Barbados
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March 25, 2013847
CCJ right court for region
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) wrapped up the Barbados leg of the Shanique Myrie case here during the past week and in the process completed a major demonstration of why this institution has become a critical part of our regional jurisprudence. The Myrie case is of course an important one. It highlights the wisdom of creating…
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March 22, 2013919
Focus on water co-operation
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Throughout the ages, man has held water as the most precious natural resource on earth; and rightfully so, since water is the source of all life on this planet and, coincidentally, it is only on earth that one can find this liquid. For such a simple chemical structure, water has led to many complicated challenges with regard…
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March 22, 2013936
CTO focusing on TSAs
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – THE Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) is charting the way forward in establishing and maintaining a well co-ordinated system of Tourism Satellite Accounts (TSAs) in the Caribbean. The objective of the TSAs is to help strengthen the capacities of the governments to assess the impact of tourism on the Caribbean economies through accurate and timely provision of information,…
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March 22, 2013911
Stimulus welcome, but heed auditor
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Estimates debate has taken pride of place during this week as the Lower House has debated the economy against the backdrop of the Minister of Finance’s presentation to the House. Perhaps the most important development has been the announcement by the Finance Minister that a stimulus of $600 million will be adopted as part of the…
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March 22, 2013944
Howard slams stimulus plan
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – ECONOMIC MADNESS! That’s how economics Professor Michael Howard has described Government’s proposed $600 million economic stimulus, warning that the country simply cannot afford it. And he has suggested that given the “weakness of our productive sectors, our large fiscal deficit, our sluggish tax receipts and our downgrade to junk status”, a policy of austerity and expenditure reduction…
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March 22, 2013978
Police officer denies cavity search and mistreatment of Shanique Myrie
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC -A police officer accused of conducting a cavity search on Jamaican Shanique Myrie vehemently denied the allegation as she took the stand before the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on Thursday. As the Barbados leg of the case wrapped up after four days of testimony, Constable Sirphene Carrington, an officer of the Royal Barbados Police Force with…
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March 22, 2013883
Time to ‘get serious’
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – THE CARIBBEAN’S PREOCCUPATION with “leisure, pleasure and nice time” is hampering its productivity and progression, says Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines Dr Ralph Gonsalves. Addressing the Caribbean Export Development Agency’s Exporters’ Colloquium at Hilton Barbados on Wednesday, he said people in the region were limiting themselves by not working hard enough and smart enough.…
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March 21, 2013901
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, 2013896
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, 2013947
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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