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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 units from households and businesses. Earlier this month the Barbados Meteorological Services...
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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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BARAIFA awards celebrating excellence

The 53rd annual Barbados Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (BARAIFA) Awards celebrated excellence within the insurance and...
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NUPW threat ‘absolute madness’

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THE IMPASSE BETWEEN Government and the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) stands to threaten Barbados at a most critical time.That’s the bleak assessment...
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GAIA go-slow at a bad time

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MINISTER OF TOURISM and International Transport Richard Sealy will remain mum on the go-slow action at Barbados’ ports of entry – until he has...
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Hardball paying off for BIDC

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WHEN IT COMES to delinquent tenants, the Barbados Investment and Development Corporation (BIDC) has been playing hardball of late.The country’s leading industrial estates landlord...
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Every face is a canvas

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Kimberly Proverbs is an artist, but not in the traditional sense. Instead of a canvas or paper, the face painter uses sponges and brushes...
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BEHIND THE HEADLINES: Barbados a leader in rule of law

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An example of mixed blessings? Probably. Except for the Golden Jubilee independence celebrations, the Jason Holder-led West Indies team’s victory over Pakistan in the...
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AS I SEE THINGS: Developments in advanced economies

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Caribbean countries are being challenged by the issues of correspondence banking and de-risking as well as labels like tax heavens. According to some analysts,...
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