Business

Pitch to boost business facilitation

The global business sector is keen to continue working with Government and other partners to improve business facilitation in Barbados. Joanna Austin, president of BIBA, the Association for...

Barbados helping to spearhead US$500m disaster emergency fund

Barbados is playing a leading role in an international effort to secure a major new financial lifeline if...

Power hike concern

Questions and concerns are being raised about the fuel-related hike in electricity costs which Barbados Light & Power...

Accountants target social change

Finance is emerging at the frontline of social change in the Caribbean, according to the world’s largest talent...

Karen Yip Chuck appointed Republic Financial Holdings CEO

Republic Financial Holdings Limited has appointed Karen Yip Chuck as its Group President and Chief Executive Officer, subject...

POLL: City Manager

CHIEF OPERATIONS officer at Sagicor Life Inc. J. Edward Clarke said Bridgetown should get a city manager to look after its affairs.He was speaking...

11-Plus meetings start next week

THE FIRST IN a series of town hall meetings on the Barbados Secondary Schools’ Entrance Examination (BSSEE) will begin next Wednesday, December 10.An initiative of...

Avoid the price wars

Getting into “price wars” with competitors during the current recession could be the death of some Barbadian companies.That’s the warning coming from longs-tanding University...

Barbados and Trinidad sign fishing protocol

THE GOVERNMENTS of Barbados and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago have taken steps to protect the crew and fishing vessels of their nationals...

AS I SEE THINGS: Much to be grateful for

On November 30, 2014 Barbados celebrates 48 years as an independent nation from Great Britain, moving the country within a mere two years of...

Bank donates to Salvation Army, Poppy League

THE BARBADOS POPPY League and Salvation Army have each received yet another welcome contribution from CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank which will positively impact the...