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Senator: Too many working without contracts

Government Senator Roshanna Trim believes that too many workers...

Bajans borrowing more

Institutions and households are borrowing more money from financial...

Concern over jail for regulatory breaches

Opposition Senator Karina Goodridge is questioning why non-violent regulatory...

Economic growth slows for Barbados

Barbados’ economy has now expanded for 21 consecutive quarters. However,...

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...

ICAB: Tax administration system a challenge

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Barbados (ICAB) has highlighted the need for the country’s tax administration system to improve. ICAB chief executive officer Lisa...

BICO reports modest loss

Local Ice Cream Manufacturer BICO Limited is reporting a financial loss despite growing its revenue over the past year. This is due to persistently high...

Best: Region can be model for resilience

The Caribbean must grasp its chance to become a global model for resilience, by tapping into opportunities in renewable energy, trade, youth development, and...

Eight SOEs financial ‘red flags’

Experts in the Ministry of Finance are raising a fiscal red flag on eight cash-strapped state-owned enterprises (SOEs), warning that they are likely to...

Breakfast debate

Business Executive Roseanne Myers is questioning why Government is starting a breakfast programme to feed all primary school children from September. She thinks such universal...

CDB chief aims to deliver more

Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) President Daniel Best is ready to deliver an encore. This follows a successful, yet challenging, first year in office that left...

Ishmael wanted more from Budget

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness Davidson Ishmael has praised the Budgetary Proposals and Financial Statement as people-centric, but he...

Record earnings for Sagicor

After boosting its core earnings to a record US$142.3 million in 2025, Sagicor is targeting “three robust avenues for growth” to become a more...

BL&P moves to recover costs

An increase in oil prices is not the only reason Barbadians could face higher electricity bills. Barbados Light & Power Company Limited (BL&P) has filed...

Straughn to ‘bring insight from across society’

With the war in the Middle East triggering higher oil prices and concerns about overall increased costs, it is unlikely to be business as...