Barbados
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April 26, 2013752
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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April 25, 2013821
Fisheries sector of grave importance
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – According to the Executive Director of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) Milton Haughton, the Fisheries sector is highly important. He highlighted the importance of the sector as a way to improve the health and quality of life of the citizens of the Caribbean. Haughton said “The fisheries and aquaculture sector makes an important contribution to the…
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April 25, 2013756
Creative solutions from timely C’bean forum imperative
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Eleventh Caribbean Fisheries Forum is imperative, timely and the findings discussed and deliberated on will be of great benefit to the region if they are creative, innovative and implemented. This according to Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Water Resource Management Michael King who delivered remarks at the opening ceremony of the…
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April 25, 2013860
FATCA a challenge
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – According to the Minister of Finance, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) is being viewed as a challenge that must be overcome. The main objective of FATCA is to ensure that the United States’ Internal Revenue Service (IRS) can identify and collect taxes from US taxpayers abroad. It applies to commercial banks and financial institutions with…
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April 24, 2013771
EDITORIAL: Liberty, safety and prejudice
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – PARTICIPANTS in the ill-fated Boston Marathon could not have known or anticipated that a fatal bombing awaited them at the finish line. This incident again raises the ugly spectre of terrorism, which knows no bounds. We have previously said that although we are not in the line of fire, the Caribbean is not entirely immune from such…
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April 24, 2013775
Government pleased with efforts to halt human trafficking
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados government says the recent arrest of two people involved in a human trafficking ring is proof that the island is making strides in addressing the issue. Attorney General Adriel Brathwaite said the arrests and rescue five people between the ages of 17 and 21 were also a signal that the work of the committee…
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April 23, 2013765
EDITORIAL: This unhelpful US-Venezuela political tension
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The United States should seriously reconsider its diplomatic stand-off with Venezuela, now extended to its reservations over the recent presidential poll that resulted in a very close victory – less than two per cent – for Nicolas Maduro, successor to the late president Hugo Chavez. As it is, the Barack Obama administration’s decision not to have a representative…
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April 23, 2013790
Attorney General backs drug treatment court
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Attorney General Adriel Brathwaite said Monday the establishment of a drug treatment court will not solve Barbados’ drug problems, but will assist the country in attacking the source. Brathwaite, who is also Minister of Home Affairs, said the court is necessary to understand why a significant number of young men who are incarcerated turn to alcohol…
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April 22, 2013751
Work it out!
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – OVER the past couple of days enough was said to indicate that all is not well with trading relations between Barbados and some of its Caribbean partners; something which those in the business of exporting have complained about repeatedly. At the recent launch of BMEX 2013 at Mount Gay Distilleries, Minister of Industry, International Business, Commerce and…
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April 19, 2013738
Enhancing regional security important
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Enhancing security within the region is one of the major issues that came under discussion recently when Mark Simmonds, Minister for Africa, the Overseas Territories, the Caribbean and International Energy, met with Prime Minister, Freundel Stuart and other Minister of Government including Minister of Foreign Affairs, Senator Maxine McClean; Attorney General, Adriel Brathwaite and Minister of Energy,…
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