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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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Nigeria project pays off for BIMAP

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THE NIGERIAN DELTA State programme paid big dividends for the Barbados Institute of Management of Productivity (BIMAP) last year.BIMAP’s chairman said the agency was...
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ON THE RIGHT: A wait and see for Caribbean

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Should the Caribbean be worried about receiving reduced support from the United States? United States foreign and trade policy could look very different in 2017....
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ON THE LEFT: Pattern of declining support for region

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Should the Caribbean be worried about receiving reduced support from the United States? The United States has long been a major contributor of foreign assistance...
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THE ISSUE: Too early to tell

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Should the Caribbean be worried about receiving reduced support from the United States?Some Barbadians and other Caribbean nationals reacted with trepidation at Donald Trump’s...
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THE HOYOS FILE: How Trump upended the world

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Like most of the people around the world who believed Donald Trump’s presidential candidacy was some sort of deviation from the norm that would...
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10-MINUTE MANAGER: Rowana Sandiford

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Rowana Sandiford is manager of J.B.I.R. Floral & Gift Shoppe Are you where you’ve always wanted to be?Not as yet. What is your biggest professional challenge?Getting...
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