Barbados
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June 13, 2013820
Downside
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – BARBADOS’ TOURISM SECTOR is going in the same direction as the poorly-performing sugar industry that was once a major foreign exchange earner. And while the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) and other private sector bodies have repeatedly identified the issues facing the industry and the economy, Government has been “lethargic” in responding to their concerns. This…
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June 13, 2013672
Regional petition seeking support for cervical cancer screening
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC) has launched a regional petition aimed at getting Caribbean governments to increase women’s access to affordable cervical cancer screening. The HCC said nearly 100 per cent of all cervical cancer cases can be prevented if people accessed screening and the electronic petition is aimed at getting the Caribbean population to pressure…
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June 12, 2013656
Opposition legislator warns of unstable political climate in twin island federation
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Former senior government minister Dr. Timothy Harris has described as “instability” the political climate in St. Kitts-Nevis and that opposition politicians will launch a fresh campaign to get the National Assembly to debate a motion of no confidence in Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas. Harris, who was fired from the Douglas cabinet, told the Caribbean Media…
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June 12, 2013672
Caribbean looks to China to develop agricultural sector
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Caribbean countries are looking to China to help develop their agricultural sector and are seeking to take advantage of a US$50 million fund established by Beijing. Caribbean agriculture ministers joined their counterparts from Latin America and China for two days of talks this week, and according to an official statement issued here, they have adopted a…
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June 11, 2013675
Ramdin out
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – ALTHOUGH there was no official response from management, it is known the West Indies are upset over the severity of the sentence placed yesterday on wicketkeeper and vice-captain Denesh Ramdin for his appeal for a spilled, tumbling catch off Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq in their opening victory in the Champions Trophy at the Oval last Friday. Misbah was…
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June 11, 2013681
Stumbling blocks to sustained growth
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Owning 100 per cent of one apple tree is sadly still more attractive to many local businesses than owning only one per cent of an apple farm containing one million trees. Despite the fact that the latter options provides access to 10 000 trees, “calling the shots” seems to be higher up on the agenda than increasing…
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June 11, 2013673
Government to introduce renewable energy legislation
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados government says it will soon introduce legislation to facilitate renewable energy generation on the island. “We expect, within the next few months, to have the legislation passed for independent power producers,” said Energy Minister Darcy Boyce, adding “we’ve done this in consultation with the Barbados Light and Power (BL&P) because we do have to…
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June 11, 2013667
Not up to mark!
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – A row may be brewing between Barbados and the Caribbean’s executive director at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). And the quarrel revolves around the “management of the Caribbean constituency office”, which represents the interest of The Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica at the IDB. The office is headed by an executive director and an…
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June 11, 2013697
The ongoing trade deficit problem for T&T and Jamaica
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – THE RECURRING challenges of a widening trade deficit for Jamaica with Trinidad and Tobago featured again in the Jamaican senate last Friday but climaxed with an understanding to pursue a non-confrontational strategy for reversal of this lingering negative trend. For all their often feisty political quarrels, both government and opposition senators joined forces to echo dissatisfaction over…
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June 10, 2013646
EDITORIAL: Facing up to economic reality
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – THE RECENT notices of pending layoffs in the private sector will undoubtedly invite an aura of scepticism and concern among our working class population. The question on the lips of many of these workers will reside in the wonder “whose turn is next?” Although revelation of current unemployment statistics remains veiled in secrecy, the obvious closure of…
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