Wealth manager warns against ‘crony capitalism’ Marlon Madden05/02/20192188 views A wealth management firm’s leader is urging the Government to continuously weed out corrupt practices and make it easier to do business in Barbados. While praising the Barbados Labour Party administration… Read more
Agency to aggressively market Barbados Marlon Madden05/02/20196139 views Barbados’ international business and financial services sector is about to get a major boost. Prime Minister Mia Mottley revealed that the state-owned economic development agency, Invest Barbados, would be given… Read more
Bank changes ownership Barbados Today05/02/20190220 views Newly formed Bahamian holding company RF Holdings Limited has agreed to acquire 100 per cent of Royal Fidelity Merchant Bank & Trust Limited, as a result of a “management led… Read more
Gov’t red tape to blame Marlon Madden05/02/20195155 views Barbados is losing out on hundreds of millions of dollars in investment due mainly to “antiquated” and “dysfunctional” administrative processes, says former Central Bank Governor Dr DeLisle Worrell. He complained… Read more
Fortress optimistic about investments Barbados Today04/02/20194109 views As Barbados continues the exercise to restructure its economy, the locally-based investment firm Fortress Fund Managers says it is cautiously optimistic about the future of its investments. In the company’s… Read more
Not business as usual at LIAT Marlon Madden04/02/201915166 views A major shake-up is coming for struggling regional airline LIAT, as main shareholder governments await a detailed report on the airline’s operations. The pending changes which could determine the airline’s… Read more
Value-driven tourism Marlon Madden04/02/201912220 views With Barbados’ tourism product a little more expensive as a result of recent taxes, Minister of Tourism Kerrie Symmonds is giving the assurance that careful and vigorous work is being… Read more
Minister tells academics join the fight to save young men Barbados Today04/02/2019465 views The University of the West Indies’ (UWI) Cave Hill Campus is being called upon to rally its intellectual resources to help guide the country’s at-risk men away from crime. Minister… Read more
Fishing woes Barbados Today01/02/20194216 views Local fisherman and vendors at the country’s fish markets are becoming increasingly agitated about rising costs, dwindling profits and poor facilities, as they operate in an increasingly hostile marine environment.… Read more
Violence, a damper on tourism Marlon Madden31/01/201934137 views Minister of Tourism Kerrie Symmonds is deeply disturbed by the number of violent deaths in Barbados during the first month of the year, warning that it had the potential to… Read more