2+ hour, 41+ min ago  (155+ words) Recent wage hikes and the introduction of paternity leave have been rolled out too quickly for businesses to absorb without strain, the Barbados Employers" Confederation claimed on Monday, as it urged better planning around labour reforms....

3+ week, 2+ hour ago  (512+ words) A growing wave of Trinidadian retirees and investors hunting a "safe haven" is reshaping demand at the top end of the property market, but Barbadian buyers are not being squeezed out and there is no need for alarm, a leading…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (554+ words) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has called for a fundamental shift in how vulnerable countries are financed, urging the international community to move toward 40- and 50-year loans for critical sectors such as education, water and health. Speaking during a high-level…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (672+ words) Barbadians could expect higher food prices within months as global shipping and raw material costs surge amid war in the Middle East war, the head of the Barbados Manufacturers" Association warned on Monday. While there has been no indication of…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (659+ words) Minister in the Ministry of Finance Ryan Straughn. (FP) Barbadians were Monday urged to prepare for the possibility of a global recession if surging oil prices continue, with finance minister Ryan Straughn warning that the scale of such a shock…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (506+ words) Prominent businessman Eddy Abed. (FP) "As Barbados prepares for the national budget presentation on Monday, prominent businessman Eddy Abed has issued a call for a unified "joint approach" between the government and the private sector to tackle the island's persistent…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (570+ words) As the Mia Mottley administration prepares to deliver its 2026 Financial Statement and Budgetary Proposals on Monday afternoon, two university economists have taken differing positions on what the priorities should be for the coming fiscal year. At the same time, one…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (701+ words) Economist Dr Antonio Alleyne. (FP) Amid rising tensions in the Middle East following the outbreak of war in Iran, a University of the West Indies economist is warning Barbadians to brace for potentially severe economic fallout. Dr Antonio Alleyne told…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (634+ words) Economist Professor Troy Lorde has urged closer scrutiny of the government's claim of a $1. 3 billion rise in revenue over the coming fiscal year, warning that the figures must pass "three credibility tests" to be seen as realistic and sustainable. Following…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (546+ words) The leading consumer advocacy organisation has accused both the business community and government of failing to protect citizens from surging food costs, warning that people are being buried under explanations while the cost of living spirals out of control. The…...