Barbados
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May 21, 20131,011
Owen out!
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – FORMER PRIME MINISTER Owen Seymour Arthur is bowing out of elective politics. The most senior member of the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) told the monthly meeting of the party’s Christ Church West branch Sunday evening that, having given 40 years of his life to the 75-year-old party, he would not be contesting another general election.
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May 21, 2013774
Dealing with some ‘realities’ facing CARICOM
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – CITIZENS OF our Caribbean Community who keep hope alive, against the odds, for this region’s economic progress and social stability would undoubtedly find encouragement in a just-released World Bank Global Development Report. According to this report, the World Bank projects the quite optimistic forecast of the Caribbean being among developing nations having “the largest bloc of savings…
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May 20, 2013810
Increase in drugs from US
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – There is a proliferation of drugs coming from the United States into Barbados and worryingly for local border patrols, an increase in illegal guns as well. Retired Comptroller of Customs Frank Holder told the DAILY NATION that formerly, drugs were smuggled to the United States but now, the United States is one of the shipment points. “Things have…
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May 20, 2013878
Declare war on T&T, Barbados
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Having read Ronald Mason’s blast against CARICOM, and the insipid reply by Hilbourne Watson, I must intervene. The whole thinking about CARICOM has gone off track. This business of whether Jamaica should be in or out is beside the point. Who told Trinidad and Barbados to set up shop in our backyard? After all! I say we…
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May 20, 2013788
Growing shift in global clout
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – SOME very interesting comments made the rounds last week when the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Barbados released the latest report on the Human Development Index. One of the comments attested to the fact that countries in the South are leading the way in terms of global economic growth. Another comment had to do with the…
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May 17, 2013863
Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad warned about copyright infringement
NEW YORK, CMC – The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), has placed Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago on a watch list of countries that have failed to make the adequate copyright payments for U.S. musical compositions aired in the broadcast media. The USTR also decided to retain Jamaica although the country has taken steps to enforce regulations related…
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May 16, 2013785
PM: Economic growth should benefit the people
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – It is possible to have social development when no economic growth is taking place. This, says Prime Minister Freundel Stuart, is because structural changes are taking place which are intended to make life better for a larger number of people. Delivering the feature address at the Barbados Launch of the 2013 Human Development Report at United Nations…
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May 16, 2013793
EDITORIAL: US perception of Caribbean must change
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – It is welcome news that United States Vice-President Joseph Biden will be coming for a meeting with Caribbean Community Heads of Government later this month as part of scheduled official visits, with his wife Dr Jill Biden, to Brazil, Colombia and Trinidad and Tobago. The announcement of the surprise visit came last week via the United States…
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May 15, 2013775
Bid for $1 billion more
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – For the fourth time in five years, Government has gone to Parliament seeking an increase in the amounts of Treasury bills and Tax Certificates it can issue. Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Chris Sinckler introduced a resolution at yesterday’s sitting of the House of Assembly to raise the limit from $1.75 billion to $2.75 billion Sinckler…
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May 15, 2013839
Bynoe: Import tariff not proper
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – THE 184 per cent import tariff on certain meat products is having such an effect on Carlton and Emerald City supermarkets that the two establishments may not be able to supply Barbadians with the popular seasoned chicken wings from next week. Mananging director Andrew Bynoe told the MIDWEEK NATION, that neither supermarket deli will stock the chicken wings…
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