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The National Housing Corporation (NHC) and Pine Hill Dairy (PHD) are expected to sign a new lease agreement for the state land occupied by the processing plant. Negotiations are underway for a more traditional lease arrangement.
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Rochelle Walrond-Cox, co-founder of Envoici accounting software, recently won the Sandra Husbands Award. She started her business after her mother's breast cancer diagnosis. She credits her success to her support team and offers advice to other entrepreneurs.
The Barbados Government is negotiating with Pine Hill Dairy to increase the rent for the state land it has occupied since 1966, following the expiration of a 50-year lease agreement.
Several Alliance Owners of Public Transportation (AOPT) members are seeking a meeting with the Transport Board to discuss delayed payments under the Transport Augmentation Programme (TAP). Dissatisfaction and frustration are mounting due to the continuous defaulting on payments.
Epic Games enters a legal battle with Google, accusing the company of monopolistic practices and charging excessive commission fees on in-app purchases in the Google Play store. Google denies the claims and asserts that there is ample competition in the app distribution market.
