Barbados

  • March 4, 2013
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    Stuart keen to get going

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – With an eye to the economy and Government’s renewable energy platform, Prime Minister Freundel Stuart is eagerly looking forward to his new term starting on Wednesday with the opening of Parliament and reading of the Throne Speech by Governor General Sir Elliott Belgrave. Speaking to the media after last Friday’s swearing in of Cabinet at Government House,…

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  • March 1, 2013
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    The following is the full address by Prime Minister Freundel Stuart as he announced his new Cabinet

    Fellow Barbadians One week has passed since the General Election in Barbados on February 21. I should like to express my heartfelt thanks to all citizens and residents for taking Barbados peacefully through one of the most exciting and exacting election campaigns in our post-independence history. The voters of Barbados have shown the world the democratic maturity of our 46…

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  • March 1, 2013
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    BARBADOS-POLITICS-Prime Minister names cabinet

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – One after his ruling Democratic Labour Party (DLP) scored a narrow two seat majority in the general election, Prime Minister Freundel Stuart has announced the composition of his Cabinet dropping former Commerce and Trade minister Haynesley Benn. In a television broadcast on Thursday night, Prime Minister Stuart said the new members of his Cabinet had been…

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  • February 28, 2013
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    Agriculture sector, centre could help reduce food import bill

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate – “IF you are importing $800 million in food, there must be opportunities to produce food; but if you want to eat New Zealand lamb, Idaho potatoes and Texas beef, then we have a problem. We will not survive if we continue importing, we have to produce more of what we consume in this country for the…

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  • February 28, 2013
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    More agriculture and employment opportunities needed

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate – There needs to be a diversification of the tourism industry, greater job opportunities in the food and beverage sector, a development of our natural resources and wider education of farmers to help them be more marketable and earn more. This challenge was voiced by Agriculturalist, Chelston Brathwaite, who says that there needs to be more job…

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  • February 28, 2013
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    BARBADOS-HEALTH-Barbados has not imported any beef products tainted with horsemeat.

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados health authorities Wednesday said that no meat product containing horsemeat had been imported into the country in light of the controversy currently sweeping Europe. Senior Veterinary Officer in the Ministry of Agriculture, Dr. Mark Trotman, said “extensive trace back investigations” had been conducted and to date, none of the identified products had been imported into…

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  • February 28, 2013
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    University faces grave debt problem

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate – THE Principal of the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies is asking government to sit down with them and develop a strategy for its growing debt problem. Professor Sir Hilary Beckles maintained that the debt problem began to increase significantly with the death of former Prime Minister and Minister of Finance David…

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  • February 26, 2013
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    CTO says regional tourism showing signs of recovery

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate – Americans are travelling once again to the Caribbean and visitor spending is beginning to rise. This was part of Chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation, Beverly Nicholson-Doty’s, State of the Industry Report presented recently. “All indications are that Americans are coming back to the Caribbean in their customary numbers. US arrivals went up 4.1 per cent…

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  • February 26, 2013
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    C’bean can learn from Barbados

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate – Other countries within the region would do well to learn from Barbados in terms of this country’s care for its elderly population. That is according to Caribbean Programme Co-ordinator and acting PAHO/WHO Represen-tative for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Dr. Ernest Pate. He was speaking at the Multi Stakeholders Consultation on Healthy Ageing at the Savannah…

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  • February 26, 2013
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    BARBADOS-POLITICS-Mottley appointed leader of opposition party

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Less than a week after he led the Barbados labour Party (BLP) into its second consecutive defeat, Owen Arthur, has been replaced as leader of the party. Mia Mottley, a former attorney general, who in 2010 lost the leadership of the BLP, was named as the new leader, by BLP executive member Gline Clarke flanked by…

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