Economy

Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Barbados Water Authority (BWA), Christopher Mapp, has defended the quality of water being supplied to residents in St Lucy and St Peter, declaring that …

By Emmanuel Joseph Former Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados, Dr Delisle Worrell, has called on the government to make foreign currency freely available to cultural practitioners, arguing that …

By Sheria Brathwaite An entrepreneur is gearing up to launch Barbados’ first poultry breeding facility amid mounting concerns about the island’s dependence on imported hatching eggs, Barbados TODAY can reveal …

By Lourianne Graham Barbados is facing its worst rental housing shortage in decades, with a surge in short-term holiday lets and rising demand from overseas tenants pushing affordable accommodation beyond …

Effective midnight on Sunday, October 5, gasoline will retail for $3.95 per litre, which is a decrease of one cent, while diesel will go down by six cents to $3.34 …

The new Chairman of the Barbados Private Sector Association (BPSA), James ‘Jimmy’ Clarke has warned that crime poses a direct economic threat — not just a national concern, but a …

A University of the West Indies principal warned on Friday that Caribbean governments risk triggering dangerous political backlash and threatening democratic stability unless they confront public anxieties head-on while rolling …

A new regional private sector study has found that Barbados and other Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states could save approximately US$1.3 billion per year by diversifying their import sources away …

Energy industry figures have been urged to work more collaboratively as Barbados races towards its 2035 renewable energy target, with the Barbados Renewable Energy Association (BREA) warning that fragmentation in …