Barbados
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May 3, 2013672
New money in June
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate – From June 4, Barbadians will have their hands on crisp, boldly coloured, newly designed bank notes. News of this broke yesterday at the Central Bank at the launch of the new family of currency notes. Though the same familiar portraits of well accredited Barbadians and the familiar colours will remain associated with each note denomination, the…
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May 2, 2013663
New banknotes being unveiled today
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate – THE Central Bank of Barbados will today unveil a new family of Barbadian banknotes – for the first time since the institution issued notes in 1973. The launch of the new series coincides with the Bank’s 41st birthday. The new notes have the same value as the current series, but will feature modern designs and upgraded…
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May 2, 20131,219
CARIBBEAN-MAY DAY-Regional countries celebrate International Labour Day
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Several Caribbean countries were on Wednesday observing May Day, the international day set aside to recognise workers, with the traditional rallies and speeches against exploitation and the need for better working conditions despite the ongoing global financial and economic crisis. While many workers, some armed with placards, urged unity in dealing with the crisis, labour leaders…
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April 30, 2013663
Hard to believe!
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Concerns are being raised in Guyana about the claims that five Guyanese women were victims of human trafficking here. According to Press reports, relatives of two of the women questioned what was said to be their version of the goings-on in Barbados. However, police here and in the South American country said yesterday that they would be…
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April 30, 2013662
Brits urged to ease burden of APD
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Caribbean nations are making another go at getting Britain to reform its burdensome Air Passenger Duty (APD). “It is the moral and fundamental thing to do,” Minister of Tourism Richard Sealy told a meeting in London to reconstitute the APD Committee comprising among others, diplomats of Caribbean nations. The meeting was held at the offices of the…
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April 30, 2013681
EDITORIAL: New CARICOM language
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – While apparently unwilling, if not unable, to make a reality of the long promised plan for fundamental restructuring of the governance architecture in the Caribbean Community, there seems to be a language shift in emphasis from “executive authority” to talk of a “change process”. Consequently, as the Community secretariat advances arrangements for the forthcoming 34th annual CARICOM…
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April 29, 2013672
Keep exploring every option
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – WITH the private sector backing the recently announced tourism initiatives it is going to be important to gauge whether the measures will in fact translate into an improvement in the island’s tourism industry. Coming off an eight per cent to nine per cent decline in long-stay visitor arrivals during the first quarter of 2013, it was necessary…
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April 26, 2013674
OUR CARIBBEAN: Lamming for award tomorrow
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – George Lamming, whose name is synonymous with our Caribbean literary history and a most eloquent, persistent voice in defence of this region’s political and cultural sovereignty, will this evening be presented with the Clement Payne Appreciation Award, an event that coincides with next Monday’s annual celebration of National Heroes Day. Readers familiar with the varied activities of…
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April 26, 2013641
Sinckler: Govt pays debts
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Government might be strapped for cash on some occasions, but Finance Minister Chris Sinckler says the state has never defaulted on local or foreign debt. Responding to rumours that Government might have failed to meet its debt obligations to local creditors or debt holders, Sinckler insisted: “The Government of Barbados has never defaulted on a debt –…
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April 26, 2013643
Government defends economic strategies
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados government Thursday stood behind its medium term fiscal strategy (MTFS) in the face of a sluggish economy that has contracted by 0.4 per cent during the first quarter of the year. “It is not this government’s view that the MTFS has failed. That strategy like another was first set as a guide to ensure…
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