Barbados

  • September 27, 2013
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    Health officials: Bajans beware

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Rats and mosquitoes plus some severe flu attacks are causing health authorities to put the public on alert. Concerned about the incidence of leptospirosis and a tripling in the number of dengue fever cases, health officials disclosed yesterday there was a spike in “influenza-like illnesses” in the last few weeks and the severity of some of those…

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  • September 26, 2013
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    CLICO progress

    BRIDGETOWN,  Barbados – CLICO HOLDINGS BARBADOS Limited has been placed in receivership with immediate effect, thereby speeding up the likelihood of repayment for CLICO International Life’s (CIL) 25 000-plus policyholders. Two years after being appointed judicial manager of CIL insurance company, Deloitte Consulting Inc. yesterday placed CLICO Holdings under receivership, stating that its decision was in keeping with the basis…

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  • September 25, 2013
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    EDITORIAL: Terrorism in Kenya and Pakistan

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Terrorism has now become so pervasive that it is a global problem and even countries with large military might are finding it difficult to contain this ever rising menace to peace and stability. There are many young disaffected people around the world who have no compunction about inflicting unspeakable harm on innocent unsuspecting people in order to…

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  • September 25, 2013
    808

    Barbados to establish oil spill contingency fund

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados Tuesday announced plans to establish a national oil spill contingency fund. Addressing the start of a two-day regional workshop on the International Liability Compensatory Regimes for Pollution Damage, acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of the Environment and Drainage, Edison Alleyne, said that the Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Information and Training Centre for the Wider…

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  • September 25, 2013
    833

    Decriminalise it?

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – he regional conversation on the decriminalisation of cannabis would appear to be firmly re-fixed again in the public domain. We use the term “re-fixed” advisedly since, while the latest initiative in this context might be reasonably attributed to the Honourable Prime Minister of St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, readers may recall an earlier suggestion…

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  • September 25, 2013
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    Barbados confirms significant increase in dengue fever cases

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados health authorities confirmed there have been more than 500 confirmed cases of dengue fever so far this year as a local newspaper reported that a senior banker may have died as a result of the mosquito-borne illness. The Ministry of Health in a statement said that there were 511 confirmed cases of dengue so far…

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  • September 24, 2013
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    Barbados seeking to lure investors from Britain and United States

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Finance Minister Christopher Sinckler is leading a delegation to Britain and the United States hoping to attract new investments to Barbados. The delegation, which includes Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados, Dr. Delisle Worrell, will meet with bankers and potential investors with a view to updating them on this island's recent economic performance. I “n…

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  • September 24, 2013
    884

    Caribbean economies in crisis

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – In 1998, Red Plastic Bag (RPB) sang a song entitled Material. In that song, the lyrical master said: Trouble, every year calypsonians in trouble, it’s so hard to find material . . . but this year, have no fear ’cause RPB is here. With those lyrics reverberating in my head, and as I reflect on the fact…

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  • September 23, 2013
    802

    The great ganja debate continues

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – IT IS NOT a new issue but one which we can no longer let dangle. From Kingston to Kingstown to Washington and Bridgetown, there is clearly momentum in the discussion on whether to decriminalize marijuana and what impact this will have on fighting illegal drugs in our region. It can best be described as the great ganja…

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  • September 23, 2013
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    Government to build plant to deal with environmental waste

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados government it intends to construct a plant that will convert waste, including those generated from visiting ships into energy. “In the area of environmental protection, Barbados has already taking the lead with respect to our aggressive attempt to going after the green economy and a key aspect of that is the whole waste to…

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