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Diaz: EPA will promote regional integration and help reduce poverty

Pat Hoyos/The BSJ Published May 16, 2008
The new head of the EU delegation to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean says the Economic Partnership Agreement scheduled to be signed soon between the EU and the Caribbean will help to reduce poverty...
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STREET BRIEFS: FCIB/IDB partner on loans, OCM, Republic results

Edited by Pat Hoyos Published May 16, 2008
• Caribbean businesses will soon benefit from a new Risk Sharing Guarantee Facility agreement being jointly spearheaded by FirstCaribbean International Bank and the Inter-American Development Ban...
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STREET Briefs: TCL, BNB Group, Sagicor, ANSA McAl earnings

Edited by Pat Hoyos/The BSJ Published May 8, 2008
TRINIDAD CEMENT LTD. has reported after-tax profits for the year ending Dec. 31, 2007 of TT$211.4 million, on revenue of TT$1.92 billion (divide by three for rough approximation of Barbados currency...
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The best jobs may be the ones not advertised in the papers

Pat Hoyos/The BSJ Published May 8, 2008
Are you getting tired of the old grind? Longing for new career adventures, or just to step up the old corporate ladder? Then just register with one of several local recruitment websites and that excit...
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Forty years on, Banks Beer finally makes it to the U.S. mainland

Pat Hoyos/The BSJ Published April 22, 2008
After trying unsuccessfully for close to half a century to market various versions of Bank Beer internationally, the two owners of the Banks name, one in Barbados and the other in Guyana, finally came...
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From adversity to admiration: Sir Hillary and Sir Charles cooperate to boost education

maxwell Published April 22, 2008
The UWI Cave Hill campus last Friday received a donation of 63,000 sq. ft. of land worth over a million dollars, from Sir Charles Williams, with the construction magnate saying whatever facility is bu...
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Lower broadand rates still a long way off for Barbados, says Hope

maxwell Published April 8, 2008
Barbados policymakers still haven’t figured out how to get competition in broadband telecommunications services going, despite a long-standing agreement about how important it is to the society,...
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GEL acquires St. Lucia's M&C

(Adapted from a press release) Published April 1, 2008
Goddard Enterprises Limited has acquired a controlling interest in Minvielle & Chastanet Limited in St Lucia. M&C is one of the largest conglomerates in St Lucia employing approximately six h...
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Sandy Lane trust raises Bds$6m over three years

Pat Hoyos.The BSJ Published April 1, 2008
The Sandy Lane Charitable Trust’s annual fundraising event, held recently at the Sandy Lane Country Club, has raised Bds$2.5m. The event, which began with a golf tournament, culminated with an e...
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OCM’s 2007 earnings per share flat despite 8% rise in revenue

(Adpated from a SIgnia Financial report) Published April 1, 2008
One Caribbean Media Limited (OCM) has released its 2007 year end results, reporting an after-tax profit of TT$88.6M or the equivalent of just over US$14m, almost 2% above the profit recorded in 2006. ...
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