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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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JADA workers at Sandals stage strike

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CLOSE TO 50 employees working at the Sandals Barbados Resort and Spa Expansion Project in Dover, Christ Church, walked off the job yesterday morning.According...
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SSA praised for great service

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AFTER JUST ONE week on the job a private garbage collector working with the Sanitation Service Authority (SSA) has expressed deep appreciation for how...
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New hotel ‘could be disaster’

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THE PROPOSED five-storey hotel to be erected along Sea Rocks, Enterprise, Christ Church may be a disaster waiting to happen.Geological engineer André Brathwaite said...
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Call for Bajans to support Haiti

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BARBADIANS FROM ALL walks of life are rallying behind Haitians who continue to suffer severe effects from Hurricane Matthew, which devastated the island last...
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ON THE RIGHT: Progress made in reducing poverty

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Does Barbados still have a poverty problem?Although we talk a lot about poverty in the country, we have very little objective data on poverty....
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ON THE LEFT: Income equality must be enhanced

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Does Barbados still have a poverty problem? Latin America and the Caribbean is a very diverse region that does not follow a single pattern of...
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