$6 million hole Barbados Today09/07/20220279 views Auditor General Leigh Trotman has chastised the Barbados Revenue Authority (BRA) for failing to do spot checks at its cash collection points across the island, as required by law, and… Read more
Taxi talks Marlon Madden09/07/20220225 views The associations representing taxi operators in The City are expected to put several issues on the table next week when they meet with Government officials. Officials of the Alliance Owners… Read more
Taxis ready to cash in Marlon Madden09/07/20220167 views Come August 1, commuters can start paying for their taxi fare using the mobile application MyReadyCa$h. The new mobile application, which can be downloaded from the Apple Store and Play… Read more
Pension crisis looms Marlon Madden09/07/20220186 views Barbadians and other Caribbean nationals could face having to pay higher pension contributions and receive reduced pension if drastic reforms are not urgently implemented to the region’s national security schemes… Read more
Major jump in ICBL profits Barbados Today08/07/2022060 views The former state-owned Insurance Corporation of Barbados (ICBL) recorded a dramatic increase in its profits in 2021, rising five-fold from the net position of 2020. This has been outlined in… Read more
Barbados among best places for remote work Marlon Madden08/07/2022065 views Barbados has been ranked in the top ten “best beach destinations” for remote working trips in 2022. According to a study by global HR and payroll experts Remote, the island… Read more
Gov’t providing backing for portion of UWI loan Marlon Madden08/07/2022031 views Government is to stand as guarantor for a portion of an approximately $12 million loan from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) to the University of the West Indies (UWI) for… Read more
Employees say they’re not properly compensated Anesta Henry08/07/2022049 views Workers in Barbados do not believe their pay matches their responsibilities and duties, according to the Barbados’ Best Employers (BBE) 2022 survey from Caribbean Catalyst Inc. Speaking at a BBE… Read more
B’dos gasoline price among the world’s most expensive Marlon Madden08/07/20220335 views Barbados has the most expensive gasoline in the Caribbean and Latin America and the 11th most expensive in the world, according to globalpetrolprices.com. The leading provider of data on global… Read more
RF closes largest multi-million dollar share offering Barbados Today Traffic07/07/2022094 views RF Bank & Trust (RF) has announced the successful completion of a Bahamian dollar $219 million private placement, the largest in the Bahamas to date. The offering, which closed on… Read more