Barbados

  • March 7, 2013
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    Myrie trial moving to Barbados

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Jamaica leg of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) trial in the case of Shanique Myrie against the Barbados government is now complete. The lawyers representing Jamaican national, Shanique Myrie, have now closed their case at a hearing of the Caribbean Court of Justice, which was held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston this…

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  • March 7, 2013
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    Jamaica turned back as many CARICOM nationals as Barbados, CCJ told

    KINGSTON, Jamaica – A senior Jamaican immigration official yesterday conceded, during the Shanique Myrie trial before the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), that there was no significant disparity in the number of Caribbean nationals denied entry to Barbados in the last five years when compared to Jamaica. The admission by Ephieum Allen, the acting deputy director for immigration at the…

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  • March 6, 2013
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    EDITORIAL: Fanning the flames of war in Syria

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The major issue preoccuping those interested in the Middle East is what to do about Syria, and whether the United States and Europe should provide military assistance to the opposition groups fighting to topple the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. It is topical given the current trip to the region by United States Secretary of State John…

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  • March 6, 2013
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    Barbados votes

    GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The narrowness of the election results in Barbados reflects a decision on the part of voters to keep close to the parties to which they have had allegiance. Though it also suggests that Mr Owen Arthur and his team failed to persuade the electorate at large that in the context of the recession which the country has…

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  • March 6, 2013
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    Caribbean pays tribute to President Chavez

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC- Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias, who for more than 14 years, used his influence, oil and cash to fashion closer relationship among countries in the Caribbean died Wednesday, less than a month after he returned to Caracas from Cuba where he had been receiving treatment for cancer. His death was announced by Vice President Nicholas Maduro in a…

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  • March 5, 2013
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    Fighting on several fronts

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The fight against crime goes on. Varying reports suggest that countries within the region are facing escalating levels of crime – some unarguably more alarming than others. The crimes vary from drug trafficking to firearms, theft and bodily harm, as well as cyber-crimes. Three interdependent approaches to countering this scourge bear heavily on the mind. Firstly, it’s…

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  • March 5, 2013
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    Former PM looking forward to writing his memoirs

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Two weeks after he failed in his bid to regain the position of prime minister of Barbados, Owen Arthur is now indicating that he intends writing his memoirs after having had a “wonderful life” in politics. “I will be writing my memoirs in three phases. One is called a country boy giving a perspective of what…

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  • March 5, 2013
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    No problem

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Two weeks after being replaced as party leader following the Barbados Labour Party’s (BLP) February 21 defeat at the polls, Owen Arthur says he is not disturbed by no longer being at the helm. “The notion of not leading the BLP is not a problem for me . . . . I really have had a wonderful life…

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  • March 5, 2013
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    PM looking forward to new session of Parliament

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Prime Minister Freundel Stuart says he is anxiously awaiting the opening of a new session of Parliament and he is excited about the programme the Government has in place for the next five years. The Prime Minister made these comments recently, as he addressed members of the media, concerning the way forward for his Cabinet and the…

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  • March 5, 2013
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    UN’s tragic stand against Haitian cholera victims

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – THE RECENT DECISION by the United Nations to invoke “legal immunity” in support of its rejection of compensation claims by thousands of Haitian cholera victims poses an immediate challenge for the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM). It’s of particular significance – coincidental or not – that the UN’s announcement of its rejection of damage claims on behalf of…

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