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21% more for food and drink

Barbadians have been paying about 21 per cent more...

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...

IMF forecast: 3.9% economic slowdown

Barbados will experience an economic slowdown in the coming year as the world economy, including Latin America and the Caribbean, loses steam. That is the...

Symmonds says boat insurance is the way to go

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kerrie Symmonds wants Barbados to move to a stage where fishing boats are insured. He made the suggestion...

Fintech attracting interest across Caribbean

The Caribbean is witnessing a financial technology (fintech) revolution driven by a diverse array of start-ups, regulatory shifts, and international partnerships. That is the assessment...

Business Barbados draws near

Government on the verge of taking a major step towards fulfilling its promise to significantly improve the ease of doing business. Seven months after Prime Minister...

Fitch upgrade ‘sign of progress’

Central Bank Governor Dr Kevin Greenidge says the latest credit rating upgrade from Fitch is clear evidence that Barbados’ economic reform programme is working. That...

Telecom market battle heats up

Cable and Wireless (Barbados) Limited (C&W) and Digicel have been battling it out for market supremacy since Government liberalised the telecommunications market about 20 years...

CIBC: Fee within Central Bank guidelines

CIBC Caribbean says its imminent reinstatement of a domestic electronic funds transfer (EFT) fee for corporate clients in Barbados is consistent with guidelines issued...

500 sex cases ‘backed up’

Attorney General Dale Marshall has lamented that there are about 500 sexual offences cases awaiting trial in court. His hope is that the steps Government...

Report: Small firms support minimum wage

Some small businesses in Barbados appear to support an increase in the national minimum wage. This is the finding of research which the Small Business...

FSC seeks to make submissions

Barbados Light & Power Company Limited's (BLP) bid to have the Fair Trading Commission’s (FTC) electricity rate decision overturned by the High Court has...