Worry over ‘uneven recovery’, vaccinations Barbados Today26/08/2021089 views Despite the strong group performance of Sagicor Financial Company (SFC), the group’s top management is still cautious about offering investors earnings targets until it has more certainty about how the… Read more
Sagicor share value up, paying dividends Barbados Today26/08/20210113 views After languishing on regional stock exchanges for some years, shares of Sagicor Financial, now have a book value of US$7.75 (BDS $15.5) per share since the company is listed on… Read more
Poverty, inequality growing in the region Barbados Today26/08/20210114 views A United Nations body that monitors Latin America and the Caribbean is raising the region’s growth prospects in 2021 to 5.2 per but has also warned that the COVID-19 pandemic… Read more
COVID-19 hits C&W ‘bottom line’ Marlon Madden26/08/2021035 views Despite recording a slight increase in its average monthly subscription, revenue for the quarter ending March 31, 2021, Cable & Wireless (C&W), the company which trades here as FLOW, has… Read more
Options for MSMEs’ sustainability Marlon Madden26/08/2021047 views One financial advisor is encouraging micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to familiarise themselves with the various kinds of financing available to them other than the traditional borrowing from financial… Read more
Flexibility and deals to attract travellers Marlon Madden26/08/2021043 views Declaring that the travel and hospitality industry was still on a rollercoaster ride as countries now battle the spread of the Delta variant of the COVID- 19 virus, some industry… Read more
Scotiabank helps with back-to-school needs Barbados Today Traffic21/08/2021051 views Scotiabank has donated $10,000 towards Eden Lodge Youth Charitable Trust’s (ELYCT) Annual Back to School Programme, helping many young people with essential supplies for the new school year. The programme… Read more
Sagicor concern about house fires too Barbados Today Traffic21/08/2021041 views Albeit the middle of the rainy season, where the focus is typically and primarily on hurricane preparedness, recent incidents have shown that household fires are still a major cause for… Read more
Young entrepreneurs show off their goods and services Dwayne Ash20/08/2021074 views By Anesta Henry A group of young people recently grasped the opportunity to advertise their small businesses to shoppers at Sky Mall, Haggatt Hall. Participants of the Barbados Entrepreneurship Foundation’s… Read more
Soothing outlet for cancer sufferers Dwayne Ash20/08/2021082 views by Marlon Madden One company in Barbados is seeking to help cancer patients and survivors better deal with their associated stresses one touch at a time. Through the increasingly popular… Read more