Tag: Business
Digital payments surge
Consumer payments have shifted decisively towards digital options since 2019.
As it prepares to launch the national instant payments system (IPS) BiMPay at the end...
CoopEnergy: BAMC in breach
The Barbados Sustainable Energy Cooperative Society (CoopEnergy) says that up to the time the Barbados Agricultural Management Company (BAMC) terminated the agreement between the...
JetBlue lauded for growing island’s reach in US
Barbados’ steady rise in the United States tourism market is being credited to a decadelong partnership with JetBlue Airways, which was yesterday lauded for...
Hurricane Melissa triggers 100% payout from World Bank Catastrophe Bond for Jamaica
The World Bank says the Government of Jamaica will receive a full payout of US$150 million under its catastrophe insurance coverage.
In a statement on...
Make ‘people more resilient’
One of the Caribbean’s leading economists is urging Barbados and other islands in the region to establish public investment funds and pump more money...
Duguid: Region needs the best infrastructure
Minister of Planning and Development Dr William Duguid believes the Caribbean’s survival now depends on the design, financing and construction of the best infrastructure.
He...