Saving private enterprise
Waiting to exhale
Economy stable, citizens on critical list
Time to stop crying “fowl”
When mortgages go underwater
A few more sore points
Bjorn Free
Revenge of the South Coast investor
Sweet and bitter almonds
The economy in limbo

Opinion

Innovations in eating out

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

Patrick Hoyos Published June 18, 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

Patrick Hoyos Published June 18, 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

Russell Luckock Published June 18, 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

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

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

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

Pat Hoyos Published April 29, 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

Patrick Hoyos Published April 22, 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

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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