‘Ask Dealia’ app launches to help find deals, events Jenique Belgrave15/07/20260359 views A new AI-powered app — Ask Dealia — promising to transform how Barbadians shop and track events has been launched, offering real-time price comparisons, promotions and personalised recommendations in a… Read more
Trident ID for BIMpay payments ‘eventually’ Jenique Belgrave14/07/202601.1K views Barbadians will eventually be able to use their Trident ID card to make BiMPay transactions, Central Bank Governor Dr Kevin Greenidge has announced. In an update on the month-old instant… Read more
Central Bank orders alignment of spending caps amid user complaints Jenique Belgrave13/07/202601.2K views Despite processing 750 000 transactions worth $1.3 billion within its first month, the BimPay platform is facing operational issues largely attributed to financial institutions, Governor of the Central Bank of… Read more
Banks ‘may charge’ biz for BiMPay transfers Jenique Belgrave13/07/20260870 views Come mid-September, some businesses may be charged by financial institutions to transfer fees through the new BiMPay platform, while individuals continue to access the service free of charge, the Central… Read more
AI era forces rethink of jobs training, hiring Ricardo Roberts08/07/20260234 views Artificial intelligence has arrived in the Caribbean workplace, and Barbadian organisations must quickly adjust how they train, recruit and manage staff if they are to remain competitive over the next… Read more
Govt launches digital skills drive Lourianne Graham04/07/20260324 views As the world moves more confidently to embrace artificial intelligence, Barbados must strengthen its digital skills to seize the opportunities the digital economy presents for small island developing states, Minister… Read more
$272m pipeline targets infrastructure, technology, growth Shanna Moore29/06/20260818 views Minister of Agriculture Dr Shantal Munro-Knight on Monday laid out an ambitious roadmap to reposition agriculture as a pillar of national resilience, with sweeping reforms, expanded technical capacity, and roughly… Read more
Focus on high-value ideas, deep tech, Caribbean told as summit opens Ricardo Roberts27/06/2026055 views Caribbean nations must shift their focus towards high-value idea generation and deep tech to overcome the inherent limitations of small domestic markets and drive sustainable regional development, the technology minister… Read more
$65m roadmap to jump‑start research, development, innovation Ricardo Roberts26/06/20260353 views Future Barbados, an independent public policy and research organisation that promotes long‑term economic resilience and sustainable development, has released a draft five‑year plan proposing $65m in targeted investment to shift… Read more
BiMPay payday hiccup traced to account data errors, Central Bank says Barbados Today20/06/202601K views Delays in salary payments affecting some workers were caused by incorrectly formatted account details submitted by employers, not faults in the new BiMPay system, the Central Bank of Barbados has… Read more