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Barbados: Job Losses

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009 @ 20:34 UTC

by Janine Mendes-Franco

Countries:: Barbados
Topics:: Ideas, Business, Cyber-Activism, Diaspora, Economics, Finance, Travel, International Relations, Industry, Politics
Languages:: English

“In Barbados, the sense of fear expressed in public commentary about job losses has increased in recent weeks”: Both Barbados Underground and Living in Barbados blog about the ripple effects of the global economic crisis.

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