Barbados

  • September 25, 2013
    864

    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
    956

    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
    913

    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
    826

    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
    846

    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, 2013
    828

    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, 2013
    1,127

    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, 2013
    845

    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, 2013
    849

    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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