Shawn Cumberbatch

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Watson to challenge BLPC nod for costs

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Attorney Tricia Watson will be challenging the Fair Trading...

No immediate rise in bills

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Utility regulators have approved a Barbados Light & Power...

Bajans deeper in debt

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Barbadian families are deep in debt. While the latest Financial...

Mortgages rule loans sector

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The continued expansion in mortgages to facilitate the increased...

Growing risks threaten financial stability

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Barbados’ financial system is stable but local regulators are...

Receiver invites bid for Solar Dynamics assets

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Long-standing Barbados manufacturer Solar Dynamics Limited, an internationally-recognised pioneer...
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Barbados buys $251m in produce from US

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Barbados’ big appetite for imported agricultural commodities is channelling millions of dollars into the hands of United States (US) food producers. Last year alone, the...
Business

‘Airlift a boost for tourism’

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The recovery in airlift capacity is central to future tourism growth opportunities for Barbados, but economic turbulence in key source markets for visitors could be...
Politics

Eyes on Estimates

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Government's plan to allocate $2.4 billion to ministries and other key entities next financial year will be under the microscope from this morning. Education, $474.1...
Business

Govt looking mostly to domestic financing to make up shortfall

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Government will have a $1 billion deficit in its budget for the new fiscal year starting on April 1 and it will be relying...
Business

Region needs ‘own tax policy’

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Barbados and other CARICOM member states should establish their own tax policy to be used when doing business with the rest of the world. That...
Business

New CDB boss sets out top priority

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Institutions of Barbados and the region need strengthening and this is a top priority of new Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) president Daniel Best. The Barbadian,...
Business

Tariffs will hit region’s consumers

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What a time to be an international trade analyst! That was my first thought after reading the latest memorandum dated February 1, 2025, announcing...
Business

Barbados passes OECD test

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Barbados has passed a major international test of its efforts to counter harmful tax practices more effectively. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)...
Business

Economist sees growth but high dependence a downside

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Barbados’ economy is showing some “resilient economic growth”, but the country’s high dependence on the global economy is a significant risk. That is the assessment...
Business

Debt burden declining, but agency still watchful

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Moody’s Investors Service has not followed three of its counterparts in upgrading Barbados’ credit rating and it is not saying if such action is...
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