Several initiatives are on the cards to stimulate greater interest in farming, while enhancing Barbados’ food security.
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Business
‘BEST’ Plan A Stimulus Package For The Tourism Sector
In order to counteract the impact of COVID-19 on the country’s tourism sector, Government has agreed to implement a stimulus package known as the Barbados Employment and Sustainable Transformation (BEST) Plan.
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Minister Symmonds Meets BREA Representatives
Minister of Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Kerrie Symmonds, is keen to work with members of the Barbados Renewable Energy Association (BREA) on securing more public “buy-in” to invest in the renewable energy sector.
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Barbados open to business
The message Barbados is open for business was beamed across the region as diplomats met to provide updates on the impact of Covid-19 across the Caribbean.
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Pandemic effects changes in operations at Sagicor
The advent of the Covid-19 pandemic has mean a drastic change in at least how one major loyal player in the life insurance business operates.
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Small businesses vital to economic recovery
Small businesses and enterprises remain vital to the recovery of the Barbados economy.
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Growth necessary to overcome external shocks
Trade, Growth and Development must continue if Barbados is to overcome any further existential shocks that are expected to come.
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BA boss: Firing and rehiring staff ‘off the table’
British Airways’ plan to get rid of cabin crew and then rehire them on inferior terms is now “off the table”, boss Alex Cruz has said.
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Central Bank paints gloomy picture of Trinidad and Tobago’s economy
The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (CBTT) says the coronavirus (COVID-19) has affected all aspects of the local economy this year, as it warned that the world economic performance will be severely impacted by the emergence of the virus.
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Asia sees first regional recession in 60 years
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) says the Covid-19 pandemic has pulled the region’s developing economies into recession.
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