Barbados

July 1, 2015
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CARICOM Pavilion at Expo Milano, Italy, attracts thousands

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Pavilion at Expo Milano 2015 in Milan, Italy, is attracting thousands of visitors weekly and, with its beach scene and tropical flower decorations, is being described as the “warmest” and the “friendliest” at the six-month Exposition. The Exposition began on 1 May and concludes on 31 October, 2015. Eight CARICOM Member States are participating in the Exposition that is being held…
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January 15, 2015
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CPDC launches regional campaign against poverty and inequality

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Jan 14, CMC – The Barbados-based Caribbean Policy Development Center (CPDC) says it will launch its Action/2015 Caribbean campaign on Thursday as part of the larger global Action/2015 campaign to end poverty, inequality and bring attention to significant climate change issues. CPDC said 2015 is the year for critical international meetings charged with determining the future of humanity…
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December 30, 2014
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Barbados & Cuba Discuss Sports & Culture

Barbados and Cuba are seeking to deepen their collaboration in sports and culture. The proposed approach was discussed during a courtesy call on Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth, Stephen Lashley, by Cuban Ambassador, Francisco Fernández Peña, at the Ministry of Culture’s Haggatt Hall, St. Michael, office, today. The Sports Minister noted that the National Sports Council was interested in…
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December 17, 2014
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Barbados On A Growth Path Says Finance Minister

Mr. Speaker Sir, precisely sixteen months ago we called on all Barbadians to sacrifice in order that we can reap the benefits of necessary stabilization and adjustment in the economy. Today I can say to the country that, based on actual performance and projections for the immediate future, we have not labored in vain: Barbados is on a growth path…
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July 14, 2014
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Barbados Developing Intellectual Property Strategic Plan

Barbados’ government has formulated a national intellectual property strategic plan, it said this week. The plan, which is being developed with the assistance of the World Intellectual Property Organization, aims to make the country’s economy “more competitive globally,” the government said. According to Heather Clarke, registrar of Barbados’ Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office, “such competitiveness could only be achieved…
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June 6, 2014
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Barbados hailed for its climate change efforts

Small Island Development States (SIDS) were praised during the yesterday’s Global Celebration of World Environment Day 2014 for the front line position they have taken to fight the disastrous effects of climate change. Barbados had the opportunity to be in the spotlight as host to the international event attended by officials from the United Nations System, Secretary General of CARICOM…
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May 21, 2014
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Barbados to Develop “Blueprint” For Science, Technology Education

Barbados’ government says it is planning to develop a “blueprint” to reform its Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) teaching across its education system. Labour, Social Security and Human Resource Development Minister Dr Esther Byer Suckoo pointed this week to what she saw as the “need to create a culture of research, innovation and entrepreneurship” in Barbados. “STEM education opens…
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May 9, 2014
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Cultural Heritage tourism a fast growing niche for countries

Barbados must move with haste to cash in on the benefits to be made from the fast-growing cultural heritage tourism niche. Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Richard Sealy, offered this suggestion to scores of preservationists attending the 1st Caribbean Conference of National Trusts and Preservation Societies yesterday at the Savannah Hotel. Noting there were significant gains to be made…
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April 15, 2014
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EDITORIAL: Girvan’s vision for single economy

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Nation News – NOTED THINKERS, scholars and decision-makers of the Caribbean Community continue to offer moving tributes to the remarkable contributions of Dr Norman Girvan who died last week in Havana, Cuba, where he was undergoing emergency medical attention following serious injuries suffered from a fall while on a visit to Dominica. Death came for the Jamaican-born economist,…
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April 15, 2014
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Lunar eclipse

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Nation News – Just after 3 a.m. today, the moon turned red. The lunar eclipse started after 1 a.m. and about two hours later, the full effects were visible from several places across Barbados and the world. According to Ricardo Small, president and director of the board of the Barbados Astronomical Society, the red moon phenomenon is caused…
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