Barbados
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September 24, 2013951
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, 2013902
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, 2013821
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, 2013841
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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September 23, 2013820
Solutions must match our needs
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – MANY will agree with the President of the Caribbean Development Bank, Dr. Warren Smith that economic growth across the Caribbean must be built on several pillars. No longer can growth strategies be undertaken in isolation but rather through a coherent set of interrelated policies. They are necessary if the island nations of this region are to make…
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September 6, 20131,117
OUR CARIBBEAN: After Iraq war, Obama’s dilemma on Assad’s Syria
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Nation News – Still chastened by the unforgettable lies told by former President George Bush for “regime change” in Baghdad – achieved at horrific, mind-boggling human cost and devastation of Iraq – the American people should know that in our Caribbean region there are also deep anxieties over President Barack Obama’s impending US-led military attack in Syria. The…
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September 4, 2013835
EDITORIAL: International law for a lawless world
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate – The civil war in Syria has been raging for about two years, with over 100 000 people killed and nobody seemed to care. A few weeks ago it was alleged that sarin nerve gas was used by the Syrian regime, killing about 1 500 people, and all hell breaks loose. We are not at all advocating…
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September 4, 2013839
Reaping benefits from waste
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate – According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, the use of animal guts to produce biodiesel is not a new technology. However, of late there has been growing interest in “aquaticbiofuels” – producing bio diesel from fish gut. Fish oil comes from leftover waste and is mixed with methanol and other products. Certainly,…
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September 4, 2013820
Gov’t committed to removing bottlenecks to foreign investment
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate – GOVERNMENT continues to look into ways to facilitate foreign investment into the country. So says Prime Minister Freundel Stuart who was speaking to the media following a tour of the Limegrove Lifestyle Centre on Monday. According to the Prime Minister, “the past few months we have been having consultations with people in the private sector to…
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September 4, 2013829
Boost efficiency
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate – INCREASED productivity is the only way to maintain and improve the competitiveness of the Barbadian economy. So says Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados, Dr. Delisle Worrell, who stated that increased productivity would also help to secure growth and result in continued enhancement of the quality of life in this country. Addressing the participants of…
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