Barbados

  • October 8, 2013
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    Central Bank Governor optimistic about turn around in local economy

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados (CBB), Dr. DeLisle Worrell says he is confident of an economic turnaround acknowledging that policy makers have ever since the onset of the global recession in 2008, have kept a stable economic platform from which to launch the push for renewed economic growth. He said foreign exchange reserves have…

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  • October 8, 2013
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    Barbados No. 1 in ICT in Caribbean

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados- Barbados is ranked No. 1 in the Caribbean when it comes to information and communication technology (ICT) development for 2012 to 2013. The country is ranked 29th out of 157 globally, and No. 3 in the Americas. Presenting the findings today at United Nation House, Cleveland Thomas, International Telecommunication Union representative for the Caribbean, said Barbados was moving…

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  • October 8, 2013
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    EDITORIAL: Strengthening of Barbados/Guyana ‘friendship’ bond

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – It is of significance and relevance to note that even before last Friday’s historic decision by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in the case involving Barbados and the Jamaican Shanique Myrie was publicly made known, the foreign affairs ministers of this country and Guyana had already initiated a plan of action to improve freedom of movement…

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  • October 8, 2013
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    Professor Beckles: CCJ ruling ‘forward looking’

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The recent landmark judgment handed down by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in the case of Shanique Myrie versus The State of Barbados, which saw the Court ruling in Myrie’s favour, will have long-term significance in terms of how Caribbean people should be treated, as they move from one jurisdiction to another. This was the assessment…

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  • October 8, 2013
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    Myrie ruling ‘good for Caribbean’

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean Court of Justice’s (CCJ) decision in the high profile Shanique Myrie case has implications for the broader freedom of movement regime, says principal of the University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus, Sir Hilary Beckles. And according to the regional academic, it should encourage all Caribbean countries to make the CCJ their final appellate…

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  • October 7, 2013
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    Cuba/Barbados mark anniversary of 1976 bombing of Cubana flight

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados and Cuba have paid homage to the victims of the 1976 bombing of a Cubana Airlines jet off the coast of Barbados that killed all 73 people on board, lamenting the fact that the masterminds of the attack were never convicted. Cuba’s Ambassador to Barbados, Mrs Lisette Perez Perez, told the wreath laying ceremony on…

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  • October 4, 2013
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    Move to stave off dengue

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbadians have been flocking to supermarkets across the island to purchase insect repellents, insecticides, mosquito coils and vaporizer mats to deal with mosquitoes. Supermarket personnel said they had noted increased sales for all the products which either kill mosquitoes or keep them away. This comes amidst concern about the number of dengue fever cases in Barbados. The…

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  • October 4, 2013
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    OUR CARIBBEAN: Pitiful inaction as crisis deepens for Haitians

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Unless I missed it, I cannot recall any head of government of our Caribbean Community (CARICOM) making any reference in his/her address at the current session of the United Nations General Assembly in support of Haiti’s position that the United Nations has a “moral obligation” to offer compensation to an estimated 8 000 cholera victims linked to…

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  • October 3, 2013
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    Bank cuts

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – STAFF LAYOFFS are looming at CIBC FirstCaribbean Bank in light of heavy expenses having to be set aside for bad loans. The bank, which boasts branches in 17 Caribbean territories, is particularly concerned about its heavy loan loss provisioning in Barbados and The Bahamas, and has therefore undertaken a restructuring programme that could lead to layoffs, starting…

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  • October 3, 2013
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    6.3% drop in arrivals

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Barbados tourism sector has taken a nosedive so far for the year, and an imminent cut in flights to the island from at least one major source market could result in a further blow. For the nine-month period ending September 30, the sector recorded a decline of 6.3 per cent in long-stay arrivals when compared to…

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