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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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BEHIND THE HEADLINES: Clinton the better choice

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To millions of people across the United States and indeed around the world, the names Eric Holder and Colin Powell quite rightly trigger thoughts...
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AS I SEE THINGS: Constitutional reform and national development

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For the longest time, Caribbean countries have been functioning with constitutions that were inherited from the British, even though those countries moved, several decades...
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A passion for words

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He is passionate about words and he knows their power, and for the last year or so Robert Gibson has embarked on a path...
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ON THE RIGHT: Devaluation no magic bullet

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Is Barbados facing the threat of a currency devaluation? When I do hear or read anything about devaluation in Barbados, I am always reminded of...
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ON THE LEFT: Fixed exchange rate outdated

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Is Barbados facing the threat of a currency devaluation? Since 1971, we have been in a floating currency world. When  former United States President Richard...
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THE ISSUE: Safety in a sound monetary policy

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Is Barbados facing the threat of a currency devaluation? Devaluation of the Barbados dollar is not an option.Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler has made that...
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