1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (312+ words) Manufacturers warned on Friday that industry layoffs could become unavoidable if rapidly rising operating costs continue to outpace sales, as they look towards the winter tourist season and stronger exports for relief. “Costs are rising; but hopefully, with the coming…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (394+ words) Too many small businesses in Barbados are being created out of necessity rather than strategy, University of the West Indies Pro Vice-Chancellor Professor Canute Thompson has declared, as he called for young entrepreneurs to build networks and grow their enterprises....

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (626+ words) Small and climate-vulnerable states contributed negligibly to the greenhouse gas emissions that created this crisis, yet they are already borrowing heavily to repair its damage. If the major emitting countries have failed to prevent the world from breaching 1.5℃, those least…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (447+ words) If Barbados and its Caribbean neighbours follow the advice of two aviation experts on improving regional air connectivity, the cost of intra-regional travel could nose-dive and encourage more people to fly. The experts’ plan, which will be sent to regional…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (989+ words) scalating freight, customs clearance and operating costs are forcing Bridgetown retailers to raise prices, as families prepare for the new school year and demand grows for back-to-school assistance, Barbados TODAY has learned. The retailers continue to grapple with the cost…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (794+ words) The Customs and Excise Department is starting a modernisation drive that will bring in automation, data-driven risk management, post-clearance audits and more staff training. Lynette Padmore, the new Comptroller of Customs, told a press conference on Tuesday that some internal…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (662+ words) Barbados’ heavy dependence on imported fossil fuels is leaving the country vulnerable to global oil shocks that can send its fuel import bill soaring by hundreds of millions of dollars, Minister of Energy, Business Development and Consumer Affairs Kerrie Symmonds…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (566+ words) The Barbados Customs and Excise Department collected approximately $5.46 billion in revenue between 2023 and July 2026, while more than $3 billion was lost through concessions, waivers and suspected tax evasion practices, acting Comptroller of Customs Lynette Padmore has said. Padmore made the disclosure…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (717+ words) Wheelchair users are reporting that transport has improved with the introduction of accessible buses, but they say high taxi costs, inadequate infrastructure and limitations of public transport continue to affect their independence and ability to travel. Their experiences were shared…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (412+ words) Farmers and vendors have welcomed Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s call for Massy Supermarkets to introduce formal contract buy-in arrangements with farmers, backed by a government pledge of $2m a quarter, saying it could offer producers long-sought certainty over markets for their…...