Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Business

Trade between Korea and Latin America and the Caribbean reaches record level

The Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) says it is commemorating 20 years of partnership with Korea this year, as trade between the country and Latin America and the...

Hart’s business career ‘meant to be’

It turns out that Jonathon Hart was destined for a career in business.That was not obvious to the...

‘Year of wins’ for Co-op League

The Barbados Cooperative and Credit Union League is celebrating two major breakthroughs.During its annual general meeting recently at...

Private sector urged to support farmers

Chief Executive Officer of the Barbados Agricultural Society (BAS), James Paul, has called for greater collaboration between private...

Trade uncertainty threatens economy

The International Monetary Fund (IMF), which has slightly lowered its 2025 growth forecast for Barbados from three per...

Barbados ‘lacking PPP policies’

Government and the business community need to do more to facilitate and undertake  investment projects using public-private partnerships (PPPs).That is the recommendation in the...

Quality infrastructure getting a boost

Barbados is one of 15 CARIFORUM members that will benefit from a new 3 million Euros (approximately BDS$7 million) initiative to strengthen their quality...

Government continuing SOE reform

Government will continue with the reform of state-owned enterprises (SOE), which in some cases includes private sector involvement.This was outlined in the Barbados Fiscal...

BARP at 30: Three decades of purpose, power & pride!

The Barbados Association of Retired Persons (BARP) celebrates a major milestone  -  30 years of service, advocacy, and empowerment! Since its founding on October...

Deposit insurance rule ‘could cripple small co-ops’

A consumer body is warning of the demise of Barbados’ smallest cooperatives as the $3 billion credit union movement nears the end of a...

Uber says service for licensed taxis only

Uber says its service in Barbados, the Uber Taxi, is exclusively for licenced taxi drivers.In a release yesterday, the ride-hailing giant announced that its...