Informal traders told ‘go legit’ Marlon Madden21/04/2020073 views A regional accountant today urged informal business operators in Barbados and the rest of the Caribbean to regularise their status now by formally registering as companies and paying taxes and… Read more
LIAT extends suspension of passenger services until May 15 Barbados Today18/04/2020073 views LIAT will extend the suspension of passenger services to May 15 given the current environment, the cash-strapped carrier announced Saturday. Chief Executive Officer Julie Reifer-Jones explained that extension of the… Read more
Cargo system up and ready Marlon Madden18/04/2020067 views Port officials are upbeat about the new logistics network in place to clear goods, which includes an essential cargo delivery by appointment system. And according to Chairperson of the Barbados… Read more
Post-COVID-19 workplace ‘to change’ – experts Marlon Madden18/04/2020058 views Several changes should be expected in the world of work after the COVID-19 pandemic, experts have predicted. President of the Human Resources Association of Barbados (HRMAB) Brittany Brathwaite and University… Read more
Stay with your investments, advisors urge Marlon Madden18/04/2020073 views Now is not the time to pull back on investments, executives of two leading investment firms have declared. Chief Investment Officer of Fortress Advisory & Investment Services Peter Arender suggested… Read more
DLP urges business rescue plan Marlon Madden17/04/2020045 views Government must provide a “rescue package” for small businesses as they continue to buckle under the COVID-19 pandemic, the Democratic Labour Party’s spokesman on business Ryan Walters has urged. But… Read more
Mixed fortunes for ice-cream company Marlon Madden17/04/20200102 views The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a near 50 per cent increase in cold storage business for Barbados’ leading ice-cream company BICO Limited, but at the same time, it has… Read more
‘Pace of recovery could depend on banks’ Stefon Jordan16/04/2020025 views A lot of Barbados’ economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic will depend heavily on financial institutions and how soon construction projects can get started, says economist Jeremy Stephen. Giving an… Read more
Nine out of ten hotels closed in industry’s worst crisis Randy Bennett16/04/2020061 views COVID-19 has crushed the tourism industry, accounting for 5,000 hotel worker’s jobs lost and shuttering nearly nine out of ten hotels in the industry’s worst crisis, according to the Barbados… Read more
FSC watch on credit unions, companies Barbados Today16/04/2020039 views Barbados’ main corporate regulator, the Financial Services Commission (FSC), is keeping a close eye on some businesses but has temporarily relaxed its rules on the filing of audited financial statements,… Read more