Barbados
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March 21, 2013835
Clearance cancelled
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Shanique Myrie was actually cleared to enter Barbados when she first arrived in the country two years ago. But that clearance was cancelled moments later, after it was determined by Immigration Department officials at the Grantley Adams International Airport that the Jamaican woman had misrepresented information regarding who would be her host during her proposed 15-day stay…
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March 21, 2013834
Regional countries urged to collaborate more to take advantage of trade agreements
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados Foreign Affairs Minister Maxine McLean Wednesday urged Caribbean governments to capitalise on opportunities to work together to chart a path towards regional economic development. Addressing the two-day colloquium hosted by the Barbados-based Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) McLean highlighted the importance of trade to counteract “perceived weaknesses” across the region. “This is a critical…
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March 21, 2013838
Immigration Officer denies existence of policy to treat CARICOM nationals badly
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – A veteran immigration official Wednesday denied that Barbados had been treating Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nationals harshly in contravention of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) that allows for the free movement of people across the region. Senior Immigration Officer Merlo Reid told the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) that passengers entering Barbados have to satisfy…
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March 21, 2013831
Crime and regional transportation affecting Caribbean trade
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves Wednesday warned that crime and difficulties surrounding regional air transportation were major stumbling blocks towards making greater progress in regional trade. Addressing the two-day colloquium hosted by the Barbados-based Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) Gonsalves said high crime levels in several countries were not only…
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March 20, 2013828
EDITORIAL: Syria is bleeding to death
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Last Friday was the second anniversary of the uprising in Syria and is a brutal reminder of the impotence the entire world has shown in resolving a conflict that has wrought destruction on one of the Arab world’s leading countries. It is reported that about one million Syrians are displaced, while 1.5 million refugees have streamed across…
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March 20, 2013851
Neonatal mortality rates in the Caribbean cause for concern
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – A three-day workshop aimed at creating a regional strategy to accelerate the reduction of maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity began here Tuesday amid concerns over the high levels of mortality rates for post neonatal infants and children under the age of five. Health officials said that while Latin America and the Caribbean had made “great…
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March 20, 2013803
Witness: I never expected Myrie
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Pamela Clarke was a surprised woman when her mobile phone rang on March 14, two years ago, and police stationed at Grantley Adams International Airport were on the line. Clarke told the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) yesterday she was even more surprised when police told her there was a woman named Shanique Myrie from Jamaica there…
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March 20, 2013908
Internet host the snag
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The immigration officer who interviewed Shanique Myrie when the Jamaican came to Barbados in 2011 became suspicious because the visitor was travelling here for the first time, and had also met the person who planned to host her on the Internet. This was revealed to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) yesterday by Grade 3 Immigration Officer…
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March 20, 2013852
Court rules statements cannot be used as evidence
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Tuesday ruled that the statements of two people interviewed by a police officer as part of his investigations into allegations by a Jamaican national that she was assaulted by an immigration officer when she visited Barbados in 2011 cannot be used as evidence in the matter. But the CCJ said…
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March 19, 2013827
PM ready to work with which ever government emerges in Grenada, Barbados
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – One of the Caribbean’s longest serving head of government says he is ready to work with whichever leader the electorates in Grenada and Barbados select in general elections on Tuesday and Thursday respectively. “First of all, I make no comment about any of the elections. So, I am not agreeing with your thesis because I…
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