Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Business

IMF reduces growth forecast

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has slightly lowered its economic growth forecast for Barbados. Prior to last week’s Spring Meetings in Washington DC, the international financial institution has Barbados’ economy...

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...

Netflix profits soar after password sharing crackdown

Netflix says its profits have soared in the first three months of this year, partly thanks to a...

‘Not a housing solution’

Residents of Bannatyne Gardens, Christ Church, are warning potential buyers that the land at Newton Plantation, Christ Church,...

Market Village ‘dying’

Vendors at the Market Village in Fairchild Street, Bridgetown, shared concerns that the venue is starved of life, and have appealed for an increase...

‘Overworked’ licensing officers protest ‘understaffing’

Students seeking to have their driver’s licence test done yesterday were made to wait a bit longer as testing officers at The Pine were...

Art is Ashanti’s medium

At Mahogany Mound in St George, you’ll find award- winning artist Ashanti Trotman hard at work crafting bespoke functional wooden tableware and home décor...

Credit union rebrands, targets youth

The Barbados Workers’ Union credit union is sporting new colours, and a new name, with its rebrand to AffinityPlus Credit Union Ltd. On Tuesday, the...

Barbados firms lead mobile payment acceptance

FIRMS IN BARBADOS are leading the acceptance of mobile payments when compared to their counterparts in 12 other Caribbean countries. None of the islands, however,...

Microsoft splits Teams and Office globally

Microsoft has said it is splitting the Teams business messaging and video app from its Office software globally. The firm separated the two products in...