Friday, April 24, 2026

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IT WAS DECLARED a “sick building” and abandoned. But now the National Insurance Building on Fairchild Street, The City, is in demand.

The University of the West Indies (UWI) wants it as a centre for technological ntrepreneurship, while some businessmen are seeking to convert it into a mall.

Minister of Housing and Lands Denis Kellman, reportedly said that handing over the building to UWI was a manifesto promise he intended to keep.

“The private sector has been blaming this Government and saying that we are not doing anything to attract business to Bridgetown and how we have moved out Government offices.

Please read the full story in today’s Daily Nation, or in the eNATION edition.

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