Barbados

  • July 29, 2013
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    EDITORIAL: Make better use of technology

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – In this country’s efforts to grapple with its challenging economic circumstances as well as build a platform on which to record growth and boost job opportunities for its people, some emphasis will have to be placed on making greater and better use of technology. It is evident that a knowledge-based economy will be critical to our very…

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  • July 29, 2013
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    Not the time!

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Public servants in Barbados can breathe a bit easier. For now. Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler has promised that if the struggling economy does reach the stage where Barbadians are to be put on the breadline, trade unions and the population will be consulted first. “I can’t say from this distance we are looking to lay people…

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  • July 26, 2013
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    EDITORIAL: Worthy push for Landship recognition

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – In the midst of a raging debate on the economy and the observance of Crop Over Festival, which is easily our greatest manifestation of our cultural heritage, there comes news that steps are being taken to have the indigenous Barbados Landship Association recognized by the UNESCO. This revelation has come from no less an authoritative source than…

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  • July 26, 2013
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    Leeward Islands population urged to monitor progress of Dorian

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Resident in the Leeward Islands were told on Friday to continue monitoring the progress of Tropical Storm Dorian that had become less organised as it moved towards the islands. The Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) said that Dorian, located 1,425 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands, is packing sustained winds of 50 miles per hour,…

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  • July 26, 2013
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    Region warned not to lose sight of economic transformation

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Caribbean countries have been warned that they should not 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 Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. Shelton Nicholls said Caribbean countries “”need to ensure that the strategies and that we are…

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  • July 25, 2013
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    SIDS need funds

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES (SIDS) still have difficulty accessing funds, and Minister of the Environment and Drainage Dr Denis Lowe says it impacts on their ability to reach some of their development objectives. Lowe called for “the provision of new additional and predictable sources of financing for sustainable development for SIDS and the simplification of access criteria…

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  • July 23, 2013
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    Commonwealth politics over sacking of CJ

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – THE 54-MEMBER Commonwealth of Nations, among which are a dozen independent states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), likes projecting itself as a microcosm of the world’s diverse peoples of various languages, ethnicities and cultures with shared commitment to democratic governance and the rule of law. While this perspective is being sustained, the reality is that over the…

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  • July 23, 2013
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    Central Bank Governor says self-confidence key to overcoming economic problems

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, , CMC – Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados (CBB), Dr. Delisle Worrell says self-confidence will help the island overcome its economic problems, including the foreign exchange imbalance that has emerged in the last three months. In a paper released here titled “The Strength of Barbadian Institutions and the Resolve of Barbadians Will See Us Through the…

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  • July 23, 2013
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    Be ready!

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – OPPOSITION PARLIAMENTARIAN Dr Maria Agard says Government may soon face a vote of no-confidence. That was the message the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) MP for Christ Church West passed on to her constituents at the constituency branch meeting on Sunday.

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  • July 22, 2013
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    EDITORIAL: Let’s act now on dope cheats

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The news of the latest scandals in the world of track and field has left even the most simple-minded with a numbness. That a number of leading track and field athletes had tested positive for banned substances was not what was expected. While this latest doping scandal does not involve any Barbadian athletes, there can be little…

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