Barbados

  • June 28, 2013
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    Reducing fiscal deficit major challenge facing Barbados economy

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The major challenge facing the Barbados economy is to reduce the fiscal deficit in order to determine a policy that finds the right balance between fiscal consolidation and economic expansion. Prime Minister Freundel Stuart told a one-day National Consultation on the Economy that the country is experiencing its most severe economic challenges since World War II…

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  • June 28, 2013
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    EDITORIAL: Christie makes valid point

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Prime Minister of The Bahamas, Perry Christie, recently urged the international commercial banks with a presence in the region to be true partners in development with the government and people of the islands in which they operate. Mr Christie was speaking at an important conference which took place recently in The Bahamas and brought together officials…

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  • June 26, 2013
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    EDITORIAL: Arab Spring gets touch of samba

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Amidst the proliferation of criticism the current Democratic Labour Party Government is facing by its stony silence with respect to the pressing issues facing the country, it should pay particular attention to the manner in which small issues could snowball when left to fester. The question that has to be asked is: is this decade going to…

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  • June 26, 2013
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    Region urged to implement fisheries policies

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Chairman of the Ministerial Council of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), Dr. David Estwick, is urging regional countries to place special emphasis on the implementation of policies and recommendations in the fishing industry. “An area where focus is definitely needed is the implementation of policies and recommendations in a much more timely manner.  We have…

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  • June 26, 2013
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    Suriname to host regional ministers meeting on disaster

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The regional Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) Strategy 2013-2023 will be among matters to be discussed when Caribbean disaster ministers meet in Suriname on Friday. The fourth meeting of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) Council of Ministers will discuss the strategy that is intended to advance the achievements realized since the CDM approach was introduced…

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  • June 25, 2013
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    China potential

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – CHINESE are big spenders and should that country become a new source for this country with regard to visitors, the increased spending will redound to the benefit of the local economy. A three-member Chinese delegation attended one of the Mega Fam programmes and spoke highly of the benefits which can accrue to this country from tourism services,…

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  • June 25, 2013
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    IMF and World Bank review B’dos finance sector

    BRIDGETOWN—The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are to conduct a comprehensive study of Barbados’ financial services sector. A statement from the Central Bank of Barbados said the two Washington-based financial institutions will conduct the financial sector assessment programme (FSAP) between July 1 and 17. This is the third such assessment of the island’s financial services sector—the other…

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  • June 25, 2013
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    Human trafficking challenges for CARICOM states

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -THE LATEST Trafficking In Persons (TIP) report by the United States Department of State, valuable as it is,  is a reminder that countries of the Caribbean region are back in that cycle of recurring admonition from Washington as lacking in vigorous commitment to combat this horrible crime against humanity. There is no doubting the fact that  in the…

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  • June 24, 2013
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    Former government minister dies

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Former finance minister Sir Richard Christopher Haynes has died after a prolonged battle with throat cancer. He was 77. Sir Richard, a surgeon, died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital on Sunday. The former opposition leader , who was once dubbed the second most powerful man in Barbados, because of his close relationship with the then prime…

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  • June 24, 2013
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    School children and violence

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – SOMETIMES WE JUST do not want to accept some of the unsavoury things happening in our society. We would rather pretend that the situation does not exist. Unfortunately, ignoring the problems will not make the problem disappear. Such is the case with the apparent growing incidence of violent confrontation among some of our secondary school children. Police…

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