Concerned about a high number of people still without health insurance coverage, the Barbados Association of Retired Persons (BARP) is looking to add another 2 000 to its inhouse plan. …
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Barbados welcomed its first direct Ethiopian Airlines flight from Lagos, Nigeria this morning as the island prepares to host the first ever AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum (ATIF2022). The Government …
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Barbados-based financial services giant Sagicor Financial Company Ltd (SFC) has entered a “definitive agreement” to buy Canada-based individual life insurer Ivari, in a multi-million-dollar deal that is expected to double …
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The Archer’s Hall Design Centre has risen from the ashes like a phoenix. Two years after it was razed by fire, the Speightstown, St Peter business was officially reopened on …
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Barbados Dairy Industries Ltd, which trades as Pine Hill Dairy (PHD), says the company has benefitted from increased economic activity following the lifting of some COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. The PHD’s …
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Barbados could welcome thousands of visitors from the United Kingdom (UK) this winter season with travel group TUI UK revealing plans for a major boost in flights to the island …
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United States (US) representative Mark Green has warned Barbados and other Caribbean countries that accepting investment opportunities from economic powerhouse China would come at a price. He issued the warning …
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Authorities in Barbados and the rest of the region are being advised to stop putting all their eggs in the tourism basket and diversify their economies in line with global …
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Investment officials want Government to review its tax policy on private pension schemes. They complain that the absence of tax incentives has been a disincentive to people wanting to invest …
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Two glaring issues highlighted in the 2021 Auditor General’s Report have still not been addressed by Government, the local watchdog group Integrity Group Barbados (IGB) has noted. Chairman Andy Armstrong …