Shawn Cumberbatch

Keep reading

Port reforms ‘could save $19m’

The Barbados Chamber Of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) is...

AM Best upgrades Sagicor

Financial services group Sagicor Financial Company Limited, including its...

BiMPay ‘right move’

Governor Dr The Most Honourable Kevin Greenidge is again...

Fees fuel bank profits

Commercial banks are consistently making a large share of...

Financial markets ‘rebound from Iran war’

Global financial markets have rebounded from the disruptions caused...

BARP reports major surplus

When members of the Barbados Association of Retired Persons...

Sol appeals FTC decision

Sol Petroleum (Barbados) SRL says it has filed an appeal against the Fair Trading Commission’s (FTC) decision, stating that the fuel company engaged in...

IMF green light for US$56m draw down

The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) executive board yesterday gave the green light for Barbados to immediately draw down about US$56 million from the institution. This...

Report: Banks maintaining profits via fees

Commercial banks in Barbados are relying more on fee income to increase or maintain their profitability. The 2023 Financial Stability Report stated this was the implication of...

Cooperative ‘tackling loan delinquency’

The Barbados Teachers’ Co-operative Credit Union Limited (BTCCUL) is reporting its highest total income since before the COVID-19 pandemic. However, BTCCUL officials are concerned about...

Brazil keen to elect new CDB president

Brazil, the incoming chair of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), is keen for the institution to elect a new president following the controversial departure...

Anti-money laundering ratings up

Barbados effort to intensify the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing has earned it improved ratings from the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force...

No.1 cruise choice

With Barbados’ cruise tourism sector continuing to rebound, new research says the Caribbean continues to be the world’s leading cruise destination. This is stated in...

Interest pain

Government is likely to continue facing higher than normal debt repayment costs because themuch-anticipated lowering of global interest rates has not yet materialised. That is...

Call to move tourism investments from the coast

Sea, sun and sand have been key attractions for Caribbean tourism, but a regional development banker is hoping for the day when new tourism...

Major projects rebound in region

There has been a resurgence of major infrastructure projects in the Caribbean as regional economies rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic downturn. Gillian Charles-Gollop, executive director,...