Business

‘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 Dr Shindale Seale, an international...

Bajans deeper in debt

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

Mortgages rule loans sector

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

Growing risks threaten financial stability

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

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...

Coat of Arms joint effort

PROBABLY THE independence symbol most widely used and ever present, but ironically most taken for granted, even ignored, is the Barbados Coat of Arms.Gracing...

His pledge for the people

ONE SYMBOL Barbados was without on November 30, 1966, was the National Pledge.But since then it has become one of the best known and...

Say It Like A Bajan: Wha’ evah pon de ground …

Bajan Saying: Wha’ evah pon de ground fuh de cat an’ de dogs.Interpretation: Finders, keepers.

Last-minute entry won prize for flag

IN WINNING THE flag design prize, Grantley Prescod not only felt a distinctive personal pride in seeing his creation hoisted on November 30, 1966,...

BBFW kicks off in style

THE FIRST OF two BB Fashion Week (BBFW)  runway showcases came off last night on the Peninsula Terrace of Hilton Barbados before an intimate...

Traffic changes for St Philip Carnival

THE ST PHILIP CARNIVAL Parade takes place on Monday, and to facilitate this event a number of temporary traffic arrangements shall be in effect...