BHTA labour commitment Barbados Today17/06/20200191 views The Agreement states: The Barbados Hotel Tourism Association (BHTA) commitment was given in consultation and cooperation and in keeping with the principles enunciated in the ILO Convention 122 on employment… Read more
CARICOM monitors okay recount result Barbados Today16/06/2020075 views GEORGETOWN – A three-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) team that monitored the recount of the ballots cast in the disputed March 2 regional and general elections, said it did not “witness… Read more
RBC offers credit payment holiday Marlon Madden16/06/2020085 views RBC Royal Bank customers throughout the Caribbean were today offered a second round of financial relief owing to the impact of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic with another three-month payment holiday… Read more
Nightlife biz looks to restriction ease in bid to survive Barbados Today16/06/2020092 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 Bennett16/06/2020088 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 Madden13/06/20201120 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 Madden13/06/2020082 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 Today12/06/2020083 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 Today12/06/20200110 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 Today12/06/2020084 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