Entrepreneurs tapping into AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly shaping how entrepreneurs in developing countries start, manage and grow their businesses.That is the finding of the new UN...
China taxes contraceptives by 13% to boost birth rate
People in China will pay a 13 per cent sales tax on contraceptives from January 1, while childcare services will be exempt, as the...
CDB providing grant funding for region’s cultural and creative industries
The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) says it is providing a grant of US$190,000 to support the hosting of regional events and conferences that...
BEC: Let the Board handle future minimum wage adjustments
The Barbados Employers’ Confederation (BEC) is urgently calling for all future minimum wage adjustments to go through the Minimum Wage Board.In a statement today...
Cocoa fix boosts GEL earnings
Goddard Enterprises Limited’s (GEL) annual profit has surged by $24.3 million, driven by a major turnaround in the Barbados conglomerate’s cocoa processing company in...
‘Clarify’ UN tax plan
Barbados is calling for clarity, precision and respect for national sovereignty as discussions that could see oversight of global tax matters shift from the...