is confident that will...

Barbados has third most onerous electricity cost

Barbados has the third most burdensome electricity cost in the region, the new Caribbean Energy Price Index has estimated. This follows an analysis of the...

‘Caricom trade reset critical’

Barbados and other CARICOM economies must this year pursue regional cooperation as a strategic response following “a tumultuous year in regional and global trade”. That...