James Paul, the head of the Barbados Agricultural Society (BAS), has sounded a strong call for protection of the island’s pork industry from imports, declaring the industry on the verge …
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The drive to introduce electric and hybrid minibuses and route taxis has hit a speed bump, the operators’ spokesman said Wednesday. Days after launching a project to transition public service …
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Consumers should not expect a guaranteed reduction in the price of goods in the shops, despite the cut in the cost of container-related port charges, President of the Barbados Chamber …
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Unemployment in Barbados is up, partly due to a large number of people retiring, according to Governor of the Central Bank Dr Kevin Greenidge. But he said that based on …
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Declaring that “we are back as a country and an economy”, the Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados Dr Kevin Greenidge said the economy grew by four per cent …
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Allied Universal, the world’s leading security and facility services provider, has announced the proposed acquisition of the assets of J E Security Systems & Services Inc., a comprehensive guarding and …
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The Central Bank of Barbados, which regulates the nation’s commercial banks, is investigating a plan by the Bank of Nova Scotia to make it more costly for residents to do …
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Chairman of the Barbados Private Sector Association (BPSA) Trisha Tannis has pushed back on an economist’s contention that business was withholding support for major capital projects. Responding to economist Professor …
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Government’s Student Revolving Loan Fund (SRLF), which is set to be restructured next year, is reporting improved operations and record profits over the past year. Chief Executive Officer Ambrose Johnson …
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An editorial in this newspaper recently opined that the time had come for property insurance to be made mandatory. In light of the many house fires and other disasters of …