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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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Record earnings for Sagicor

Shawn Cumberbatch -
After boosting its core earnings to a record US$142.3 million in 2025, Sagicor is targeting “three robust avenues for growth” to become a more...
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Rollout of BiMPay delayed until June 12

Sherrylyn Clarke -
The rollout of BiMPay, Barbados’ national instant payment system, has been delayed until June 12, 2026. Governor of the Central Bank, Dr The Most Honourable...
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BL&P moves to recover costs

Shawn Cumberbatch -
An increase in oil prices is not the only reason Barbadians could face higher electricity bills. Barbados Light & Power Company Limited (BL&P) has filed...
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Groups hoping for ease

Shawn Cumberbatch -
Organisations representing consumers, small businesses and retirees are all hoping for an ease when Minister of Finance Ryan Straughn delivers Budgetary Proposals in the...
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Inchcape: EV market set to surge

Carlos Atwell -
Electric vehicles are accounting for about a fifth of the energy vehicles in Barbados and that is expected to grow, says the commercial director...
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Port to expand

Shawn Cumberbatch -
Plans are being developed for a new purpose-built cruise facility at the Bridgetown Port and it could involve investment from major cruise lines. Barbados Port...
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