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BiMPay transactions hit $6b

BiMPay, Barbados’ national instant payment system established by the...

Pitch to boost business facilitation

The global business sector is keen to continue working...

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...

Send bill through joint select committee, says Worrell

Stop trying to rush interception of communications legislation through Parliament and send it to a joint select committee for further consultation. Opposition Senator Andre Worrell...

Trim: Youth navigating unprecedented pressures

Government is doing more to help the youth, including those who are increasingly vulnerable to crime. In her maiden speech in the Senate yesterday, Government...

Bill aimed at ‘taking back our streets’

Government has been trying to “take back our streets” from criminals since 2018 and the Interception of Communications Bill, 2025, is just one of...

Insurers seized after ‘regulators find serious breaches in operations’

The Financial Services Commission (FSC) has seized management and control of Equity Insurance Co. Ltd, following what the regulator says are “serious breaches” in...

Concern over credit lending debt trap

Some credit union members in Barbados are falling into debt traps after being enticed by credit lending institutions. A number of them also continue to...

Sagicor Barbados earnings up

Sagicor is reporting millions of dollars in increased revenue and income from its insurance business in Barbados. Sagicor Life conducts life, health insurance, property and...

BHL sold in US$186m deal

Barbados-based beverage conglomerate Banks Holdings Limited (BHL) has been sold as part of a US$186 million deal involving its subsidiaries and affiliated Caribbean companies. On...

Central Bank launches BiMPay instant payment

The Central Bank of Barbados has launched BiMPay, the new national instant payment system, which from March 31, will facilitate payments between individuals, businesses,...

Profitable six months for OCM

One Caribbean Media Limited (OCM) is reporting an improved financial performance half way through its 2025 financial year. In a statement accompanying the group’s consolidated...

$367.3m in foreign direct investment

Foreign direct investment (FDI) worth $367.3 million flowed into Barbados in the first half of the year. This information comes from the Central Bank of Barbados,...