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Massy still profiting in Barbados

Massy continues to profit from its operations in Barbados. The Trinidad and Tobago group’s unaudited consolidated financial statements for the third quarter ended June 30 show that Massy Holdings’ profit...
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BRA identifies land tax glitch, some property owners to be refunded

Some Barbadians are due a land tax refund after a glitch overcharged residential owners whose properties are valued...
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Call for greater cybersecurity awareness

Young people could be putting their personal information, devices and even home networks at risk without realising it,...
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Watson to challenge BLPC nod for costs

Attorney Tricia Watson will be challenging the Fair Trading Commission’s (FTC) latest approval of a Barbados Light &...
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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...
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China taxes contraceptives by 13% to boost birth rate

Nationnews Desk -
People in China will pay a 13 per cent sales tax on contraceptives from January 1, while childcare services will be exempt, as the...
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CDB providing grant funding for region’s cultural and creative industries

Nationnews Desk -
The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) says it is providing a grant of US$190,000 to support the hosting of regional events and conferences that...
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BEC: Let the Board handle future minimum wage adjustments

Nationnews Desk -
The Barbados Employers’ Confederation (BEC) is urgently calling for all future minimum wage adjustments to go through the Minimum Wage Board. In a statement today...
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Cocoa fix boosts GEL earnings

Shawn Cumberbatch -
Goddard Enterprises Limited’s (GEL) annual profit has surged by $24.3 million, driven by a major turnaround in the Barbados conglomerate’s cocoa processing company in...
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‘Clarify’ UN tax plan

Shawn Cumberbatch -
Barbados is calling for clarity, precision and respect for national sovereignty as discussions that could see oversight of global tax matters shift from the...
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Full rooms signal bright start to winter tourism season

Colville Mounsey -
Barbados’ winter tourism season has opened on a strong note, with hotel occupancy levels climbing above last year and many properties already operating at...
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