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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 structural vulnerability” on the books of lending institutions, especially for credit...
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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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IDB lauds fiscal progress, cites challenge

Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) economists believe Government will find it more difficult to achieve a fiscal target that...
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Economy in ‘position of strength’

Faster investment execution, stronger productivity, and improved traded -sector performance. Barbados’ economic growth prospects for the rest of this...
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Omar Watson gets bail

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THE MAN CHARGED with “malicious communication” relating to  Member of Parliament Michael Lashley has pleaded not guilty to doing so.Omar Shawn Watson, a 39-year-old...
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REMEMBERING DAVID: In their words

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SHORTLY after receiving the instrument of appointment from Governor General Sir Clifford Husbands at Government House yesterday, Barbados’ new Prime Minister Freundel Stuart addressed...
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Minister lauds BimROCK team

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COMPLAINTS AND CRITICISM will not pull Barbados out of the economic doldrums, says Minister of Culture Stephen Lashley.Instead, he suggested that Barbadians need to...
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REMEMBERING DAVID: Across the region

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THE FOLLOWING ARE excerpts of tributes from across the region at the news of the passing of Prime Minister David Thompson.Former Jamaica Prime Minister...
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REMEMBERING DAVID: St John cries for David

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GONE TOO SOON!As a nation mourned, shaken to the core by the death of Prime Minister David Thompson, despair and grief gripped those in...
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REMEMBERING DAVID: Air of sadness in City

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SHOCK, SADNESS and stoicism were the dominant features last Saturday as Bridgetown tried to come to grips with the death of Prime Minister David...
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