World Bank approves $108 million loan
The World Bank has approved a US$54 million (BDS$108 million) loan for Barbados, which Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley said will not only help...
CDB: New president soon
The name of the next Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) president should be known by next month.
The CDB’s board of governors announced in a brief...
BL&P green light
Barbados Light & Power Company (BL&P) now has permission to introduce some fresh evidence in court as it seeks to overturn the Fair Trading...
‘No evidence’ of forex issues
Concerns are being raised about investors being able to access foreign exchange for overseas investments, but Central Bank Governor Dr Kevin Greenidge says he...
Violent crime hurting economies and budgets
New International Monetary Fund (IMF) research has concluded that violent crime and insecurity remain major barriers to prosperity in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Key...
Businesses ‘not climate ready’
Businesses and other organisations in Barbados and the Caribbean are not taking climate-related risks seriously enough, despite the region’s high vulnerability to the negative...