Tag Archives: Business

E-commerce strategy reaches second phase

[ad_1] Business Ryan Hamilton-Davis Tuesday 16 July 2024 Candice Lackhansingh, director, policy and strategy directorate, MTI, left; David Hughes, consultant, UNCTAD; Ina Hodge, e-commerce and digital economy branch, division of technology and logistics, UNCTAD; Paula Gopee-Scoon, Trade Minister; Ava Mahabir-Dass, deputy permanent secretary, MTI and Joanna Kazana, UN resident co-ordinator, at the eTrade Ready Validation […]

Why new routes take off – or are grounded

[ad_1] Business Newsday Thursday 18 July 2024 Frontier Airlines’ Airbus A320-200 successfully lands after its first flight from San Juan, Puerto Rico to TT. Photo courtesy Narissa Fraser – The week gone by saw both Frontier Airlines and Caribbean Airlines (CAL) giving a boost to air linkages between TT and Puerto Rico. On July 10, […]

CDB confirms removal of Leon as president of the bank

[ad_1] 47 The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) on Sunday confirmed that it had concluded the “internal administrative process” involving its president, Dr Hyginus Leon, and that he “has ceased to hold the office of the President of the Bank”.  In a four-paragraph statement, the CDB said that its board of governors had taken note […]

Jobs project bears fruit – Barbados Today

[ad_1] 295 Scores of young people are finding jobs thanks to the Startwise programme. On Friday, participants in the first cohort of the employability six-month training programme graduated during a ceremony held at the Savannah Beach Club in Hastings Christ Church. Director of Operations, Celeste Foster explained that the programme was an initiative to help […]

‘A person is known by the company he keeps’

[ad_1] Business Newsday 3 Days Ago Relationship-building: The ability as adults to motivate and work together as a team. Photo courtesy Freepik – Human beings evolved in communities, packs or groups, gangs, tribes or clans. As a mammalian species, we are unable to survive alone. From birth we need care and guidance, we need a […]

Sol partners with NCF to fuel the Crop Over festival

[ad_1] 136 Sol, the Caribbean’s leading provider of energy solutions is proud to fuel this year’s Crop Over celebrations through a partnership with the National Cultural Foundation (NCF). As part of the partnership, Sol stations will become hubs of activities during the season and will also see Sol and the NCF working closely together to […]

AS Bryden reports $139m in profits

[ad_1] Business Ryan Hamilton-Davis 3 Days Ago AS Bryden CEO Richard Pandohie – AS Bryden and Sons Holdings Ltd reported $139.8 million in profits in its consolidated statement of comprehensive income for the year ending December 2023. The profits were more than double the amount recorded in its financial results of 2022, when it earned […]

Rihanna boosts her billion-dollar empire with Fenty deal at Paris Olympics

[ad_1] 68 Rihanna has signed a historic partnership with the 2024 Paris Olympics, boosting her billion-dollar fortune. The singer turned beauty mogul signed a deal said to be worth tens of millions, insiders tell The Standard, to “beautify” the world’s top athletes. “This deal with her Fenty cosmetics brand is a major coup for Rihanna,” […]

Samsung release two new phones with AI capabilities

[ad_1] Business Enrique Rupert 2 Days Ago Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6. Photo courtesy Samsung – Samsung Electronics Co Ltd released its new Galaxy Z Fold6 and Galaxy Z Flip6 at Galaxy Unpacked in Paris on July 10. In a release, Samsung said earlier this year it started a new era of mobile artificial intelligence (AI) […]