http://www.broadstreetnews.com/ RSS Feeds from Broad Street Journal Copyright © 2005 interactive@acutevision.com Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:11:36 -0800 20 Subdreamer RSS Syndicator Bridgetown, Barbados, December 4, 2008 – FirstCaribbean International Bank’s operating companies in Barbados and The Bahamas have captured the prestigious Bank of the Year Award for 2008 from the acclaimed magazine, The Banker.  The Bank of the Year 2008 Awards are the culmination of another year of solid performance by FirstCaribbean.  The award is the third straight win for The Bahamas. The Bahamas was singled out by the Banker for its maintenance of strong and prudent balance sheet management within the current turbulent global financial context. http://www.broadstreetnews.com/index.php?categoryid=42&p2_articleid=1108 FirstCaribbean International Bank PR Newswire Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:35:30 -0800 Regional carrier, LIAT (1974) Ltd has announced important changes to its baggage policy aimed at ensuring a consistent delivery of service to all passengers of the Caribbean Airline on an ongoing basis, and especially at this busy time of year. http://www.broadstreetnews.com/index.php?categoryid=42&p2_articleid=1107 LIAT PR Newswire Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:49:20 -0800 Today is National Colours Day in Barbados, and this year in particular, the island is expected to be transformed into a panorama of blue, yellow and black, the national colours officially acknowledged as “Ultramarine, Gold and Black” on the Barbados national flag. http://www.broadstreetnews.com/index.php?categoryid=42&p2_articleid=1106 Black Bess Quarry Ltd. PR Newswire Thu, 27 Nov 2008 20:50:57 -0800 BRIDGETOWN, November 27, 2008. THE OISTINS BRANCH of FirstCaribbean International Bank recently celebrated the 100th birthday of Ermine Barrow-Burgess who may very well be the oldest customer of a bank in Barbados still handling her own personal transactions.The very alert centenarian of Fairholme Gardens, Christ Church, celebrated her 100th Birthday on November 17th, and staff and management of the Oistins Branch where she has kept her personal account since 1986, got together during their recent Customer Appreciation Day to celebrate with her. http://www.broadstreetnews.com/index.php?categoryid=42&p2_articleid=1105 FirstCaribbean International Bank PR Newswire Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:51:10 -0800 Natural gas customers in Barbados will begin receiving a newly designed upgraded bill from next month. This comes as the National Petroleum Corporation (NPC) moves to add even greater convenience to it natural gas service and to give customers a lot more information than could previously be facilitated on their bills. http://www.broadstreetnews.com/index.php?categoryid=42&p2_articleid=1104 National Petroleum Corporation PR Newswire Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:28:22 -0800 LIAT wishes to advise that all of our early morning flights departing today from the V.C. Bird International Airport in Antigua were delayed by approximately 2 hours. http://www.broadstreetnews.com/index.php?categoryid=42&p2_articleid=1103 LIAT PR Newswire Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:13:38 -0800 BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS, November 12, 2008. Volunteer workers from St. Vincent & The Grenadines, Barbados, Dominica and Antigua have emerged as the most heroic in FirstCaribbean International Bank’s region-wide Unsung Heroes programme for 2008. http://www.broadstreetnews.com/index.php?categoryid=42&p2_articleid=1102 FirstCaribbean International Bank PR Newswire Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:05:13 -0800 Bridgetown, Barbados, November 01, 2008 – Haiti, The Bahamas, the Turks and Caicos Islands and Jamaica have received over US$150,000 for disaster relief following the passage of several severe weather systems in recent months, and the significant recovery efforts needed to return these countries to a normal state. Jamaica will be allocating the funds to assist with repairs to schools, senior citizens’ and children’s homes and affected farming communities. Funds for Turks and Caicos Islands will be administered by the National Disaster Relief Fund and the Red Cross, while the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) will oversee funds to assist with the rebuilding of Morton Salt located on Great Inagua. http://www.broadstreetnews.com/index.php?categoryid=42&p2_articleid=1101 FirstCaribbean International Bank PR Newswire Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:21:15 -0800 BRIDGETOWN, November 3, 2008. THE CONTINUED SUCCESS of the annual Trading Places programme at FirstCaribbean International Bank has been credited with contributing to improvements in critical success drivers such as synergies and teamwork among employees which ultimately lead to enhanced customer service.Commenting on the recently completed 2008 edition of Trading Places, Managing Director and Barbados Country Head, Oliver Jordan, said the level of participation, interest shown, and the quality of information sharing across departments had been impressive and augured well for FirstCaribbean’s continued success across the region. http://www.broadstreetnews.com/index.php?categoryid=42&p2_articleid=1100 FirstCaribbean International Bank PR Newswire Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:19:46 -0800 The Chief Executive Officer of LIAT, Mr. Mark Darby has issued an apology to LIAT travellers into Dominica this week. http://www.broadstreetnews.com/index.php?categoryid=42&p2_articleid=1099 LIAT PR Newswire Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:56:04 -0800