Business

Cave Shepherd eyeing expansion

Cave Shepherd & Company Limited is in expansion mode, with officials eyeing new business opportunities in Barbados and Guyana. This comes as the company reports a $13 million profit and...

Economist believes it’s right time for transformation

Having stabilised the economy, the authorities must now shift gears to achieve the even harder task of transforming...

Munro-Knight warns importers over produce Barbados can grow

Agriculture Minister Dr Shantal Munro-Knight is placing those importers who are bringing produce which could be grown here...

Service providers urged to raise standards

Barbadian service providers will remain locked out of foreign markets unless they raise their standards at home, Minister...

Zeemoney customers told to call Bank

Customers with concerns after the shutting down of the Ghana-based fintech company Zeemoney can contact the Central Bank...

‘70% of workers disengaged’

Barbados could be losing $1.6 billion a year to disengagement and lost productivity in the workplace. That is the “conservative” estimate of new research by...

Bajans deeper in debt

Barbadian families are deep in debt. While the latest Financial Stability Report (FSR) flags the $6.64 billion in household debt at the end of 2025...

Mortgages rule loans sector

The continued expansion in mortgages to facilitate the increased construction of houses and commercial properties has become “a key structural vulnerability” on the books of...

Growing risks threaten financial stability

Barbados’ financial system is stable but local regulators are warning that global risks have intensified, increasing the likelihood of adverse spillovers into the domestic...

Receiver invites bid for Solar Dynamics assets

Long-standing Barbados manufacturer Solar Dynamics Limited, an internationally-recognised pioneer of solar water heating technology, is facing an uncertain future. The assets of the company, which...

IDB lauds fiscal progress, cites challenge

Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) economists believe Government will find it more difficult to achieve a fiscal target that is key to reducing the public...