Business

Power hike concern

Questions and concerns are being raised about the fuel-related hike in electricity costs which Barbados Light & Power Company (BLPC) says is causing its residential customers to pay at...

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...

Fitch flags SOE risk

International credit rating agency Fitch Ratings will be keeping a close eye on Government’s effort to improve its...

IMF, World Bank meetings offer developing nations no new answers

BANGKOK - Last week's meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank yielded no new answers for...

From The Archives: Vehicle owners told to be wary of thieves

ALMOST EVERY DAY this year, articles have been stolen from motor vehicles across the island and police are calling on vehicle owners to be...

From The Archives: Prisoners say ‘no’ to condoms

INMATES at Glendairy Prisons are saying “no” to condom-vending machines.Speaking on behalf of a group of “concerned inmates”, a just released prisoner told the...

From The Archives: He lived and died by the gun

ANOTHER NOTORIOUS Barbadian criminal who lived on one end of the gun, died on the other end yesterday.Alfred Harding’s near 40 years of crime...

Say It Like A Bajan: High wind know wih ole house live

Bajan Saying: High wind know wih ole house live.Duppy know who tuh frighten.Interpretation: Advantage is taken of those known to be weak.

Pricier pasta

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – From family dinner tables to fancy restaurants, plates of pasta are likely to be a little pricier in the coming...

Still ‘right to remain silent’

BARBADIANS have been assured there’s no risk to an accused person’s long held right to silence under “official questioning” by the police.That assurance came...