Tag: Business
FSC uncompromising on governance
Newly appointed chairman of the Financial Services Commission (FSC), Sir Patterson Cheltenham, has issued a firm warning to all entities under the regulator’s oversight:...
BCEN calls for review of FTC
The Barbados Consumer Empowerment Network (BCEN) wants a regulatory and legislative review of the Fair Trading Commission’s (FTC) mandate following the latter’s published stance...
Best: Region can be model for resilience
The Caribbean must grasp its chance to become a global model for resilience, by tapping into opportunities in renewable energy, trade, youth development, and...
Eight SOEs financial ‘red flags’
Experts in the Ministry of Finance are raising a fiscal red flag on eight cash-strapped state-owned enterprises (SOEs), warning that they are likely to...
BL&P moves to recover costs
An increase in oil prices is not the only reason Barbadians could face higher electricity bills.
Barbados Light & Power Company Limited (BL&P) has filed...
IDB wants ‘more scale and impact’ for development in Latin America and the Caribbean
The Inter-American Development Bank Group says it has earned “strong backing” from member countries to expand development financing across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and...