admin

admin

  • January 16, 2013
    793

    Barbados predicts modest economic growth for 2013

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados is forecasting less than one per cent real economic growth for 2013 up from “no real growth” last year. The Central Bank of Barbados said that the 0.7 per cent forecast for this year is based on the most recent forecast by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) of average growth of 1.7 per cent for…

    Read More »
  • January 16, 2013
    788

    Zero growth

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Barbados economy had a dismal performance in 2012, registering no growth, and the Central Bank is predicting hardly any increased economic activity in the country this year. Central Bank Governor Dr DeLisle Worrell delivered the disappointing news yesterday in his review of the economy for last year and his projections for the next 12 months.

    Read More »
  • January 16, 2013
    832

    Opposition Leader brushes aside suggestions of economic growth

    KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Opposition Leader Arnhim Eustace Tuesday brushed aside predictions by Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves that St. Vincent and the Grenadines would record economic growth in 2013, saying the economy is worse than the country is being made to believe. Responding to the EC$799.1 million (One EC dollar = US$0.37 cents) national budget presentation on Monday…

    Read More »
  • January 16, 2013
    847

    Opposition chided on boycott

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – AS NINE EMPTY benches faced Government yesterday in the House of Assembly during presentation of a $15.7 million supplementary resolution to subsidize diesel, the Opposition boycott came in for a tongue-lashing from a senior minister. Minister of Small Business Denis Kellman noted that yesterday was Government’s fifth “birthday” – the anniversary of the January 13, 2008 election…

    Read More »
  • January 16, 2013
    824

    Union puts nationwide strike on hold

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados Workers Union (BWU) has decided to put on hold, plans for a national strike pending the outcome of talks with Prime Minister Freundel Stuart on Friday. Prime Minister Stuart has summoned officials from the union and the telecommunications company, Cable and Wireless (Barbados) Limited, to the meeting in a bid to end the impasse…

    Read More »
  • January 16, 2013
    833

    BLP boycotts Parliament, calls for election date to be announced

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The main opposition Barbados Labour Party (BLP) Tuesday defended its decision to boycott a sitting of Parliament accusing the ruling Democratic Party (DLP) of failing to follow tradition and announcing the date for a general election in Barbados. “The Barbados Labour Party which won the right to vote for all Barbadians of qualifying age, has always…

    Read More »
  • January 16, 2013
    868

    GULP to contest February polls

    ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Grenada’s oldest political party Tuesday signalled its intention to contest the February 19 general elections despite having not won a seat since 1999. Former opposition leader Michael Baptiste will lead the Grenada United Labour Party (GULP) that once dominated politics here under the leadership of then prime minister Eric Gairy, who was removed from office…

    Read More »
  • January 16, 2013
    787

    Two new one-term govts?

    PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – TWO countries of the Caribbean Community—Barbados and Grenada—are expected to be involved in parliamentary elections next month. Barbados is yet to announce its election date—Grenada's will be on February 19. But speculations are in full swing about the likelihood of one-term governments in both Bridgetown and St George's under two first-time prime ministers.

    Read More »
  • January 16, 2013
    987

    Challenges to EU-Caribbean trade discussed

    LONDON, CMC – Challenges facing Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries in exporting their goods to the European Union were among matters discussed Tuesday during a meeting of the sub-committee of the Joint United Kingdom-CARICOM Committee on Trade and Investment. The meeting, chaired by Trinidad and Tobago’s High Commissioner to London, Garvin Nicholas, was also attended by diplomats from Antigua and Barbuda,…

    Read More »
  • January 16, 2013
    787

    Regional efforts to combat HIV/AIDS moving ahead

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean has approached the problems related to HIV/AIDS in a collective way. This is the opinion expressed by the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean, Edward Greene. “I believe that the region has good support from critical agencies; in particular the UN system, UNAIDS and from the US government through PEPFAR. They…

    Read More »
Back to top button