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Celebrating 70 Years of supporting Barbadian businesses

For 70 years, the Barbados Employers’ Confederation (BEC) has been helping to shape how we work in Barbados. Most of us know the BEC for its work on employment matters...
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Heat drives rush for ACs, fans

As Barbados braces for intense heat in August, retailers are reporting stronger demand for fans and air conditioning...
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AM Best upgrades Sagicor

Financial services group Sagicor Financial Company Limited, including its Barbados-based subsidiaries, has received a series of credit rating...
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Fees fuel bank profits

Commercial banks are consistently making a large share of their profits from fees, including $152.6 million collected in...
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Frustrating waits at QEH pharmacy

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s (QEH) pharmacy is still struggling to make up the backlog as a result of...
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TOURISM MATTERS: Keeping the UK as major source market

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When I hear repeatedly that tourism is a fickle and unpredictable industry that cannot be banked on, apart from notable exceptions due to conflict...
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ON THE LEFT: Greater demand for disaster insurance

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Should Barbados and the region be more focused on disaster risk insurance? In 2015-2016 we undertook a wide range of projects aimed at fulfilling our...
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BEC: Manual handling: Guidelines for the holidays

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The Christmas rush is upon us. However, safety and health should remain paramount as your employees execute their duties. What should employers do?To help...
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Court clarifies severance issue

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SOME EMPLOYERS have been accused of attempting to “get around” paying severance to dismissed employees by claiming that they were not made redundant.But in...
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1.9% growth ‘conditional’

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Barbados’ economy will grow by 1.9 per cent next year, but this positive picture is likely to be spoilt by the “high” fiscal deficit...
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BEHIND THE HEADLINES: Barbados and China: The way forward

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It was a coincidence, of course. But at a time when Barbados was celebrating the golden jubilee of its Independence from Britain with a...
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