Coconuts are a longtime staple of Caribbean cuisine and practically an emblem of the region’s climate and culture. But a new international initiative is shifting coconut’s image to an icon for b...

Regional Governmentsare expressing concern withthe sale of Scotiabank in their territories. On Tuesday, RepublicFinancial Holding Limited announced that it is acquiring Scotiabank operations inG...

Sandals Barbados and Sandals Royal Barbados welcomeRamel Sobrino to his new role within the brand, as its newest General Manager. He stated: “Sandals is proud to support the efforts of the ...

Sagicor Financial Corporation Limited has agreed to a US$536 million takeover by Alignvest, a leading Canadian alternative investment management firm. In a release issued on Tuesday morning, Sag...

Republic Financial Holdings Limited (RFHL) has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Scotiabank’s banking operations in some Caribbean countries, however, Barbados is not on th...

General Motors will lay off 14,700 factory and white-collar workers in North America and put five plants up for possible closure as it restructures to cut costs and focus more on autonomous and ele...

The CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) has stimulated higher incomes and expanded trade for the Caribbean region. However, you cannot pour from an empty cup, therefore members states are being urged...

Trini food continues to be a hit abroad. Thanks to Sham Mahabir, East London can now enjoy all the foods Trinis know and love – including roti and doubles. [related node_id='ec775a50-d6a3-417...

Barbados takes a huge tax step this week and members of the international business sector and private sector are anxiously awaiting the documents outlining the way forward. The Barbados Internat...

It would have been easy to turn on their computers at home over plates of leftover turkey and take advantage of the Black Friday deals most retailers now offer online. But across the country, th...

The parking lot at Sheraton Mall in Sargeants Village, Christ Church was full all day and the vehicular traffic on the outside somewhat matched the foot traffic inside. When Loop visited around ...

Samsung Electronics apologised Friday for illnesses and deaths of some of its workers, saying it failed to create a safe working environment at its computer chip and display factories. The annou...

In the next three years,Caribbean Airlines will have a completely new fleet. Delivering the feature address at CAL’s customer appreciation ceremony at the Hyatt Regency on Wednesday night, Prime...

TOKYO (AP) — The Latest on Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co.'s chairman Carlos Ghosn and allegations of financial violations against him (all times local): 9:40 p.m. Nissan Motor Co. has co...

There is a saying, 'Don't cry over spilt milk', but Bajans have been on a local radio call-in programme harping on and on and in an uproar over evaporated milk. Some callers today, Wednesday, No...

Prime Minister, Mia Mottley has announceda major tax break for local business. In her mini-budgetpresentationmade earlier this year, she had announced that comeJuly 1, corporation tax will incre...

"Rest assured, every single cent from Carols by Candlelight is spent back inthe community." In its 23rd year of existence, Carols by Candlelight 2018 is shaping up to be 'a Bajan tradition' of h...

Revenue generated from hotel taxes in Trinidad and Tobago has crossed the half a billion dollar mark for the fifth consecutive year. In a release fro T&T's Ministry of Tourism, Minister Randall ...

Banks will soon seea 2.5 per cent ease as their lending power increases in a few days. The Central Bank of Barbados has reduced the securities reserve ratio for commercial banks from 20% to 17.5...

Nissan Motor's chairman Carlos Ghosn has been arrested and will be dismissed for alleged under-reporting of his income and misuse of company funds, the company said Monday. The Japanese automake...