Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Business

RF mutual funds boost returns

RF Bank and Trust is reporting increased returns for three Barbados-based mutual funds that have a combined $73.3 million in assets. The $33 million Premium Income Fund, which is primarily invested...

Portvale repairs still incomplete

Grinding at Portvale Sugar Factory remained on pause yesterday as work continued to fix a mechanical failure since Thursday. A spokesman...

Caribbean Digital Transformation Institute launched

Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) in Barbados and the Caribbean now have some additional help in their...

‘Let AI lift routine workload’

Administrative professionals are being urged by the Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados to use AI rather...

Beyond the desk, Saluting Admin Professionals

If everything in your office just seems to work, from organised files and productive meetings to happy clients,...

‘No retreat’ against climate crisis

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, Senator Dr Shantal Munro-Knight has declared that Barbados cannot afford to “step back” from confronting the climate crisis,...

Flow moves to ease safety concerns over 5G+ rollout

With the launch of Barbados’ first 5G+ mobile network, telecommunications provider Flow has moved to reassure the public that the new technology meets international...

CDB signs agreement with Chile-based institution to strengthen M&E systems

The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)  Wednesday said it has signed an agreement with Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC-Chile), aimed at strengthening national...

Business standards ‘on the decline’

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kerrie Symmonds has warned that business standards in all sectors in Barbados are showing signs of decline. Leading...

Barbados ‘lacking PPP policies’

Government and the business community need to do more to facilitate and undertake  investment projects using public-private partnerships (PPPs). That is the recommendation in the...

Quality infrastructure getting a boost

Barbados is one of 15 CARIFORUM members that will benefit from a new 3 million Euros (approximately BDS$7 million) initiative to strengthen their quality...