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‘70% of workers disengaged’

Barbados could be losing $1.6 billion a year to disengagement and lost productivity in the workplace. That is the “conservative” estimate of new research by Dr Shindale Seale, an international...
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Bajans deeper in debt

Barbadian families are deep in debt. While the latest Financial Stability Report (FSR) flags the $6.64 billion in household...
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Mortgages rule loans sector

The continued expansion in mortgages to facilitate the increased construction of houses and commercial properties has become “a key...
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Growing risks threaten financial stability

Barbados’ financial system is stable but local regulators are warning that global risks have intensified, increasing the likelihood...
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Receiver invites bid for Solar Dynamics assets

Long-standing Barbados manufacturer Solar Dynamics Limited, an internationally-recognised pioneer of solar water heating technology, is facing an uncertain...
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CLICO red light

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It’s crunch time for the future of CLICO International Insurance Limited (CIL).Unless the promised funding is soon received from Government, a recommendation to wind up...
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People’s Cathedral founder in hospital

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REVEREND DR HOLMES WILLIAMS, founder and pastor emeritus of The People’s Cathedral, is in hospital.A member of the church confirmed that Williams was in the...
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ON THE RIGHT: External debt not a serious problem

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A lot is being said about the national debt in general and most of it is unnecessarily alarmist. The thing that we have to...
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Young innovators on show tomorrow

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YOUNG VISIONARIES FROM ten of Barbados’ secondary schools will compete this Thursday, December 4, in the national finals of the 2014 Sagicor Visionaries Challenge...
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ON THE LEFT: Liquidity may be the saving grace

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In recent years, a great deal of attention has been devoted to severe debt problems of Caribbean countries. This is a reflection of the...
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THE ISSUE: No change in consensus

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The amount of debt Government has on its books has been a hot topic of discussion among economists, accountants and financial analysts for some...
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