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...

BEHIND THE HEADLINES: The economic threat of crime

Every inch a clear thinker who prefers scholarly articulation, Professor Andy Knight opted for well-reasoned arguments to make an urgent appeal to the Caribbean.The...

No urgency on exchange of information

Barbados’ transparency and exchange of information (EOI) for tax purposes regime has been deemed “largely compliant”.The problem, says the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and...

THE HOYOS FILE: Doyle Caribbean brings home the foreign exchange

In the few times I have gone sailing on a yacht, I don’t remember hearing the classic melody of the same name by Christopher...

10-MINUTE MANAGER: Roger Maxwell

Roger Maxwell is Nissan sales manager at Courtesy Garage. Are you where you’ve always wanted to be?In many ways, yes. My aspirations were always to...

New $8m asphalt plant

THERE IS A NEW player in asphalt manufacturing and road paving in Barbados, and that company wants a piece of the action on the...

Double take

WHEN THE BARBADOS National Terminal Company Limited (BNTCL) is sold Government is expected to rake in more than double what was speculated as the...