Barbados

  • July 12, 2013
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    Barbados calls for more humane approach for middle income countries seeking funding

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Christopher Sinckler has likened the Caribbean’s vulnerability to climate changes as a “sword of Damocles hanging over our development” and wants donor countries and financial institutions to adopt a more humane approach to middle income countries seeking funding to deal with climate change. Sinckler told a conference on Climate Change Financing…

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  • July 10, 2013
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    EDITORIAL: The vagaries of street democracy

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The conundrum brought on by the overthrow of the Muhammed Morsi government in Egypt represents the greatest test for democracy as we know it. It represents the limited power of the ballot as we know it and breeds perpetual disorder. There seems a growing trend of taking to the streets to achieve political change, which is being…

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  • July 10, 2013
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    UN to host workshop on emergency response to accidental or deliberate use of explosive materials

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – INTERPOL and the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) will be hosting a two-day workshop to help the region develop capabilities to respond to a emergencies related to the accidental or deliberate use of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or explosive (CBRNE) materials. The workshop, scheduled to begin on Wednesday in Kingston, Jamaica, will bring together…

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  • July 10, 2013
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    CDF to provide funds to Dominica; signs headquarters agreement with Barbados

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados-based CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) will soon sign a US$7.1 million agreement with Dominica. CDF executive officer Ambassador Lorne McDonnough said that the organisation will continue to assist disadvantaged countries, regions and sectors within the Caribbean Community as they participate in the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). The CDF has since 2011 provided US$35.5…

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  • July 10, 2013
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    Barbados economy contracts during the first half of 2013

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados economy contracted during the first six months of the year with the main foreign exchange sectors also suffering a decline, according to figures released by the Central Bank of Barbados (CBB) on Tuesday. The CBB said that the local economy grew by just 0.6 per cent and among the priorities for the future will…

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  • July 9, 2013
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    Freedom park to celebrate Mandela

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -The great South African leader and freedom fighter Nelson Mandela must be celebrated in life and in his ultimate departure of death. As such, Minister of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, Ronald Jones, has asked that the Nelson Mandela Freedom Park, to be constructed at University Drive, Cave Hill, be a place of “spiritual reverence and peace”, so…

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  • July 9, 2013
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    Local emergency services on full alert

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Local emergency services here have been placed on full alert as Tropical Storm Chantal races towards the Lesser Antilles. In preparation, the Department of Emergency Management plans to activate the emergency operations centre at 9:30 pm (local time) and also open Category One shelters from 6:00 pm to facilitate persons who wish to shelter there. Deputy…

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  • July 9, 2013
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    Overcoming DR’s CARICOM hurdle

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – SOME CRITICS of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) may wonder why it is that the Dominican Republic’s repeated request to access membership of our regional economic integration movement is yet to get a positive response. A quick, short answer could perhap be in one word – trade! With the exception of Trinidad and Tobago, which continues to market…

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  • July 9, 2013
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    A bigger CARICOM?

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – A report coming out of the recently concluded CARICOM Heads of Government meeting in Trinidad & Tobago has indicated that regional leaders will be looking to expand the bloc to embrace more territories in the area. The impetus behind this suggestion is to seek ways to strengthen CARICOM, which, it has been acknowledged, is facing challenges. Despite…

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  • July 8, 2013
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    Bajan PM: LIAT a major concern

    (Barbados Nation) PORT OF SPAIN – Barbados is so concerned about the future viability of regional carrier LIAT that it sought legal advice on whether its heavily subsidized competitor Caribbean Airlines (CAL) was following CARICOM rules. Speaking to the media at the start of the final day of the 34th regular CARICOM Heads of Government conference at the Hilton Hotel…

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