Business

Port reforms ‘could save $19m’

The Barbados Chamber Of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) is calling for a more collaborative and evidence-based response so that Barbadians can benefit from a reduced cost of living. This includes...

Celebrating 70 Years of supporting Barbadian businesses

For 70 years, the Barbados Employers’ Confederation (BEC) has been helping to shape how we work in Barbados. Most...

Heat drives rush for ACs, fans

As Barbados braces for intense heat in August, retailers are reporting stronger demand for fans and air conditioning...

AM Best upgrades Sagicor

Financial services group Sagicor Financial Company Limited, including its Barbados-based subsidiaries, has received a series of credit rating...

Fees fuel bank profits

Commercial banks are consistently making a large share of their profits from fees, including $152.6 million collected in...

Sean the cheesecake specialist

They say necessity is the mother of invention. Although Sean Ifill did not invent cheesecakes, he baked them to fund his studies.While the owner...

Barbados tax breaks ‘unfair’

A Canadian business lawyer and politician has called Barbados his country’s “favourite tax haven” and he wants the Justin Trudeau administration to initiate changes in...

TOURISM MATTERS: Light industries’ part to play

Frankly, I have always felt that it is essential for so many reasons to involve all sectors of the economy in the business of...

BEHIND THE HEADLINES: Trump expectations

As the Donald Trump era begins after Friday’s presidential inauguration in Washington D.C., Lloyd Lovell, a Bajan businessman in Denver, Colorado has a bit...

10-MINUTE MANAGER: Alimayu Young-Codrington

Alimayu Young-Codrington is owner and digital media producer of Mayu Projects. Are you where you’ve always wanted to be?I am extremely happy with the progress...

THE HOYOS FILE: The Red Book – #10

They came in at the peak of the market, although they themselves did not know it at the time. But I seem to recall...