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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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Hyatt Tour

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WITH THREATS OF LEGAL ACTION looming, Prime Minister Freundel Stuart seems to be coming closer to a final decision on the controversial Hyatt Hotel.Yesterday...
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E-commerce ‘growing too slowly’

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WITH THE GROWING IMPACT of technology on the way business is done, now may be the time for the private sector to start pursuing...
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Sealy sells home-port idea

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WHEN THE 2016 home porting season begins next month, 200 000 passengers are expected to pass through Barbados.Chief executive officer at Foster & Ince,...
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$64m recycling plan

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WITH $64 MILLION to spend and a heart for cleaning up Barbados, Anderson Cherry has embarked on his plan for taking recycling here to...
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TOURISM MATTERS: Package deals the popular option

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The Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) has reported a resurgence of their members package holidays and according to them more than half (53...
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Moving away from Govt bonds

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THE ISLAND’S LARGEST mutual fund is shifting more of its investments in Government bonds to those issued by corporate entities.Reporting specifically on the performance...
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