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April 15, 2014907
BARBADOS-LABOUR-No breakthrough in talks to end sugar workers strike
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Labour Minister Dr Esther Byer Suckoo is expected to continue talks here on Tuesday after talks with officials of the of the Barbados Agricultural Management Corporation (BAMC) and the Barbados Workers Union (BWU) failed to end a six-day strike by sugar workers on Monday. Workers at the island’s lone sugar factory Portvale have been off the…
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April 9, 20141,126
Shine bright
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate – The diversity of the student body across the campuses of the University of the West Indies (UWI) reflects that of the Caribbean population itself. Therefore, notwithstanding the growing segment of students coming from outside of the region, Caribbean students alone provide the multicultural mixture that many universities around the world try to emulate. The reason for…
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April 9, 2014785
Inniss calls for change in development designations
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate – There is a belief that CARICOM’s designation of its Member States as Less Development Countries (LDCs) and More Developed Countries (MDCs) is now somewhat counterproductive and should be changed. So says this country’s Minister of Industry, Commerce, International Business and Small Business Development, Donville Inniss. He made the point during an interview with the media yesterday…
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March 28, 2014970
CARIBBEAN-TOURISM-Public and private sectors unite towards sustainability of tourist destinations
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, , CMC -In an effort to assist some of the world’s most popular travel destinations that are vulnerable to issues such as climate change and unsustainable development, the new Sustainable Destinations Alliance for the Americas (SDAA), was launched here on Thursday. The alliance stems from the largest scale effort to date through which public and private entities have…
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March 14, 2014901
Standards called into question
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate – As of yesterday, six days after being declared missing, there had been no word on the whereabouts of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370. Speculation grows every hour as reports, official and otherwise, and even conspiracy theories, continue to trickle in via the Internet and other news sources. It is expected that the mystery will be solved soon,…
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March 14, 20141,311
Public health crisis has links to slavery
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate – THE African-descended population in the Caribbean has the highest incidence in the world of chronic diseases, in the forms of hypertension and type two diabetes. This pandemic is the direct result of the nutritional experience, physical and emotional brutality and overall stress profile associated with slavery, genocide and apartheid. This is the information contained in a…
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March 14, 20141,262
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, 2014855
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, 2014997
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, 2014997
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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