No Crop Over impacts recovery Barbados Today05/08/20210108 views The absence of a Crop Over festival two years in a row will impact the pace of Barbados’ economic recovery. This assessment has come from Central Bank Governor Cleviston Haynes,… Read more
Academics urged to do more Barbados Today05/08/2021087 views The Shridath Ramphal Centre for International Trade Law, Policy and Services’ (SRC) retiring director is urging academics to do more than write scholarly papers. Neil Paul, who demitted office last… Read more
Positive strides by Fortress Barbados Today05/08/2021054 views Fortress Fund Managers is boasting of “healthy returns” for the second quarter of 2021 when compared to last year at the height of the COVID- 19 pandemic. In its most… Read more
Call to action- do more for small, micro enterprises Barbados Today05/08/2021063 views Director of the Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) is calling for greater assistance to be provided to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). Deodat Maharaj, who took up the… Read more
Expansion critical- A case for bigger CDB role Marlon Madden05/08/2021053 views If the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is to assist its 19 borrowing member countries to meet the United Nations Special Development Goals (SDGs), further expansion of the bank will become… Read more
Warner’s recipe – One stock exchange, one regulator Marlon Madden05/08/2021056 views One prominent businessman is putting forward the idea of one financial services regulatory agency and one stock exchange within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Gervase Warner, President and Chief Executive Officer… Read more
Deposits increasing but more people defaulting on mortgages Marlon Madden05/08/2021048 views Barbadians are continuing to save more despite the economic challenges, with domestic currency deposits reaching a record high of just over $12.4 billion at the end of June, according to… Read more
Transportation workers want to talk to gov’t about rising fuel costs Barbados Today05/08/2021039 views Three more stakeholders in the local transport sector are seeking answers from various Government departments about the rising cost of fuel. Communications Officer of the Alliance Owners of Public Transport… Read more
Worrell: Ramp up COVID-19 tests, jabs Marlon Madden05/08/2021042 views Former Central Bank Governor Dr DeLisle Worrell has urged ramped up COVID-19 testing to soften the blow of an “explosion” of cases. At the same time, he suggested that a… Read more
Money in the bank Marlon Madden05/08/2021049 views Barbadians are continuing to save more despite the economic challenges, with domestic currency deposits reaching a record high of just over $12.4 billion at the end of June, according to… Read more