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...

Preconco lands Bermuda deal

BARBADIAN COMPANY Preconco Limited has secured a major contract in Bermuda.This was announced by operations manager Joshua Read, who said the project involved the...

BEHIND THE HEADLINES: 2016’s mixed blessings

Independent analysts and editorial writers got it right. As 2016 beckoned a year ago, the prognosticators in the United States Britain, Canada, China, Barbados...

TOURISM MATTERS: My 2017 wish list

Not to have a wish list in the first column of a new year would just look wrong. With this in mind, here are...

Social security under pressure

CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES have been warned to take note that social security schemes in the region may face increasing financial pressure in years to come....

THE HOYOS FILE: FTC says no to BL&P hedging on fixed cost

The Fair Trading Commission (FTC) released a statement on Thursday, December 29, saying it had denied the Barbados Light & Power Company Limited’s (BL&P)...

10-MINUTE MANAGER: Teila Williams

Teila Williams is creative director of AYO Creative Ventures. Are you where you’ve always wanted to be?No, I am not, but I do believe I...