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Innovations in eating out

By Patrick Hoyos    Published July 15, 2008
Today I want to talk about innovation in our restaurants, based on my visits to many of them over the past few months in another journalistic capacity. I am pleased to be able to report that entrepren...
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An inconvenient egalitarianism

By Patrick Hoyos    Published June 17, 2008
How much is your labour worth?  In Cuba, apparently, about US$20 a month on average. But who needs mere cash when you are also getting free housing, education, health care and subsidized food rat...
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Feeling the pain

By Patrick Hoyos    Published June 17, 2008
Have you noticed how popular green has become in newspaper ads? It’s the new ‘in’ colour, as advertisers try to ramp up sales by suggesting how ‘green’ (that is, environm...
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Silver from scrap

By Russell Luckock    Published June 17, 2008
Barbados in particular and Caribbean Islands in general, currently have an opportunity to make some money and tidy up their countries in pursuit of a cleaner environment in which to live. As a regular...
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Capitalist tool

By Pat Hoyos    Published May 19, 2008
With increasing frequency, new reports are published giving countries’ rankings in various areas. These are usually the result of long hours of tedious data collection, and no doubt strenuous si...
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The domino effect

By Pat Hoyos    Published May 16, 2008
The  domino theory emerged out of Cold War foreign policy in the 1950s, and centres on the speculation that if the U.S. allowed one country in a region to fall under Communist influence, neighbou...
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Two museums and a graveyard

By Pat Hoyos.The BSJ    Published May 5, 2008
Bridgetown, the crucible of Barbadian history, has rarely in its own lifespan been allowed spaces in which to assess its singular contribution to our country’s development. Of course, the Barbad...
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Redefining Sir Lloyd's contribution

By Pat Hoyos    Published April 28, 2008
The decision to rename Sherbourne Conference Centre after Sir Lloyd Erskine Sandiford is a good one, and I am happy to see that it was universally supported in Parliament, showing that, as Sir Hilary ...
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The continuing education of David Thompson

By Patrick Hoyos    Published April 21, 2008
Looking relaxed in a blue open neck shirt, jacket and trousers, the prime minister of Barbados sat down for a live press conference with three members of the broadcast media last Monday night. The set...
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One-way ticket on the Internet

By Pat Hoyos    Published April 15, 2008
British Airways’ “shock” announcement that it will reduce travel agency commissions from five to one percent from the middle of next month has understandably led to protests from the...
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