Business
Central bank governor honoured with GUBA Award for economic leadership
The Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados (CBB), Dr. Kevin Greenidge has been awarded the GUBA Black Star Award – Vanguard for Economic Leadership recognising his extraordinary contributions...
Business
Scotiabank launches AMEX Platinum Card
Scotiabank has launched The Platinum Card in partnership with global payments company American Express (AMEX), signalling the beginning...
Business
Govt not blocking PAC, says Cummins
Government is not stopping Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) from functioning.And it is not borrowing money in secret,...
Business
‘Positive response’ to farming, fishing initiative
Barbadians have shown overwhelming interest in the new Farming and Fishing Gateway Training Initiative with 238 expressions of...
Business
Guyana’s oil production hits 900,000 barrels per day
ExxonMobil Guyana Limited Wednesday announced that the daily production in the Stabroek Block has increased to 900,000 barrels.“Guyana’s...
Concern over two-year citizenship
Questions are being raised about Government’s plan to reduce to two years the period in which Barbadian citizenship can be attained.The Barbados Bar Association (BBA)...
Sagicor gets Fitch upgrade
Sagicor has received a credit rating upgrade from Fitch Ratings.On October 21, the global credit rating agency announced that it “upgraded Sagicor Financial Company...
Digital payments surge
Consumer payments have shifted decisively towards digital options since 2019.As it prepares to launch the national instant payments system (IPS) BiMPay at the end...
CoopEnergy: BAMC in breach
The Barbados Sustainable Energy Cooperative Society (CoopEnergy) says that up to the time the Barbados Agricultural Management Company (BAMC) terminated the agreement between the...
JetBlue lauded for growing island’s reach in US
Barbados’ steady rise in the United States tourism market is being credited to a decadelong partnership with JetBlue Airways, which was yesterday lauded for...
Hurricane Melissa triggers 100% payout from World Bank Catastrophe Bond for Jamaica
The World Bank says the Government of Jamaica will receive a full payout of US$150 million under its catastrophe insurance coverage.In a statement on...




