Tag: Central Bank governor
Governor fears impact of bad weather on food crop
Local agriculture is feeling the heat from climate change.
Central Bank Governor Dr Kevin Greenidge says this can negatively impact the sector’s economic contribution this...
New governor soon, says Mottley
Barbadians will soon know who the next Central Bank governor will be.
When quizzed on who will take the mantle yesterday, Prime Minister Mia Amor...
Haynes: Recovery won’t be overnight
Central Bank Governor Cleviston Haynes is urging Barbadians not to expect an overnight economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Haynes, noting that uncertainty continued to...
Jobless Blow
The negative ripple effect is evident in Government’s reduced tax revenue and continued demands on the National Insurance Scheme (NIS).
Higher joblessness was singled out...
Big economic decline in first quarter
Barbados’ economy contracted by nearly 20 per cent as tourist arrivals virtually vanished between January and March.
Governor Cleviston Haynes reported this in his first...
Children hail Sir Courtney
Barbados’ first and the longest serving Central Bank governor Sir Courtney Blackman was hailed yesterday as a man who had an “unbridled passion” for...