DLP calls for transparency as BIMPay launches Shamar Blunt11/06/20260326 views The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) has urged greater transparency, public oversight and clear safeguards for personal data even as it welcomed the new national payment platform, BiMPay, warning that modernisation… Read more
Humphrey: Barbados needs infrastructural upgrades Ricardo Roberts11/06/20260496 views Government is embarking on an ambitious goal to upgrade its transport networks, accelerate digital integration, and expand renewable energy to boost national resilience and global competitiveness. Speaking at the 12th… Read more
Government goes digital with ‘Pearly’ Ricardo Roberts10/06/20260111 views A new government-backed mobile application designed to help citizens report community issues and access public services more efficiently is expected to strengthen accountability and speed up responses across state agencies,… Read more
‘Pearly’ app aims to improve access to public services, buses Ricardo Roberts09/06/202601.2K views A new locally developed mobile application – “Pearly” – promises to change how Barbadians report problems and access public services, offering a single, streamlined channel to connect directly with government… Read more
Interbank transfers only to pause ahead of BIMPay launch Emmanuel Joseph09/06/202601.2K views Barbadians will face a brief overnight halt in interbank money transfers on Friday as the Central Bank switches national payment rails to the new BIMPay platform, with services set to… Read more
AI integration necessary to strength Ports Shamar Blunt08/06/2026070 views Port officials in Barbados and across the Americas must embrace artificial intelligence (AI) and digital transformation as critical tools in building more resilient, efficient and sustainable ports. This word came… Read more
Banks, credit unions ‘ready’ for BimPay Ricardo Roberts02/06/20260827 views Sagicor Bank Barbados Limited chief executive George Thomas has hailed the upcoming June 12 launch of BimPay as a “history-making service”, expressing strong confidence that the platform will revolutionise how… Read more
Central Bank unveils BiMPay instant payment system Ricardo Roberts02/06/20260242 views Barbados will officially enter a new era of digital finance on June 12 with the launch of BiMPay, a national instant payment system designed to allow seamless, real-time transactions across… Read more
Queen Elizabeth Hospital advances digital overhaul and major capital works Ricardo Roberts01/06/2026087 views A sweeping digital overhaul, multimillion-dollar equipment upgrades and a major off-site expansion are now under way at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH), as administrators push to modernise Barbados’ primary public… Read more
BADMC launches data platform to boost farming Lourianne Graham27/05/20260271 views The Barbados Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (BADMC) has unveiled a new data-driven platform intended to improve coordination in farming, boost production and cut the country’s $80m food import bill. … Read more