Tuesday, November 18, 2025

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...

Scotiabank launches AMEX Platinum Card

Scotiabank has launched The Platinum Card in partnership with global payments company American Express (AMEX), signalling the beginning...

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,...

‘Positive response’ to farming, fishing initiative

Barbadians have shown overwhelming interest in the new Farming and Fishing Gateway Training Initiative with 238 expressions of...

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...

Light Show Protest Ahead of COP11 and Why it Matters for the Caribbean

Liza KatsiashviliSomething out of the ordinary was noticed at the WHO’s COP11 venue last week in Geneva. A light show illuminated the building’s walls,...

Make ‘people more resilient’

One of the Caribbean’s leading economists is urging Barbados and other islands in the region to establish public investment funds and pump more money...

Duguid: Region needs the best infrastructure

Minister of Planning and Development Dr William Duguid believes the Caribbean’s survival now depends on the design, financing and construction of the best infrastructure.He...

Fiscal performance ‘must improve’

Barbados has not had an investment grade credit rating for more than ten years and to get one, Government will have to significantly improve...

Insurer laments rising crash costs

With Barbados averaging about 15 vehicle collisions per day, a leading insurer says this is no longer sustainable as it is costing the country...

King: Prepare for transfer pricing

Newly-appointed Barbados Revenue Authority (BRA) Revenue Commissioner Jason King is urging corporations to prepare their operations for the introduction of explicit transfer pricing tax...