Business

Chamber exploring alternative sources

The business community is intensifying efforts to help provide more affordable consumer prices as Barbadians continue to feel the pinch of a high cost of living. Barbados Chamber of Commerce...

BCCI: Business community working to ease cost of living

Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) president Paul Inniss says the business community is working to help...

Trinidad Cement Limited’s local results improve

The Barbados market is no longer contributing to its manufacturing output, but Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL) says operations...

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...

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...

CEOs ‘target AI and talent’

The confidence chief executive officers (CEO) have in the global economy has hit a five-year low, the KPMG 2025 Global CEO Outlook found. This come...

Import dependence ‘no problem’

As Barbados’ trade deficit expands by $252.6 million, former Central Bank of Barbados Governor Dr DeLisle Worrell is arguing that long-standing import dependence is...

Most tourists spending one week

Most visitors to Barbados are spending no more than a week. The majority of them are arriving from the United States (US) as most tourists...

‘Room for tourism boost’

Barbadian tourism expert Alvin Jemmott believes the sector is “in a relatively good position” but has significant room for improvement. The former chairman of the...

Jamaica receives support from IDB

In the wake of Hurricane Melissa, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group President Ilan Goldfajn joined Caribbean heads of state in a visit to Jamaica’s...

Higher earnings expected from tourism, says minister

Barbados is on track to rake in higher tourism earnings this year. Minister of Tourism and International Transport Ian Gooding-Edghill made the disclosure yesterday during...