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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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IDB predicts 2.1 % growth for region

Shawn Cumberbatch -
The Latin America and Caribbean economy will grow by 2.1 per cent this year. That is the prediction of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), which...
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Greenidge leads investment promotion effort

Shawn Cumberbatch -
Investment promotion agencies in the region will continue working together to attract more investment to the Caribbean. Barbadian investment promotion leader Kaye Greenidge, speaking following...
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Fortress says no to crypto

Shawn Cumberbatch -
Barbados based mutual fund company Fortress, which for the first time in its near 30 year history has more than $1 billion in total...
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Let’s celebrate our women

Julia Haynes -
This International Women’s Day, we are focusing on how the act of giving changes lives. Under the theme Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women...
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Business Barbados ‘seeing early success’

Shawn Cumberbatch -
The new Government agency established to improve the ease of doing business has made progress, but the real benefits are likely to be seen...
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SurePay: We can’t handle rising costs

Carlos Atwell -
SurePay (Barbados) Limited says it can no longer absorb the rising costs associated with its operations as the Barbados Consumer Empowerment Network (BCEN) raises...
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