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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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THE HOYOS FILE: When doing little is actually the policy

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WATCHING THE SEEMINGLY interminable train wreck that was the free concert at Kensington Oval on Independence night, I found it hard to understand why...
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AS I SEE THINGS: Domination of economic ideology

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IF NOTHING ELSE, we in the Caribbean will forever continue to have to grapple with not only the internal dynamics taking place within our...
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FirstCaribbean profits at $286m.

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MANAGEMENT OF CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank is feeling cheerful this holiday season as the bank reports a $286.6 million profit for the financial year...
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TOURISM MATTERS: Norwegian finally lands US approval

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AFTER NEARLY THREE years of delays, the United States Department of Transportation has finally given approval to what some vested interests referred to as...
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Closing in on EU trade agreement

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SOME SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES remain, but Caribbean exporters have made progress with their exports to Europe.This assessment came from head of the European Union (EU)...
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10-MINUTE MANAGER: Allison Cadogan

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ARE YOU WHERE you’ve always wanted to be?I am at a high level in the field that I have chosen, however, my dreams continuously...
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