Nightlife biz looks to restriction ease in bid to survive Barbados Today16/06/2020069 views Government-imposed nighttime curfews and restrictions on public gatherings over the last three months have left nightlife and party cruise proprietors on the brink of collapse. Now, a Monday-to-Thursday curfew ease… Read more
From block to business world ‘in a month’ Randy Bennett16/06/2020074 views Within the next month, young people from several blocks around the island should have their own businesses up and running. Several aspiring entrepreneurs were present this morning in Silver Hill,… Read more
IMF hones in on public agency ‘reform’ Marlon Madden13/06/2020193 views State-owned enterprises and public institutions are again under the microscope as the International Monetary Fund zeroed in on the agencies’ draining the public purse. The IMF warned the Government that… Read more
Slow re-start to business Marlon Madden13/06/2020052 views Chairman of the Barbados Private Sector Association (BPSA) Edward Clarke is giving the assurance that companies are trying their best to rehire staff who were laid off during the height… Read more
A digital payments solution Barbados Today12/06/2020071 views The flow of money into and out of the Caribbean has run into a snag. International financial transactions which are key to E-commerce are encountering more than a fair share… Read more
Sagicor suffers COVID-related losses Barbados Today12/06/2020099 views Sagicor Financial Corporation, the one major company that publicly assured its workers of continued employment despite the havoc caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, has reported a first-quarter loss. Dodridge Miller,… Read more
Decision on reopening of ports soon Barbados Today12/06/2020063 views By next week Barbadians should know if or when the island’s air and seaports will be opened for business. During a televised national address tonight Prime Minister Mia Mottley revealed… Read more
Some OCM shareholders upset at AGM about-turn Barbados Today12/06/2020072 views Some Barbadian shareholders in One Caribbean Media (OCM) are upset that the media group, which owns the Nation Newspaper and Starcom Network, may have dashed their hopes of participating in… Read more
Hoteliers fear massive severance pay out Marlon Madden12/06/2020368 views There is apparent growing unease among hoteliers that they may be forced to shell out millions of dollars in severance payments as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to pause their operations.… Read more
Cheaper by the barrel: BNTCL touts low- cost fuel Anesta Henry11/06/2020293 views Low oil prices on the international market have left Barbados with an abundance of the commodity in storage. Chairman of the Barbados National Terminal Company Limited (BNTCL) Alex McDonald said… Read more