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Debt ease discussions on
Article by February 27, 2021
As the local financial services sector prepares to consider a possible second moratorium on loans and mortgages for customers dislocated by income losses and jobs due to COVID-19 lockdowns, banks and credit unions are today reporting successes during the first grace period.
The Barbados Bankers’ Association (BBA) and the Barbados Cooperative & Credit Union League (BCCUL) said they were able to meet the requirements of their customers during that first repayment ease.
In March last year when Prime Minister Mia Mottley was concluding debate on the
Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure in Parliament, she announced that commercial banks would be offering a six-month ease on the repayment of loans and mortgages to individuals and businesses whose jobs were in jeopardy as well as businesses affected by the COVID-19 economic downturn.
CIBC shows community spirit with donation
Article by February 5, 2021
New patients who are about to commence cardiac rehabilitation treatment at the Heart and Stroke Foundation (H&SF) will now receive an ECG test prior to enrolling in the programme, thanks to a brand-new 22 Welch Allyn ECG Machine.
With its battery operation and instant-on features, the device can be easily transported to the patient and can be powered-on quickly to be able to take an ECG at a moment’s notice.
The machine carries a 7-inch colour touch screen display for fast and easy entry of accurate patient information, and it can store up to 100 test results or they can be transferred to a USB memory stick.
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Skeete’s Street Gospel Ministry was one of two organisations, which recently received monetary gifts from the bank to further their charitable work on the island. The other was the Salvation Army which was represented at the presentation by Advisory Board Chairman (Barbados), Paul Bernstein and Divisional Commander for Barbados and St. Lucia, Brenda Greenidge.
Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Gospel Street Ministry, Steve Skeete, left, receives a donation for the Ministry from Managing Director, Barbados & the OECS, Donna Wellington; Michelle Whitelaw, Director Retail Banking Channels, right, witnesses the presentation.
Board Member and Trustee of The Cherry Tree Trust, Renee Kowlessar, centre, receiving the cheque from Managing Director, Barbados & the OECS, Donna Wellington, right. Looking on is The Cherry Tree Trust’s General Manager for Beneficiaries Services, Ezlon Griffith.
For about nine years, Charmaine London has been operating a jewellery-making supplies shop in an air-conditioned container along Bank Hall Main Road, St Michael.
London, who graduated from the Barbados Community College with an associate degree in graphic design, started out making and selling souvenirs to local shops. But she said that venture was not as viable as she expected, so she got into the jewellery business focusing initially on teaching classes but she later recognised that YouTube was providing prospective students with an alternative, so she switched to supplying the materials for making the products.