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Scotia profits double in 2021

Scotiabank scored substantially on its Barbados operation last year, doubling its profits for the 12 months ending October 31, 2021. It was a marked turnaround from the 2020 position when Scotiabank Barbados recorded an after-tax profit of $25.05 million. For the 2021 period, the financial institution, which has been operating on the island since 1956, […]

urgent action on violent crime

Business Newsday Yesterday Crime scene tape cordons off the area where a home invasion left three persons dead – two suspects and homeowner Nicole Moses – in Westmoorings on February 22. – SUREASH CHOLAI • Report: February 24, 2022 – Nicole Moses is shot in a home invasion that happened in the morning just as […]

Time to end the CARICOM food security ‘theatre’

This week’s Thirty-Third Inter-Sessional Meeting of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) afforded regional leaders yet another opportunity to set aside lengthy presentations and instead, make a focussed effort to arrive at implementable solutions to some of the long-standing challenges that continue to confront the region. None of these issues can be more […]