Barbados
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March 14, 20141,021
Professor Beckles: Ten-Point Plan makes a case for reparatory justice
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate – Victims of crimes against humanity and their descendants have a legal right to call for reparatory justice. As such, the CARICOM Reparatory Justice Committee has come up with a ten-point plan of action, which outlines the path to reconciliation and justice for such persons. According to Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Pro-Vice Chancellor and Principal of the…
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March 14, 2014706
FCIB sees opportunity in Barbados economic slowdown
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, Guardian – In a January 21 address in Trinidad, Barbados Minister of Industry Donville Inniss had expressed strong optimism that Barbados’ economy was on an upward climb. He told business people, including local investors, at the first quarterly business luncheon hosted by T&T Chamber of Industry and Commerce that Barbados had enjoyed a good…
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March 7, 2014793
Inspiring change
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate – TOMORROW is International Women’s Day 2014 and several states around the world will be celebrating the achievements of women on the social, political and economic fronts in particular, while still shining a spotlight on areas for further improvement as we move towards the goal of attaining equality for women. Each year, the United Nations designates the…
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March 7, 2014843
CARIBBEAN-POLITICS-Spain seeking regional support for seat on UN Security Council
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Spain is seeking the assistance of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries for a seat on the United Nations Security Council for 2015-2016 period. Spain's Ambassador Manuel Quesada met with Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart and delivered a letter from Spain’s Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy. The diplomat said Madrid has had a long relationship with CARICOM and also…
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March 3, 2014685
EDITORIAL: UN fails to help cholera victims
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate – HOW MUCH longer will it take for the United Nations to come to grips with its moral, if not legal responsibility as well, to compensate the thousands of Haitian victims of a cholera epidemic in 2010 that has been traced to negligence by a detachment of United Nations peace-keeping troops in that Caribbean Community member state?…
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March 3, 2014844
Fish divide
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Nation News – AN official of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says Government may have to consider limiting the number of new fishermen to protect stocks of migratory fish, but a Government minister has dismissed the idea. Minister of Housing, Lands and Rural Development Denis Kellman said Barbados had the “third largest sea mass” and…
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March 3, 2014716
Transport lay-offs
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Nation News – The state-owned Transport Board has started laying off workers – and the Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) was last night readying itself to respond. It also appeared last night that the matter was headed for the office of Prime Minister Freundel Stuart. While the BWU threatened late last week to “raise our sword” if workers were…
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March 3, 2014823
Serious Business: Caribbean Commitment in China
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate – “Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” – Matthew 11:29-30 THIS week, here is an amalgam of web feeds which may inspire hope for the future of the…
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March 3, 2014693
Business Monday: Senator calls for more serious effort to aid small businesses
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate – INDEPENDENT Senator, John Watson is arguing for greater assistance to the small business sector in a way that would stimulate economic activity and put Barbadians back to work. And to this end he also called for a policy to reduce imports especially where domestic substitutes are available, and to review some of the duty free concessions…
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March 3, 2014675
Recession impacted promises’
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate – THE recession has not caused the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) to renege on their election promises, but it has impacted upon them. This is according to Finance Minister, Christopher Sinckler, who was speaking at a joint branch meeting between his constituency of St. Michael North West and St. Michael North recently. “When we made the statement…
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