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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...

Thorne vows to bring tax relief

There is so much hardship in Barbados now that the poor and middle class need an immediate ease in taxation to give them more...

‘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...

Govt needs $598m for last-quarter debt

Government will require about $598.6 million to pay debt for the December 2025 to March 31, 2026 period. With the Ministry of Finance projecting that...

CDB working to unlock capital

The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is intensifying efforts, including the implementation of new programmes, to widen access to millions of dollars in financing and...

Call to deepen economic links

Jamaica Prime Minister Andrew Holness is urging the region to stop behaving like it is peripheral to the global system. He is recommending that countries...

US$1.6b in Africa trade opportunities

With importers in Barbados and the region looking to diversify their source markets away from the United States (US) and other traditional suppliers, new...

Capital markets ‘need help’

As the Caribbean strives for growth and competitiveness, the road must be made easier for capital markets in Barbados and elsewhere to help the...

BL&P customers paying less due to low oil prices

Barbados Light & Power Company Limited (BL&P) customers are paying lower electricity bills thanks mainly to lower international oil prices. BL&P is also attributing the...

New CIBC country head

Experienced banker Victor Boyce will be CIBC Caribbean’s new Barbados country head from February 1, subject to regulatory approval. Chief executive officer Mark St Hill...

BERT targets productivity boost

With labour productivity growth averaging just  0.8 per cent annually since 2018, Government is seeking to boost it under the Barbados Economic Recovery and...