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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...

Chickmont investing $35m to ensure poultry supply

Chickmont Food Limited is stepping up with $35 million in investments to boost Barbados’ food security, especially as it relates to the supply of...

Playing field lights ‘for free’

Members of sports teams and other Barbadians will no longer have to pay for the use of lights at playing fields in their communities. Minister...

‘We have a parenting crisis’

Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment Charles Griffith believes Barbados has a “parenting crisis” and has promised that his ministry will try to...

Ministry doing more to assist ex-inmates

The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment is doing more to help people who serve time in prison make a smooth transition back...

Sutherland: NHC helping Bajans find land

The National Housing Corporation (NHC) is assisting some of Barbadians who own houses but for various reasons need land to relocate their properties. This was...

Tariffs ‘threaten prices, supplies’

Barbados and other countries which are heavily reliant on the United States (US) market could face increased consumer prices and disruptions in global supply...

Barbados’ captive insurance ‘can grow’

Barbados can be a bigger magnet for insurance business, especially the captives niche, which is a form of self-insurance that an increasing number of industries...

Visa transactions ‘help spending surge’

Barbadian consumers contributed to a surge in spending via their use of debit cards, credit cards and other platforms of global digital payments company...

Instant payment system coming

The Central Bank of Barbados is taking a significant step in modernising the country’s payment infrastructure with the issuance of a Request for Proposal...

New policy on the diaspora coming

A new policy is coming to facilitate how Government relates to Barbadians in the diaspora. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kerrie Symmonds said...