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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 upgrades from AM Best. The global credit rating agency attributed the upgrade...
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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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Financial markets ‘rebound from Iran war’

Global financial markets have rebounded from the disruptions caused by the war in Iran and a leading mutual...
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Amendments to Companies Act effective November 1

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THE REGISTRAR OF Companies has advised its clients that with the recent proclamation of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2011-8, several amendments have been introduced...
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BARBADOS EMPLOYERS’ CONFEDERATION: Why develop a disciplinary procedure?

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IN THE IDEAL SITUATION, a company will hire the right employee, all staff members will surpass expectations, and there will be no form of...
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BEHIND THE HEADLINES: What if Donald Trump became President?

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THE 60-SOMETHING BAJAN, who has lived longer in America than he has breathed Barbados’ air, is determined to exercise his  “constitutional right” to end...
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Mascoll: Reduced spending a sign

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DESPITE RESUMED GROWTH in the economy, albeit a marginal 1.3 per cent in the first nine months of 2016, cautious Barbadians are spending less...
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ON THE RIGHT: Production challenges persist

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THE MEMBER STATES of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have never been major producers of milk and have imported substantial quantities of their dairy requirements.However,...
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ON THE LEFT: Role for regional milk producers

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IN MANY CASES, the dairy situation in Latin America (Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America) forms merely a footnote to other, more...
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