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‘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...
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Bajans deeper in debt

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

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

Barbados’ financial system is stable but local regulators are warning that global risks have intensified, increasing the likelihood...
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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...
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Greenidge: BIMPay set to launch June 12

Colville Mounsey -
Come June 12, the BIMPay digital payments platform will be launched and there will be no further postponement, declared Central Bank Governor Dr The...
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Central Bank Governor says Barbados economy in “excellent” position at start of 2026

Colville Mounsey -
Barbados’ economy has entered 2026 in an “excellent” position, with 20 consecutive quarters of growth, low inflation, falling debt and strong foreign reserves, according...
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RF mutual funds boost returns

Shawn Cumberbatch -
RF Bank and Trust is reporting increased returns for three Barbados-based mutual funds that have a combined $73.3 million in assets. The $33 million Premium Income...
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Portvale repairs still incomplete

Carlos Atwell -
Grinding at Portvale Sugar Factory remained on pause yesterday as work continued to fix a mechanical failure since Thursday. A spokesman for the Barbados Energy and Sugar...
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Caribbean Digital Transformation Institute launched

Shawn Cumberbatch -
Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) in Barbados and the Caribbean now have some additional help in their quest to transform their operations digitally. This...
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‘Let AI lift routine workload’

Ashada Joseph -
Administrative professionals are being urged by the Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados to use AI rather than resist it. Dr The Most Honourable...
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