Barbados

  • February 18, 2013
    837

    ‘Not at risk’

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – There is too much misinformation regarding the CLICO issue going across the country, said Prime Minister Freundel Stuart as he sought to debunk the myths. Speaking at Paragon in St. Michael South, Prime Minister Stuart said that the CLICO issue has been wrapped in myths by the Barbados Labour Party. He said that one of the biggest…

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  • February 18, 2013
    920

    Election ‘cliffs’ facing Barbados and Grenada

    KINGSTON, Jamaica – THIS week, as Jamaicans brace themselves for severe belt-tightening because of the accord to be signed between the Government and the IMF, two incumbent parties in the Eastern Caribbean will be struggling to avoid becoming one-term administrations. The governments facing this survival “political cliff” — while Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller's ruling People's National Party (PNP) struggles…

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  • February 18, 2013
    975

    Tight Race

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The two main political parties here are in a statistical dead heat ahead of Thursday’s general election with Barbadians giving the nod to Prime Minister Freundel Stuart over his main challenger, Owen Arthur, according to the latest opinion poll published here on Sunday. The poll by the Caribbean Development Research Services (CADRES), published in the Sunday…

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  • February 15, 2013
    877

    Caribbean celebrates signs of tourism rebound

    SAN JUAN—The number of people traveling to the Caribbean is bouncing back to pre-recession levels, with visitors from Canada and the US giving a boost to a region struggling to recover from a global economic crisis, a top tourism official said. About 25 million tourists visited the Caribbean last year, a more than five per cent increase from 2011. It’s…

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  • February 15, 2013
    884

    Dengue worry in Barbados

    (Barbados Nation) There has been a worrying spike in dengue cases so far this year. And the Ministry of Health views the situation so seriously that it has issued a bulletin to doctors, reminding them to report any suspected cases of the disease. In the bulletin, the ministry revealed that six people were admitted to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital during…

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  • February 15, 2013
    918

    Banks’ profits slide

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Nation News – BARBADOS’ LARGEST BEVERAGE CONGLOMERATE Banks Holdings Limited (BHL) recorded a $1.1 million decline in profit for the 2012 financial year despite export growth and improved operational performance. But it has seen significant improvement in results for the first three months of the 2013 financial year. That’s according to statements recently published by the company.

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  • February 15, 2013
    865

    Crucial choices for Barbados, Grenada voters

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Nation News – FINALLY, AND within a day of each other, the respective manifestoes for the February 21 general election will be available to the public from the Opposition Barbados Labour Party (BLP) and the incumbent Democratic Labour Party (DLP). Therefore, as has often happened elsewhere within our Caribbean Community, the Barbadian electorate have a week to read,…

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  • February 15, 2013
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    UWI amenities fee may go up

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Nation News – Students at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Cave Hill Campus could soon see a 100 per cent increase in their amenities fee. Pro-vice-chancellor and principal Professor Sir Hilary Beckles made this revelation Wednesday night while delivering UWI’s 50th anniversary public lecture at the Errol Barrow Centre For Creative Imagination. The fee, which is…

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  • February 15, 2013
    907

    Study: Scrapping air tax could boost economies

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Nation News – TOP CARIBBEAN TOURISM OFFICIALS are supporting calls for Great Britain’s air passenger duty (APD) to be scrapped after an economic impact study by audit firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) showed abolishing the tax would help the region’s tourism sector. The study shows that getting rid of the APD could bring a lasting boost to Britain’s economy, generating…

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  • February 14, 2013
    907

    Dairy farmers consider diversifying product

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate – A 42 per cent cut in the quota from the Pine Hill Dairy (PHD) would be disastrous for the local dairy industry. This is the harsh reality painted by President of the Barbados Dairy and Beef Producers’ Association, Brian Allan, who explained that to date, farmers have been moving around their quota among themselves to avoid…

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