Barbados
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August 2, 2013882
ST. KITTS-POLITICS-Opposition concerned over silence by regional leaders to political situation
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Aug 1, CMC – Opposition legislators say they are concerned at the continued silence of Caribbean leaders to the ongoing political situation in St. Kitts-Nevis and are warning of possible violence in the future. Leader of the main opposition People’s Action Movement (PAM), Shawn Richards, told the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) that to date, none of the regional…
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August 2, 2013968
Reparation talk critical
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate – “In order to complete [the] circle of economic freedom and the quest for political and economic enfranchisement … as a government, we have to confront the issue of reparation … this issue, as you know, remains an elusive quest for justice.” This is the suggestion of Minister of Culture, Youth Family and Sport, Stephen Lashley, as…
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July 31, 2013753
EDITORIAL: No solution in sight in Egypt
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – That the ouster of Egypt’s first democratically elected President Mohammad Morsi was a military coup should not be debatable. Subsequent developments however confirm the view that though the majority party governs, the army always rules. It is also testimony to the failure of the first phase of the tenuous nature of Egypt’s spontaneous revolution that coalesced around…
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July 31, 2013880
Barbados records increase in syphilis cases
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados health authorities say they are monitoring what seems to be an increase in the number of syphilis cases on the island. The Ministry of Health said that recent studies have revealed that a growing number of persons were testing positive for the sexually transmitted infection (STI). It gave no figures. They authorities say they are…
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July 31, 2013944
Economy ‘hurt’ by exodus of non-nationals
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The exodus of a number of non-nationals from Barbados in recent times has affected the economy in a negative way. Mia Mottley, leader of the Opposition Barbados Labour Party stated this as she addressed a meeting of the St Vincent and Grenadines Association at the Clement Payne Centre on Monday night. “I am not going to be divisive but…
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July 31, 2013793
Rescue plan
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Barbados Private Sector Association (BPSA) has its own plan to save the Barbados economy. The first two areas on its to-do list are for Government to reduce the country’s national debt by selling off non-strategic, non-core Government assets such as Hilton Barbados to pay down on debt, and sell strategic assets to credit unions, pension funds…
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July 31, 2013798
Get more youth involved
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The world’s population is expected to reach nine billion by 2025. If for no other reason, this fact should place the issue of food and water security at the top of any national agenda. How will all of these people be fed? Will we be able to produce enough food? How will we engage in the type…
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July 31, 2013834
Nicholls: Caribbean needs several engines
BRIDGETOWN—Caribbean countries have been warned not to lose sight of the bigger goal of economic transformation and development even as they remain pre-occupied with overall economic growth. Former deputy director of the Central Bank of T&T Dr Shelton Nicholls said Caribbean countries “need to ensure that the strategies and that we are currently grappling with to rekindle economic growth do…
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July 30, 2013864
High hopes
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – DESMOND HAYNES and Andy Roberts have achieved much success in cricket for the West Indies. Now, they will look to do the same for their respective franchises when the Caribbean Premier League’s (CPL) T20 competition begins tonight at Kensington Oval.
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July 30, 2013813
Jamaica to host regional conference on disaster management
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Jamaica will host the 8th Annual Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) in December, the executive director of the Barbados-based Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), Ronald Jackson, has said. More than 400 delegates are expected to attend the December 2-6 conference which will be held under the theme “CDM for Resilient Development: A Good…
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