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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...

‘Challenging time’ for Barbados Farms

Barbados Farms Limited (BFL), one of the country’s longstanding...

‘Explore’ Oval’s investment potential

Barbadians must stop being “meek and mild and peaceful and polite” if they want their country to really reap the financial sweets from investments...

Eyes on cricket T20 World Cup

BEFORE BARBADOS HOSTED its first Cricket World Cup final in 2007, Barbadians expected the costs to outweigh the benefits. Research shows they felt differently...

Central Bank steps up fight against hackers

THE CENTRAL BANK OF BARBADOS is working with other regulators and its licensees to fortify the financial system against “inevitable” cyber attacks. Tamara Hurley, Deputy...

World’s prices up after seven months

Global food prices have increased for the first time in seven months. And while the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations (UN)...

Non-bank regulation revamp

BARBADOS-BASED financial institutions that are not banks will be under increased monitoring by the Financial Services Commission (FSC). FSC chairman Oliver Jordan expects this to enable...

Government may have to bail out cash-strapped SOEs

Government may have to allocate millions of dollars to continue bailing out some cash-strapped state-owned enterprises (SOEs). A new Fiscal Risk Statement from the Ministry of...

Barbados firms lead mobile payment acceptance

FIRMS IN BARBADOS are leading the acceptance of mobile payments when compared to their counterparts in 12 other Caribbean countries. None of the islands, however,...

UWI scholarship honouring Brancker

AN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT of the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, will have the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of the...

Sagicor reports ‘monumental’ 2023

SAGICOR’S EARNINGS have shot past the $1 billion mark on the back of its recent acquisition of Canadian insurer ivari. In fact, the financial services...

Some Budget measures ‘need clarity, detail’

Barbados’ leading accounting firms have generally welcomed Government’s latest budgetary proposals, but are keen for clarity and more details on a number of the...