Barbados

Barbados currently faces two seemingly unrelated problems: first, rising costs of fuel imports used to produce electricity. In fact, fuel imports have skyrocketed in the last decade;... 2006-03-14

Former leader of the opposition Democratic Labour Party (DLP), Clyde Mascoll, recently crossed the floor to become a member of Prime Minister Owen Arthur's Barbados Labour Party... 2006-02-20

Former leader of the opposition Democratic Labour Party (DLP), Clyde Mascoll, recently crossed the floor to become a member of Prime Minister Owen Arthur's Barbados Labour Party (BLP).... 2006-02-17

The Central Bank of Barbados recently released its 'Review of the Economy for 2005', in which it estimated GDP growth of 4.1% for the year - more than a percentage point above the... 2006-02-15

Prime Minister Owen Arthur has set a date for the presentation of his 2005 economic policy statement – which, for the first time since taking office in 1994, he failed to present... 2006-01-27

Recent central bank data revealed that the summer months of 2005 continued the inflationary trend begun earlier in the year. After three months of moderate price increases, August... 2006-01-23

Infighting continues to fracture the opposition DLP two years ahead of the next general election. The most recent development is the rejection of DLP Deputy Opposition Leader Dr David... 2006-01-19

Lower tourism receipts combined with import growth has pushed the current account well into deficit – at US$192.9mn – after nine months of 2005. Tourism value-added declined by... 2005-12-12

Speaking at the 67th annual Barbados Labour Party (BLP) conference in November, Prime Minister Owen Arthur announced that he would soon renounce some of his ministerial responsibilities... 2005-12-09

Speaking at the 67th annual Barbados Labour Party (BLP) conference in November, Prime Minister Owen Arthur announced he would soon renounce some of his ministerial responsibilities... 2005-12-09