Supply Challenges Hit Local Businesses Ahead of Xmas
Merchandise supply challenges are affecting Barbadian businesses this Christmas with some ordered items unlikely to arrive before next year. President of the Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry, James Clarke, tells Starcom Network News, the issue has to do with a slower rate of cargo ships passing through the Panama Canal. President of the Barbados […]
Cash Tight For Many This Xmas
Businesses are still expecting a good Christmas but report many customers are watching their spending carefully as money is tight for some. The say a further sign of the hard times for some people are the increased requests for financial help. Andrew Bynoe, Managing Director of Carlton and A1 Supermarkets, has observed such a trend. […]
High Court Stays FTC Decision
The High Court has granted the Barbados Light and Power Company a stay of the Fair Trading Commission’s ruling which denied the power company a request for a rate hike. Last month the FTC announced that it would not be granting Barbados Light and Power the full electricity rate increase it had been seeking for […]