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Barbados tops CDB evaluation

Barbados has stood out as the strongest performers among...

New system coming to shore-up country’s security

The effort to secure Barbados’ borders is intensifying, with...

Technical issues behind arrivals data error 

Senior officials involved in the compilation and publication of...

Govt to expand dialysis capacity

Government will significantly expand the availability of facilities for...

‘Strong year’ for AffinityPlus

Another leading credit union is reporting a strong financial...

‘Challenging time’ for Barbados Farms

Barbados Farms Limited (BFL), one of the country’s longstanding...

IMF $128m in the bag

Barbados can immediately draw down US$64 million (BDS$128 million) from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), but the international financial institution says local authorities have...

Credit union group hits $2.09b

The financial services group headed by Barbados’ largest credit union has surged well past $2 billion in assets, fuelled by increases in cash resources,...

IDB loan to help energy sector

Barbados’ energy sector is in line for a major boost now that Government has secured approval for a US$150 million loan from the Inter-American...

Boost to police’s efforts to reduce gun crimes

With lawmen having removed 51 illegal firearms from the streets since January, Government will be increasing its support so that the Barbados Police Service...

Private sector urged to boost exports

Government wants the private sector to play a more active role in helping Barbados grow its exports to significantly boost foreign exchange earnings and...

BRA gives top-up tax guidance

The clock is ticking for multinational enterprise (MNE) groups required to comply with corporation top-up tax requirements and the Barbados Revenue Authority (BRA) is...

Experts warn of worse effects from war crisis

Some experts monitoring the oil price shock and related fallout from the war in the Middle East are warning Barbados and other Caribbean economies...

CIBC Caribbean profits dip

CIBC Caribbean Bank Limited has recorded a dip in its quarterly and half-year profitability but management says the financial results remain “solid”. On the heels...

Digital payments trump cash

Cash is no longer king in Barbados. It has been dethroned by digital payments. Central Bank of Barbados data shows that this trend was reinforced...

BLPC limiting costs

Barbados Light & Power Company (BLPC) teams are working “day in and day out” to keep the cost of electricity down. But with fuel prices...