Business

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 of us know the BEC for its work on employment matters...

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...

Frustrating waits at QEH pharmacy

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s (QEH) pharmacy is still struggling to make up the backlog as a result of...

10-MINUTE MANAGER: Mario Boyce

Mario Boyce is assistant manager, aftersales administration at McEnearney Quality Inc. Are you where you’ve always wanted to be?I started almost two years ago in...

THE HOYOS FILE: Life through the lens of economics

Unless you read the RBC Caribbean Economic Report, which is published every month in PDF format and emailed to the bank’s clients, journalists and...

Guests want out

THE SOUTH COAST sewage leak is taking a toll not just on residents, but on business owners as well.And just as visitors to the...

Marion’s new IT mission

SHE EXCELLED IN economics and diplomacy, now Dr Marion Williams is out to leave her mark in the information technology (IT) field. And she...

HR must master the art of delivery

THERE IS NOT a human resources (HR) professional who has not felt the pressure to make the impossible possible. Some persons believe that the...

WIBISCO named Caribbean exporter of the year

THE WEST INDIA Biscuit Company Limited (WIBISCO), widely known for their baked goods such as biscuits and cookies, copped the Caribbean Exporter of the...