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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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THE HOYOS FILE: Dithering over the family silver

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Trinidad and Tobago, faced with the third straight year of declining revenues, has announced the sale of major stakes in some key state-owned assets....
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Flow celebrates Mission Day by giving back

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BRIDGETOWN – The young students of Welches Primary School now have access to cutting-edge multimedia thanks to leading telecommunications provider Flow.As part of the...
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H hotel to ‘restart work in 2017’

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HARLEQUIN SAYS IT IS PREPARING to restart work on its H Barbados property next year through a joint partnership.But the controversial British company, which...
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Arrivals boost expected for November celebration

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TOURISM OFFICIALS are anticipating a good November as Barbados’ best known export Rihanna and members of the diaspora fly in for the 50th anniversary...
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New air deal with Canada near

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A NEW AIR TRANSPORT AGREEMENT between Barbados and Canada is in the works. Negotiations are also ongoing for a bilateral agreement that will liberalise...
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GAIA under pressure

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THE HEAT IS ABOUT to be turned up under management of Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA).After being pressured by airport workers last March to...
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