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Celebrating 70 Years of supporting Barbadian businesses

For 70 years, the Barbados Employers’ Confederation (BEC) has been helping to shape how we work in Barbados. Most of us know the BEC for its work on employment matters...
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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...
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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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TOURISM MATTERS: Harness our potential

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Not that I needed any more persuasion, but after participating in the recent Road Runner event (during the now concluded Tourism Week) it reminded...
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Proposals for Bridgetown

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A Rihanna-inspired store on Broad Street, late-night shopping, themed City tours with guides, an annual cultural and entertainment programme, and a new Bridgetown Foundation...
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BEHIND THE HEADLINES: Reaction to the correspondent banking issue

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Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago Guyana and other small states, get an annual chance to show why the United Nations (UN) is vital to...
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Vicki breaks language barrier

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Before she graduated from university, Vicki Olton knew that she would one day be involved in marketing. The desire to get into this particular...
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Act now, says Downes

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PROMINENT BARBADIAN ECONOMIST Professor Andrew Downes is urging Government to solve its fiscal problems soon, otherwise they might become “an albatross around our necks”.Downes...
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NUPW: SSA move a dry run to privatisation

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A MOVE BY the Sanitation Service Authority (SSA) to enter into an agreement with private contractors to assist in the collection of garbage has...
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