Consolidated Finance’s ‘steady’ FY 2019 Barbados Today05/05/2020063 views Consolidated Finance has described its performance in 2019 as “stable” even though the company registered a sizeable drop in pre-tax profits when compared to the previous year. Chairman Gregory N.… Read more
No payday for OCM shareholders Barbados Today05/05/2020083 views Shareholders of One Caribbean Media (OCM), the parent company of the Nation Newspapers and Starcom Network, will not be receiving a final dividend on their investments. This was revealed by… Read more
Consolidated Finance’s ‘steady’ FY 2019 Barbados Today01/05/2020063 views Consolidated Finance has described its performance in 2019 as “stable” even though the company registered a sizeable drop in pre-tax profits when compared to the previous year. Chairman Gregory N.… Read more
Governor predicts steep drop in Barbados’ economic position Marlon Madden01/05/2020173 views The Central Bank of Barbados is predicting a record double-digit decline of up to 13 per cent in economic activity this year. Furthermore, the bank says, Government will be forced… Read more
Re-opening just in time Barbados Today01/05/2020675 views Barbados’ private sector would be on the brink of catastrophe if it had to endure a sixth straight week of a corporate shutdown, says head of the Barbados Private Sector… Read more
Talks on bank fees ongoing Marlon Madden01/05/2020067 views Plans by the Central Bank of Barbados to have at least two credit unions join the Automated Clearing House (ACH) network and to start publishing some fees of commercial banks… Read more
CTO: Brace for ‘25-year’ tourism setback Barbados Today01/05/2020039 views Barbados and other tourism-dependent countries across the region have been told to brace for declines in stay-over arrivals that could set the region’s major economic industry back as many as… Read more
Small biz leader gives recovery plan thumbs up Emmanuel Joseph01/05/2020032 views A leader of the small business community has expressed delight at the COVID-19 relief measures announced by Prime Minister Mia Mottley during a televised address to the nation on Wednesday… Read more
IMF’s vote of confidence Randy Bennett01/05/2020068 views The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is so assured of Barbados’ economic plan that it is set to pump an extra $280 million (US$140 million) in financial support, it said Thursday… Read more
Prices probe on the cards Marlon Madden01/05/2020066 views Central Bank Governor Cleviston Haynes has frowned on some merchants who are accused of taking advantage of customers during the COVID-19 pandemic by charging higher than usual prices. However, stating… Read more