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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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It’s war!

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PRODUCERS OF PRE-MIXED CONCRETE in Barbados have accused the Arawak Cement Company of declaring war on them because they purchased cement from new entrant...
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BWU against privatisation of state corporations

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GENERAL SECRETARY of the Barbados Workers Union (BWU) Toni Moore is very much against the privatisation of state corporations in Barbados.Moore is also on...
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Sugar damper

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EXTREMELY LOW SUGAR YIELDS severely hurt the earning of farmers during the 2016 cane harvest.Senior agronomist with the Barbados Agricultural Management Company (BAMC), Dr...
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AS I SEE THINGS: Achieving fiscal discretion

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The 2008/2009 global economic and financial crisis should have done one good thing for all of the highly vulnerable countries in the Caribbean: make...
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TOURISM MATTERS: Colombia filled with opportunities

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Last week we had an unannounced visit from one of the Lonely Planet travel editors, Alex Egerton, who is based in Popayan, Colombia. It...
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Insurance firms in NIS query

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INSURANCE COMPANIES, alarmed at high payouts for people deemed unfit for work, are anxious for an explanation from the National Insurance Service (NIS).They want...
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