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Tapas brings an eclectic, affordable, European-style menu to the south coast

By AMANDA CUMMINS    Published August 12, 2010
Glass, pale pickled wood, mirrors and wide open wall-windows to the sea gives Tapas an airy, spacious feel. The newly completed boardwalk runs right along the seaside of the restaurant, and the ocean ...
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Young Professional: Tara Thompson

By AMANDA CUMMINS    Published August 12, 2010
Bajan hair stylist Tara Thompson is a funky, trendy, and highly likeable young woman who one day had a great idea. Building on her love for all things hair, she decided she would become a one-woman mo...
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The stats don’t seem to bear out Mr. Sealy’s claim

By the BSJ Editor    Published August 11, 2010
Minister of Tourism Richard Sealy was quoted on the front page of the Daily Nation edition for Monday, August 9, 2010 as saying that over 700,000 visitors had come to Barbados in the first six months ...
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Barbados’ seven key decisions

By ALAN SMITH    Published August 11, 2010
Economic Management and Decision Making in the Age of Austerity - Lessons from our history Barbados, like several nations throughout the world, large and small, face big, challenging and difficult dec...
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Altman: Limegrove planning to be major lifestyle centre for west coast

By PATRICK HOYOS    Published August 11, 2010
If you’ve traveled through Holetown recently you will have seen the ongoing construction of the new Limegrove shopping and “lifestyle” centre. Limegrove will feature several upscale retailers, s...
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Banks look to mortgages for growth in flat market

By PATRICK HOYOS    Published August 11, 2010
“The banking system remained very liquid, with cash reserves at the equivalent of 7.5 percent of deposits, 2.5 percentage points above Central Bank requirements, Bank deposits rose marginally, while...
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See no problem, hear no cry, feel no pain

By BSJ EDITORIAL WRITER    Published August 7, 2010
Senator Darcy Boyce’s upbeat performance last Thursday night was no doubt intended to lift the spirits of an embattled nation watching its economy teetering on the brink. However, no matter how sinc...
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Boyce and Central Bank differ on economic outlook

By PATRICK HOYOS    Published August 7, 2010
In his press conference last Thursday night, which was carried live on TV and radio, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance Senator Darcy Boyce took a confident view of the country’s economic ...
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Haloute: Chefette foreign franchising “sometime in this generation”

By PATRICK HOYOS    Published August 7, 2010
Barbados’ largest and most successful home-grown fast food company opened Branch No. 14 on July 28, with Managing Director Ryan Haloute promising more to come in the future. However, addressing brie...
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Great sushi comes to the West Coast

By AMANDA CUMMINS    Published August 6, 2010
Step into the courtyard of this former Italian hotspot and you’re greeted with a tasteful blend of eastern style and western flair in black, red, bamboo, and glass, with clean, modern lines. ...
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