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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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Farmers upset Shell closing boreholes

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A GROUP of Christ Church farmers locked in litigation with Shell Oil Company over an oil spill that happened more than 25 years ago...
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Shoppers feeling price pinch

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GROCERY PRICES have gone up.And some Barbadians believe the National Social Responsibility Levy, which was introduced September 1, is to blame. Based on SUNDAY SUN...
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THE PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL: Craftsmen of our fate: 2

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AS ORGANISATIONS LOOK to improve productivity and secure our prosperity, the result has been that employees are being asked to do more with less...
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AS I SEE THINGS: Put issues in the right context

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AS SMALL, OPEN and highly vulnerable countries, we in the Caribbean will everlastingly be challenged by developments taking place in the international economy, many...
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BEHIND THE HEADLINES: Embargo still a reality

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“FAR FROM IT. Based on all the information available, the issue is far from dead.”After all the hoopla of a United States (US) presidential...
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IMF predicts 1.7 % growth to 2017

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THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY Fund (IMF) appears to have a slightly more optimistic view about Barbados’ economic growth prospects than the Central Bank.But the IMF...
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