BS&T shareholders accept Neal & Massy offer

A majority of shareholders in Barbados Shipping and Trading Company Ltd (BS&T) have accepted Neal & Massy’s buyout offer, lead brokers Republic Securities Ltd said as the offer deadline passed yesterday...

Caribbean, EU agree on market access

Caribbean countries including T&T, Jamaica, Barbados and the Dominican Republic have secured access for their exports to the European Union (EU) under an agreement reached between the two sides in Barbados over the weekend...

South Chamber welcomes agreement

The South Trinidad Chamber of Industry and Commerce welcomed the agreement, expressing confidence that the Caribbean Regional Negotiating machinery had adequately represented the views and positions developed by the regional governments and the Caribbean private sector over the years...

Wheat breaks through $10 a bushel

US wheat futures have risen more than three per cent, passing the US$10-a-bushel mark for the first time...

US$20 billion from Fed to ease credit woes

The US Federal Reserve is making billions of dollars available to major banks in an attempt to ease concerns about a global credit crunch...