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Barbados helping to spearhead US$500m disaster emergency fund

Barbados is playing a leading role in an international effort to secure a major new financial lifeline if the island is hit by a climate-related disaster. The Lifeline Fund, which...
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Power hike concern

Questions and concerns are being raised about the fuel-related hike in electricity costs which Barbados Light & Power...
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Accountants target social change

Finance is emerging at the frontline of social change in the Caribbean, according to the world’s largest talent...
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Karen Yip Chuck appointed Republic Financial Holdings CEO

Republic Financial Holdings Limited has appointed Karen Yip Chuck as its Group President and Chief Executive Officer, subject...
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Fitch flags SOE risk

International credit rating agency Fitch Ratings will be keeping a close eye on Government’s effort to improve its...
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Still ‘right to remain silent’

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BARBADIANS have been assured there’s no risk to an accused person’s long held right to silence under “official questioning” by the police.That assurance came...
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New police interview system coming

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PEOPLE ACCUSED of rape, murder, and robberies will be the first to have their statements to lawmen recorded using the ten newly outfitted interview...
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Transport Board bus burns

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AGAINST REPORTS of not having enough units to service commuters, the Government-owned Transport Board suffered further loss when one of its buses was completely...
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Preserve Bajan culture

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THE IMPORTANCE of chronicling and preserving Barbados’ history and cultural heritage was underscored Thursday night by Acting Chief Information Officer (CIO), Sharon Lynch, during...
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LOWE: SIDS remain vulnerable

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THERE IS NO SUCH THING as a graduated Small Island Developing State (SIDS).In fact, said Minister of the Environment and Drainage, Dr Denis Lowe,...
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Isolation Centre ‘no threat’

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THE MINISTRY of Health has reiterated its position that the Isolation Centre, located on the compound of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital at Enmore, Martindales...
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