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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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10-MINUTE MANAGER: Shonah Bryan

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ARE YOU WHERE you’ve always wanted to be? For as long as I can remember, I’ve had a desire to own my own business. This...
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THE HOYOS FILE: Flying in the face of common sense

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NEARLY FIVE YEARS since our last general election – which, you could argue, pivoted on the same very topic – privatisation is once more...
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New audit system planned for BRA

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GOVERNMENT IS PREPARING to significantly boost the Barbados Revenue Authority’s (BRA) audit capabilities.The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) said the Freundel Stuart administration applied...
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Nutrition app tops Startup Weekend

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THE GROUP Nutrition-Ish walked away with the most prizes at the Startup Weekend on Sunday at the 3 W’s Oval.The group's challenge at the...
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Healthy returns for fortress

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FORTRESS FUND MANAGERS, a Barbados-based investment firm, is reporting “healthy returns” across its various funds.Fortress administers the Caribbean Growth Fund, Caribbean High Interest Fund,...
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Record 600 000 visitors forecast

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FOR THE FIRST TIME in the history of the tourism business in Barbados, officials are predicting that they will finish the year with a...
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