Economy

Prime Minister Mia Mottley has outlined an ambitious reset of the tourism industry, signalling a move beyond traditional models towards a more competitive, community-centred and globally connected tourism, dubbed “Tourism …

Residential care for the elderly has drifted beyond the reach of ordinary Barbadians, and the government should consider setting fees for private facilities in the same way it regulates rates …

Several middle-class elderly Barbadians, living in what appear to be well-appointed homes, are actually struggling to maintain their houses while also managing their evolving health needs, utility bills and food, …

Barbadians will be able to own nearly one-third of a $350 million hybrid renewable energy power plant that promises more stable electricity bills but not necessarily cheaper ones, Barbados TODAY …

A growing wave of Trinidadian retirees and investors hunting a “safe haven” is reshaping demand at the top end of the property market, but Barbadian buyers are not being squeezed …

Barbadian development economist and sovereign credit specialist Kelvin Dalrymple has been appointed to a major United Nations council aimed at improving the credit ratings of several African countries. Dalrymple, a …

The Central Bank of Barbados is helping to unlock financing for small businesses by reducing the risks faced by commercial banks through the Enhanced Credit Guarantee Fund (ECGF). The announcement …

Barbados has thrown its hat into the ring to host the secretariat of a landmark new Borrowers’ Platform, with Prime Minister Mia Mottley declaring on Wednesday that her country has …

A A high-level delegation of fisheries industry figures from Saint Lucia has flown here at the start of a six-day peer learning visit focused on a pioneering fish silage initiative.  …