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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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BEHIND THE HEADLINES: Will President Trump help or hurt?

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At a time of galloping worries about the possibly economic fallout from Donald Trump’s ascendancy to the United States presidency, it’s inevitable that people...
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Tougher measures needed

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is urging Government to abandon its “recent weak track record” for enforcing austerity measures and adopt “a more aggressive...
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AS I SEE THINGS: The ant facing the elephant: 1

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The challenges facing the small and highly vulnerable economies of the Caribbean in relation to correspondence banking, de-risking and being labelled as tax heavens...
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10-MINUTE MANAGER: Ike Greene

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Ike Greene is executive chef of But, Of Course!  Are you where you’ve always wanted to be?Yes! But I view life as a journey and...
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Arthur: Delay no more

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MAKE A DECISION! The advice of former Prime Minister Owen Arthur to the Freundel Stuart administration, which has been resisting entering into a full-fledged...
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EX-PM warns of printing way to destruction

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FORMER PRIME MINISTER Owen Arthur has flagged the large-scale printing of money by the Central Bank, saying if left unchecked it will be impossible...
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