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Barbados: Economic Storm?

Friday, April 25th, 2008 @ 19:58 UTC

by Janine Mendes-Franco

Countries:: Barbados
Topics:: Cyber-Activism, Development, Economics, Elections, Energy, Media, Politics
Languages:: English

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“The issue of the rising cost of living will no doubt remain firmly at the top of the national agenda in the coming weeks and months ahead,” writes Barbados Underground, as he blogs about the island's economic challenges.

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