Barbados

  • May 31, 2013
    809

    Barbados calls for assistance for countries to deal with recession

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Third Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Annual Retreat of Caribbean Civil Society Consultative Groups (ConSoC) is ending here on Friday with Barbados urging the Washington-based financial institution to create new, interesting, innovative and adaptable strategies to countries deal with the ongoing global economic recession. “We believe that the IDB, through its extensive research and human resource…

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  • May 30, 2013
    782

    Cuba to host Caribbean Film Market

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Cuba is to host the International Forum and Caribbean Film Market next month. The June 13-15 event is being organised by the Travelling Caribbean Film Festival and provides a greater visibility to the films produced by Caribbean film makers. The forum, which is a parallel event to the fifth edition of the Travelling Caribbean Film Festival,…

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  • May 30, 2013
    779

    Finance Minister rubbishes talk of IMF agreement

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados government has described as “malicious and unfounded” reports that the island has held talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Chris Sinckler has also rubbished suggestions that Barbados would be devaluing its local currency which now trades at 50 cents to one United States dollar. “There will be no…

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  • May 30, 2013
    775

    Expect busy hurricane season

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean region is likely to experience major storms and hurricanes this year during what is expected to be a busy hurricane season. This is according to the recently appointed Executive Director of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), Ronald Jackson. He was speaking during a press conference at CDEMA’s headquarters at the Manor Lodge Complex…

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  • May 29, 2013
    783

    Force not good tool of policy

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – LAST WEEK the insidious nature of terrorism raised its ugly head in Britain reaffirming the point that national security is going to be a constant challenge to most countries for the foreseeable future. The mantra after the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Centre in the United States has been that there will be no negotiating with…

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  • May 29, 2013
    805

    Barbados welcomes new rum agreement

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados government has welcomed the agreement signed by Foursquare Rum Distillery to distill, blend and bottle a brand of rum known as “10 Cane’ which officials say is expected to rake in BDS$100 million (One Barbados dollar = US$0.50 cents) in foreign exchange. “Rum is a distinct Barbadian product and I believe that we are…

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  • May 29, 2013
    788

    Central Bank comments on OECD report

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Central Bank of Barbados says a recent report issued by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is raising many “difficult issues not least of which is the need for an international coordinated approach on the rights to tax”. The Central Bank in a comment on the OECD “Addressing Base Erosion and Profit Shifting…

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  • May 28, 2013
    806

    Make wise food choices

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate – Making wise food choices would help to prevent obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, high cholesterol and other chronic non-communicable diseases (CNCDs). This is according to the National Nutrition Centre who lays out eight easy to follow guidelines in “Food Based Dietary Guidelines for Barbados.” The first of these tells you that you can “enjoy…

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  • May 28, 2013
    847

    Access for all!

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate – The new Kerryann Ifill Unit at the University of the West Indies (UWI) is one more step in the direction of making the university a fully inclusive tertiary educational institution. Building upon the success of the already implemented Vision and Fortitude programme, in its 50th year of existence, the university is truly a ‘pathway to progress’.…

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  • May 28, 2013
    779

    Barbados and Guyana have to work on immigration issues -Bajan Foreign Minister

    (Barbados Nation) BARBADOS AND GUYANA need to solve the immigration issues that have soured their relations from time to time, says Minister of Foreign Affairs Senator Maxine McClean. She made her comment while addressing a reception marking Guyana’s 47th anniversary of independence on Friday night. Noting that the two countries had been able to generally solve a range of issue…

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