Minister Kerrie Symmonds is pleased with the cruise awards bestowed upon Barbados, but he does not want efforts to improvethe tourism destination and product to fade or crawl to a standstill. Ba...

British labour union Unite has expressed dismay over reports that the bank HSBC will slash 10,000 jobs worldwide. HSBC declined to comment Monday on a Financial Times report that interim chief N...

For more than a decade, Coca-Cola Barbados Bottling Company Ltd, has partnered with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to remove trash and debris from beaches and create awareness on ocean prote...

The US economy added a modest 136,000 jobs in September, a gain that managed to help lower the unemployment rate to a new five-decade low of 3.5 per centbut also suggested rising caution among empl...

Government has announced its plan to deal with any major fall out due to the recent collapse of Thomas Cook Airlines. Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Kerrie Symmonds revealed th...

STRAUGHN: FINANCIAL LITERACY KEY Government is moving to raise the level of financial literacy among Barbadians. This disclosure came over the weekend from Minister in the Ministry of Finance...

This winter, UK holiday makers can take advantage of a new month-long promotion from the Saint Lucia Tourism Authority (SLTA). Running until the end of October, sun seekers can book a holiday in...

Sagicor has acquired the traditional insurance portfolios of CLICO and British American Trinidad (BAT). Agreements for the transfer of their respective traditional insurance portfolios to Sagico...

Sagicor Insurance is not letting persons forget to take care of their health and lives. The past five days have been busyfor insurance giant Sagicor. The company has been creatively throwing the...

If you've ever dreamt about travelling but just could not afford the airfare, Caribbean Airlines is now making it easier for you. The airline has introduced a layaway plan so you can pay for you...

Low-price fashion chain Forever 21, a once-hot destination for teen shoppers that fell victim to its own rapid expansion and changing consumer tastes, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection...

The Bank of Nova Scotia will not proceed with a proposed sale of its operations in Guyana. According to a Reuters report, the decision was taken following opposition from Guyana's central bank. ...

The first Peer-to-Peer Lending company in the Caribbean, Carilend Caribbean Holdings Limited, has announced that Victoria Mutual Investments Limited and Kailash Pardasani, the owner of Promotech In...

(AP) Hundreds of thousands of travelers were stranded across the world Monday after British tour company Thomas Cook collapsed, immediately halting almost all its flights and hotel services and lay...

The process of retrenchment is always a difficult one within any organization and HR practitioners are being urged to make the transition as seamless as possible. This advice is coming from Pres...

LIAT will continue operating across the region despite the challenges the airline is facing. This was confirmed by LIAT Chief Executive Officer Julie Reifer-Jones. In a release issued on Friday,...

Relationships between managers and employees within the workplace are not at optimum level. This is the view put forward by Joan Underwood, a member of the Public Relations Committee within the ...

Talks are set to resume Tuesday after a pause overnight, but there was no end to the strike against General Motors. Brian Rothenberg, spokesman for the UAW - the International Union, United Auto...

World shares were mixed on Tuesday and oil prices eased back pending updates on restoring output at a Saudi Aramco oil processing plant damaged by an attack over the weekend. Chinese benchmarks ...

General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica has acquired majority stake in Motor One Insurance Company Limited, a Trinidadian motor insurance company headquartered in Port of Spain. Under the ter...