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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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Ministers fail to show for PAC

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THREE MINISTERS SUMMONED before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) investigating a special audit of the state-owned housing agency failed to show up yesterday.Neither Minister...
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Flow giving away $200 000 in cash and prizes

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SOME LUCKY Flow customers could be in for a very merry Christmas.With Barbados’ golden jubilee celebrations completed, the telecommunications company has launched its own,...
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TOURISM MATTERS: Sue Springer, superwoman

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AS SUE SPRINGER prepares to demit her post as chief executive officer at the Barbados Hotel & Tourism Association, I would like to dedicate...
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C&W profits at $99.4m

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PROFITS ARE FLOWING at Cable & Wireless (Barbados) Limited (C&W).The company, which has undergone several changes in recent years, recorded profit before taxation of...
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Amazon opens line-free grocery store in challenge to supermarkets

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AMAZON.COM INC said on Monday it has opened a brick-and-mortar grocery store in Seattle without lines or checkout counters, kicking off new competition with...
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THE HOYOS FILE: How tourism helped us own ‘a piece of the rock’

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PROME MINISTER Freundel Stuart recently noted that in 1966 Barbados produced around 200 000 tonnes of sugar for export, compared to this year when...
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