Barbados
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June 24, 20131,071
China keeping technical support commitments
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – China has recently pledged significant support to the Caribbean, especially in the area of agriculture, with the first China-Latin America and the Caribbean Agricultural Ministers' Forum being held in Beijing on June 8-9. China’s Ambassador to Barbados, His Excellency Xu Hong, told The Barbados Advocate, “The outcome document, Beijing Declaration, showed that a broad range of consensuses…
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June 21, 20131,158
Artwork from Barbados, Bahamas added to IDB permanent collection
WASHINGTON, CMC, CMC – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has added three Caribbean paintings to its art collection. The Washington-based financial institution said the Caribbean Country Department (CCB) granted funds to the IDB’s Art Collection for paintings to highlight Caribbean talent. A painting dedication ceremony was held on Wednesday at the IDB headquarters at which “Mimosa pudica” by Bahamian Joscelyn…
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June 21, 20131,078
Colombia helping to develop skills of artisans and designers
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Colombia will provide assistance to Barbados as the island seeks to develop the technical skills of artisans and designers. A delegation from the South-South Cooperation Department of the Ministry of External Relations of Colombia and the Artesanias de Colombia Corporation has arrived here on a three-day visit and according to an official statement, will be “conducting…
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June 21, 20131,068
Dottin takes action
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – COMMISSIONER OF POLICE Darwin Dottin has taken legal action against the Attorney General (AG) and the Police Service Commission (PSC) over his forced retirement. According to sources, Dottin’s legal team, headed by Elliott Mottley, QC, yesterday filed suit in the High Court challenging the decision to remove the Commissioner from office Monday.
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June 20, 20131,011
Take charge of your health
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Health is unarguably the most important issue for any society. When health is impaired there is a reduced standard of life and, in some cases, a loss of life. When one considers economic hardships, educational challenges, community unrest, or even criminal activity, they all pale in comparison to one’s very physical existence as each person enjoys the…
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June 19, 2013925
Syria in for a summer offensive
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – LEADERS OF THE G8 countries – United States, Japan, Canada, Russia, Germany, France, Britain and Italy (representing just over half of the US$71.7 trillion global economy) – met this week in Ireland ostensibly to discuss the global economy. However, the conflict in Syria predictably dominated the summit which began on Monday, with Russia facing pressure to back…
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June 19, 20131,032
Opposition criticises removal of top cop
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Opposition Leader Mia Mottley has described as “unprecedented,” the manner in which Police Commissioner Darwin Dottin was sent on leave pending his retirement in the public interest. Media reports said that the Police Service Commission (PSC) took the decision on Monday and has since named Assistant Commissioner of Police Tyrone Griffith to act as interim head…
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June 19, 20131,115
Not so fast!
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – LESS THAN 24 hours after the removal of Commissioner of Police (COP) Darwin Dottin, the acting Deputy COP Seymour Cumberbatch is asking the High Court for an injunction to halt any attempt to fill the post of Deputy Commissioner. In documents filed in the High Court yesterday against the Attorney General and the Police Service Commission (PSC),…
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June 19, 20131,034
Special Comment
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – NO EVENT in recent memory has plunged a tranquil, if anxious, Barbados into a greater state of shock and dismay than the action taken on Monday by the Police Service Commission (PSC) to retire Police Commissioner Darwin Dottin with a day’s notice. It is the type of humiliating treatment meted out to junior employees caught in the…
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June 19, 20131,497
Focus on CNCDs
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – THE cost of health care will increase significantly if the incidence of non-communicable diseases continues to rise. That is the view of Member of Parliament and Minister of Health, John Boyce. Speaking in the House of Assembly yesterday, he said his Ministry sees it as critical in its health plan, to focus on the prevention of non-communicable…
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