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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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International tax policies working to detriment of smaller countries

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BARBADOS is not at all happy with industrialised nations whose policies and legislative reforms influence tax administration and regulation in developing countries.And Minister of...
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Need for better service in Barbados

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BARBADIANS MUST IMPROVE the level of service delivery.And Minister of Industry and Commerce Donville Inniss called on them to create a culture of service...
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Government debt ‘worrisome’

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BARBADOS’ GOVERNMENT DEBT is proving too bitter a pill for a leading investment firm to swallow.Royal Fidelity Merchant Bank & Trust Ltd. manages a...
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Still trade hope with European Union

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CHALLENGES EXIST, BUT there are also opportunities for Barbados and other countries in the region to enhance relations with the European Union.That’s the finding...
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TOURISM MATTERS: Exercising revenue control

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I AM ALMOST incredulous that within a week or so the seeming eternity of the United States (US) presidential election campaign will be over...
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Arrivals up for 50th bash

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FIFTEEN THOUSAND for the 50th.That’s the number of visitors the chairman of Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc., Alvin Jemmott, estimates will be in Barbados between...
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