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September 3, 20131,003
Air transport and diseases discussed
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate – Air transport is one of the most likely mechanisms through which a new disease can quickly spread throughout the world. So says Minister of Health, John Boyce. Speaking at the Fifth CAPSCA-Americas Meetings and Training at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre yesterday morning, the health minister said that with air transport being the lifeblood of many…
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September 3, 2013798
No layoff ‘crusade’, says PM
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate – PRIME Minister Freundel Stuart is set to meet with officials from the Ministry of Civil Service today. Stressing that the Government has not embarked on a “crusade” to lay off persons in the public sector, the Prime Minister said the meeting will be held to ensure that the wrong persons are not ending up with dismissal…
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September 3, 2013855
BARBADOS-EMPLOYMENT-PM to meet with senior public servants to discuss employment issues
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Prime Minister Freundel Stuart will meet with senior public servants later on Tuesday amid ongoing reports of retrenchment within the public service as the government comes to grip with a worsening economic climate. But ahead of the talks, Prime Minister Stuart is emphasizing that his administration, which introduced a number of cost cutting measures in the…
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September 2, 20131,044
Strategic Plan 2012-2017 to address pertinent issues
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate – THE University of the West Indies (UWI) recognises that in order for Barbados and the rest of the Caribbean to continue to progress, they must have a strategic plan rooted in addressing the areas that would carry us forward including the development of our human resources capacity and innovation and in this regard, they would be…
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September 2, 20131,091
LIAT performance during CPL disgraceful – Ajmal Khan
(Barbados Nation) Next year, beleaguered regional carrier LIAT could find itself on the outside looking in on the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) because of the poor quality of service it delivered during the just-ended Twenty20 tournament. The man who delivered the bad news to the airline was millionaire businessman Ajmal Khan, the owner and founder of CPL who told the…
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August 30, 2013847
Discussions ongoing about use of medical marijuana
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate – As various states across the United States legalise the use of medicinal marijuana, and others debate its benefits, it appears that Barbados might not be entirely immune from the discussion. This, as sources within the island’s Ministry of Health revealed to the Barbados Advocate recently that at the “highest level”, the use of medicinal marijuana to…
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August 30, 2013895
FSC, Central Bank sign MOU
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate – A MEMORANDUM of Understanding (MOU) has been officially signed between the Financial Services Commission (FSC) and the Central Bank of Barbados ensuring greater stability in Barbados’ financial system. Principals of the two entities met at the Tom Adams Financial Centre yesterday afternoon to cement an already existing relationship as regulators of the securities, insurance, credit union…
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August 30, 20131,068
The debate on reparations
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate – Although, if readers will forgive the sporting expressions, popular support for the regional claim for reparations for slavery might have been considered a “slam-dunk” or a “gimme” in the current economic environment, it is refreshing to see that the debate has been joined by an opposing contribution from Dr. Leonard Shorey, published in both of the…
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August 30, 2013832
BARBADOS-HEALTH-Barbados to host CAPSCA meeting
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC –Matters relating to public health event preparedness, response planning and management in the civil aviation sector will be discussed next week when Barbados hosts the Fifth Cooperative Arrangement for the Prevention of the Spread of Communicable Diseases through Air Travel (CAPSCA) meeting. Tourism and International Transport Minister Richard Sealy and Health Minister John Boyce will deliver addresses…
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August 30, 2013878
CARIBBEAN-SIDS-SIDS adopt political declaration at Barbados meeting
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) have adopted a political declaration ahead of the Third International Conference on Sustainable Development of SIDS Global conference in Samoa next year. But negotiations on the draft outcome document on sustainable development for SIDS will continue in New York following three days of discussions here. “The Inter-Regional Preparatory Meeting in preparation…
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