Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Business

TikTok faces US ban as bill set to be signed by Biden

The US Senate has approved a controversial landmark bill that could see TikTok banned in America. It gives TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, nine months to sell its stake or the...

CDB boss steps down with ‘immediate effect’

BRIDGETOWN – President of the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr Hyginus ‘Gene’ Leon, has resigned with “immediate...

IMF reduces growth forecast

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has slightly lowered its economic growth forecast for Barbados. Prior to last week’s Spring...

Tesla cuts prices in major markets as sales fall

Tesla has cut its prices again in a number of major markets - including the US, China and...

Caribbean Export boosts businesses

BUSINESSES IN Barbados were among the beneficiaries as the Caribbean Export Development Agency, which is based here, facilitated...

THE HOYOS FILE: Last gasps of the dying cartel

There was a time when big companies, which were the only ones with the capital to buy and implement expensive technology, ruled the roost.In...

ICBL profits up again

Even after “strong results” from its newer life insurance operations were “offset” by increased general insurance claims, Insurance Corporation of Barbados Limited (ICBL) has...

UPDATED with pictures: Road fatality in Belleville

One person is dead following a collision in Belleville, St Michael.Clement Alexander, 51, of West Terrace Garden, St James was riding his bicycle along...

More rain on the way

A trough system is affecting the island.Conditions are expected to be cloudy to overcast with pockets of moderate to heavy showers.There will also be...

No to backpacks

Secondary school principals have taken a zero tolerance approach to images on a popular brand of school bag, and the president of their umbrella...

Not fit for old woman

There is no roof, windows or doors and the structure looks as if a hurricane or tornado ripped through it.Neither is there any electricity,...